Mixed Topics
From the Society
SHM announces 2021 virtual annual conference: SHM Converge
SHM Converge will take place virtually from May 3-7, 2021.
Perspectives
Increasing racial diversity in hospital medicine’s leadership ranks
According to recent data, only 5.5% of hospital medicine group leaders were Black/African American.
Practice Management
Hospitalists and unit-based assignments
The push for geographic rounding comes from the need to achieve excellence in patient care and efficiency in work flow.
News
Fecal transplant linked to reduced C. difficile mortality
A hospital’s switch to fecal transplants was associated with reduced mortality in patients with severe or fulminant Clostridioides difficile...
Public Policy
COVID-19 pandemic amplifies uncertainty for immigrant hospitalists
“It feels like we are essential health care workers but non-essential immigrants,” said Dr. Patel.
Public Policy
Hospital medicine, it’s time to vote
Hospitalists are in a perfect position to have an educated and influential say in future health care issues.
Perspectives
2020 has been quite a year
Hospitalists have been incredibly resilient and innovative since the COVID-19 pandemic arrived in the United States.
Quality
The ally in the waiting room
Daily communication between hospitalists and a patient’s loved one is important to give a sense that the patient is looked after.
HM20 Virtual
HM20 Virtual: Combating racism in medicine
Though the COVID-19 pandemic is unprecedented, the pandemic of racism is not.
News
DAPA-CKD resets eGFR floor for safe SGLT2 inhibitor use
Until now, SGLT2 inhibitors were for patients with an eGFR of at least 30 mL/min per m2. New evidence moves the threshold down to 25....