Mixed Topics
Clinical
iResident: Virtual care on hospital medicine teaching services during a pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic response has demonstrated that virtual care plays an instrumental part in patient care.
Quality
A dedicated mobility technician improves inpatient mobility
Does providing a dedicated mobility technician to assist older inpatients with regular ambulation improve functional status and outcomes?
Practice Management
Coming soon: The 2020 SoHM Report!
The 2020 State of Hospital Medicine survey content is more wide ranging than ever.
HM20 Virtual
Immigrant hospitalist dilemma takes stage at HM20 Virtual
For doctors on visas, the pandemic brings anxiety and uncertainty about legal status in the U.S.
HM20 Virtual
HM20 Virtual: Experts to discuss structural racism in hospital medicine
"The associations we have, and our biases, are not necessarily declared beliefs, or even reflect our stances that we explicitly endorse -...
HM20 Virtual
Welcome to HM20 Virtual
HM20 Virtual will consist of prerecorded on-demand sessions as well as live Q&A and attendee networking.
Quality
Order errors not reduced with limiting number of open records
What is the risk of wrong-patient orders in an EHR limiting clinicians to one open record versus allowing up to four open records concurrently?
News
US News releases latest top hospitals list, adds COVID heroes
Our Hospital Heroes series is a tribute to recognizing individuals at urban and rural hospitals in communities across the country.
Career
Hospitalist movers and shakers – July 2020
Take note of some recent career transitions in the hospital medicine community.
Practice Management
Men occupy most leadership roles in medicine
In pediatrics, a specialty where approximately 70% of physicians are now women, there has been progress, according to an expert.