• Article

    Should I Stay or Should I Go?

    December 12, 2022

    Twitter versus other platforms When Elon Musk bought Twitter in October it was anybody’s guess how things might change on the platform. Not even two months later the company has lost almost 67% of...

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    Hospitalists’ Reflections Offer Hope and Optimism for the Coming Years

    December 1, 2022

    As we come to the close of 2022, we take a moment to reflect on what we’ve learned these last few years, and more importantly, what new challenges and opportunities lie ahead. We spoke with...

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    Article

    Workforce Issues

    April 1, 2022

    Silver linings emerge for hospitalists For Elisabeth Souther, MD, chief of hospital medicine at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, a rural, academic hospital with almost 400 beds in Lebanon, N.H.,...

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    Drinking from the fire hose of emerging medical literature

    April 1, 2022

    We’ve all said to ourselves hundreds of times, “I need to stay more up to date on the medical literature.” For hospitalists with ever-increasing patient care and administrative...

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    The evolution of the hospitalist

    March 30, 2022

    Dr. Ramanathan Dr. Chmelik The term hospitalist was coined in 1996 in a New England Journal of Medicine article written by Dr. Robert Wachter—often considered the father of the field. The need...

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    Top 10 leadership tips from Dr. Eric Howell

    March 1, 2022

    Dr. Howell While preparing for National Hospitalist Day, I began reflecting on how fortunate I am to be a hospitalist and on the aspects of leadership that have allowed me to successfully...

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    It’s time for a change

    March 1, 2022

    Much has been written about the challenges frontline health care workers have faced during the COVID-19 pandemic. Long hours, excessive death, and fear for one’s own safety and the welfare of...

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    Must-attend Converge sessions

    March 1, 2022

    SHM editorial board members share their picks Each year, hospitalists, clinicians, and frontline workers come together for SHM’s annual conference—Converge. They come for education, engagement,...

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    Opinion

    A case-based framework for de-escalating conflict

    December 14, 2021

    De-escalation of a conflict is a critical and evolving skill and practice.

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    Opinion

    Reflecting on 2021, looking forward to 2022

    December 10, 2021

    Throughout the pandemic, SHM has continued to provide hospitalists with vital tools.