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Hospitals with Hotel-Like Amenities Don’t Improve Satisfaction Scores
June 1, 2015
Hospital design may not contribute to patients’ satisfaction with the care given by their hospital professionals, according to new research from Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, published in the Journal of Hospital Medicine.
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Hospitalists Should Make Commitment to Improve Healthcare Safety
June 1, 2015
[caption id="attachment_9884" align="alignright" width="250"] "Checklist Doctor" Peter J. Pronovost, MD, PhD, FCCM, speaks to thousands of hospitalists at HM15. Image Credit: Manuel Noguera[/caption] Peter Pronovost, MD, PhD, FCCM, knows how to deliver a great talk.
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To Battle Burnout, Jerome C. Siy, MD, CHIE, SFHM, Instructs Hospitalist Leaders to Engage, Communicate, and Create a “Culture”
May 6, 2015
Studies show nearly one in three hospitalists will experience long-term exhaustion or diminished interest in their work.1 Burned out physicians have low empathy, don’t communicate well, and provide poor quality of care.
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HM15 Offers Hospitalist Leaders Training, Encouragement
May 5, 2015
HM leaders share tips on managing patient care in era of healthcare reform
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HM15 Speakers Urge Hospitalists to Use Technology, Teamwork, Talent
May 5, 2015
[caption id="attachment_9287" align="alignright" width="300"] LEFT: Peter J. Pronovost, MD, PhD, FCCM, kicks off the speaker series with his presentation about the quality in healthcare during Day 2 of HM15.
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Family Medicine’s Increasing Presence in Hospital Medicine
May 5, 2015
2014 SOHM, AMGA surveys show larger proportion of family medicine providers in hospital medicine groups
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LISTEN NOW: David Weidig, MD, talks about best practices for multi-site hospital medicine
May 1, 2015
Excerpts from our interview with Team Hospitalist member David Weidig, MD, director of hospital medicine for Aurora Medical Group in West Allis, Wis., about best practices for multi-site hospital medicine. [audio mp3="http://www.the-hospitalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/David-Weidig_HM15_FIN
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LISTEN NOW: Win Whitcomb, MD, MHM, talks about practice management in an ever-changing healthcare landscape
May 1, 2015
SHM founder Win Whitcomb, MD, MHM, chief medical officer of Remedy Partners of Darien, Conn., talks about the annual practice management pre-course in an ever-changing healthcare landscape. [audio mp3="http://www.the-hospitalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Win-Whitcomb_HM15_FINAL_050215.mp3"][
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LISTEN NOW: SHM President Robert Harrington Jr., MD, SFHM, discusses hospital medicine, value of diversity and teamwork
May 1, 2015
New SHM President Robert Harrington Jr., MD, SFHM, talks about his views on hospital medicine, the society and the value of diversity and teamwork. [audio mp3="http://www.the-hospitalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Bob-Harrington_HM15_FINAL_050215.mp3"][/audio]
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Multi-Site Hospitalist Leaders: HM15 Session Summary
April 15, 2015
Session: Multi-site Hospitalist Leaders: Unique Challenges/What You Should Know HM15 Presenter/Moderator: Scott Rissmiller, MD Summation: This standing-room-only session was the result of a popular HMX e-community, which has become an active discussion board.
