![1]() - News- Bedside Procedures and Ultrasound: Evidence and Cost of Doing Business- April 2, 2015- HM15 presenters: Joshua D. Lenchus, DO, FACP, SFHM, and Nilam Soni, MD, FHM Summary: Drs. Lenchus and Soni focused on the forces that are driving the value and success of established procedure teams in hospital medicine groups (HMGs). 
![1]() - News- Choosing Wisely in Hospital Medicine: Accomplishments and What the Future Holds- April 1, 2015- John Bulger, DO, MBA reviewed the components of the Choosing Wisely campaign and SHM’s recommendations in an era where providing high value cost-conscious care is key to optimizing the health of our patients. 
![1]() - News- Striving For Optimal Care: Updates in Quality, Value, and Patient Satisfaction- March 31, 2015- In this session, Drs. Michelle Mourad and Christopher Moriates took a systematic approach to answer quality questions that we commonly encounter in our hospitalist practice. 
![1]() - Audio- LISTEN NOW: My iPad Went to Medical School- March 17, 2015- Mobile devices put information in the palm of your hand. For hospitalists, this presents real opportunities to engage patients, improve care, and streamline hospital workflows. Two hospitalists who were early adopters of mobile tech in their practices, Dr. 
- Audio- LISTEN NOW: David Pressel, MD, PHD, FHM, discusses violence in hospitals- March 6, 2015- DAVID PRESSEL, MD, PHD, FHM, medical director of inpatient services at Nemours Children’s Health System, talks about the nature of violence in hospitals and a training program he has helped put into place at his center. [audio mp3="http://www.the-hospitalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Pressel_H 
- Audio- LISTEN NOW: David Lichtman, PA, explains factors to determine when hospitalists perform procedures- March 6, 2015- DAVID LICHTMAN, PA, a hospitalist and director of the Johns Hopkins Central Procedure Service, explains the complicated set of factors used by individual hospitals to determine which procedures fall under the scope of their HM practitioners. [audio mp3="http://www.the-hospitalist.org/wp-content/up 
- News- Tip-Top Tactics for Bedside Procedure Training- March 6, 2015- David Lichtman, PA, director of the Johns Hopkins Central Procedure Service in Baltimore, Md., says bedside procedure training should be consistent and thorough, regardless of whether the trainee is a medical student, a resident, a fellow, or an established physician. 
- News- What Is the Best Approach to a Cavitary Lung Lesion?- March 3, 2015- Case A 66-year-old homeless man with a history of smoking and cirrhosis due to alcoholism presents to the hospital with a productive cough and fever for one month. He has traveled around Arizona and New Mexico but has never left the country. 
![1]() - News- Hospitalists Are Frontline Providers in Treating Venous Thromboembolism- March 3, 2015- Nearly half of all venous thromboembolism (VTE) events occur during or soon after hospitalizations.1 And who are the frontline providers diagnosing and managing VTE in the inpatient setting? “While VTE may not be the No. 
![1]() - News- Hospitals Launch Bedside Procedure Services- March 3, 2015- A dedicated procedure team or service can give hospitals needed expertise without requiring a one-size-fits-all approach. 





