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Society of Hospital Medicine Debuts New Educational Tracks, Pre-Courses at HM14
February 1, 2014
New learning opportunities cover hospitalists' role in cutting costs and improving patient care, impact of Obamacare on hospital medicine
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Health Strategist Ian Morrison, PhD, To Deliver Keynote Speech at HM14
February 1, 2014
Author, consultant, and visionary sees hospitalists as critical, transformational to healthcare future
Audio
Hospitalist Rick Hilger, MD, SFHM, Discusses How the ACA Might Accelerate the Drive Toward ACO-style of Care
January 2, 2014
Rick Hilger, MD, SFHM, medical director for care management at Regions Hospital in St. Paul, Minn., and a hospitalist for HealthPartners, talks about how the ACA might help accelerate the drive toward an ACO-style of care and how minimizing waste will become even more important.
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Reflections on the Hospital Environment
January 2, 2014
Great hospitalists exhibit superior communication skills, teamwork, and the ability to empathize with patients
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Opinion
Electronic Health Records Can Complicate Who Does What in a Hospital
January 2, 2014
EHR adoption has had unintended consequences, both good and bad, on who does what in hospitals
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Five Reasons To Pursue ABIM’s Hospitalist-Focused MOC
January 2, 2014
The HM-specific MOC program correlates to what most hospitalists practice daily; enrollment and eligibility are easy
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Opinion
Performance Evaluation Program for Individual Physicians Directional at Best
January 2, 2014
Concerns about applying the Ongoing Professional Practice Evaluation measurement system to hospitalists
News
SHM Helps Hospitals Comply With Two-Midnight Rule for Patient Admissions
January 2, 2014
Webinar profiles policies developed by hospitals to conform with, implement rule
News
New Feature Melds SHM’s Online Community with LinkedIn
January 2, 2014
LinkedIn Connect allows hospitalists to repurpose elements of member profile to HM Exchange
News
Hospitalist Group Tackles Palliative Care; National Chain Explores Opportunities
December 2, 2013
If you’re not embracing palliative care as a hospitalist—you lose part of your practice, California hospitalist says
