Public Policy
Practice Management
Visa worries intensify pandemic stress for immigrant hospitalist moms
Immigrant hospitalists go through years of expensive training with extensive background checks, yet they’re classified as second preference (EB-2...
Quality
Hospital admissions of nursing home patients declined after ACA quality initiatives
Following the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), how have hospital transfer rates from nursing homes for patients with advanced...
SHM Converge
Clinician well-being a top priority, Surgeon General says
U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy said he’ll push for scientists to be heard in an unpoliticized way.
Public Policy
Making a difference
For hospitalists who are interested in advocacy, there are many ways to get involved.
Public Policy
Longitudinal associations between income changes and incident CVD
Is there an association between income change and cardiovascular disease (CVD)?
Practice Management
Senate confirms Murthy as Surgeon General
He is not new to this role.
News
JAMA podcast on racism in medicine faces backlash
The editor of JAMA and the head of the AMA have joined others in criticizing the episode.
Perspectives
When the X-Waiver gets X’ed: Implications for hospitalists
Hospitalists can be leaders in further adopting buprenorphine as standard of care for people with OUD.
News
President Biden kicks off health agenda with COVID actions, WHO outreach
President Biden issued an executive order requiring masks and physical distancing in all federal buildings.
News
Eliminating hepatitis by 2030: HHS releases new strategic plan
The United States “is currently facing unprecedented hepatitis A outbreaks, while progress in preventing hepatitis B has stalled, and hepatitis C...