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HM18
Here are the ‘must-see’ sessions at HM18
New tracks on managing alternative providers, palliative care offered.
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Special interest groups drive SHM engagement
Many of SHM’s constituency-based Committees are in the process of transforming into Special Interest Groups.
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SHM launches 2018 State of Hospital Medicine Survey
Biennial survey provides extensive insight into hospital medicine groups’ configuration and operations.
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A love of teaching: James Kim, MD
Dr. James Kim did not plan initially on becoming a hospitalist, but he has embraced the specialty.
Quality
QI enthusiast to QI leader: Sheri Chernetsky Tejedor, MD
Trained as an engineer, Dr. Sheri Tejedor says knowledge of informatics and the business of medicine is key to institutional quality improvement...
Career
Sneak Peek: The Hospital Leader blog – Dec. 2017
Female leaders face well-documented and controversial challenges that require careful thought.
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Project improves noninvasive IUC alternatives
A UC San Diego medical student’s quality improvement project proves successful.
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Building a better SHM
In January, SHM will launch its new association management system and a new online community platform for the Hospital Medicine Exchange (HMX).
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Different perspectives on the care delivery process
Different hospital services had divergent opinions about the challenges of care delivery during the inpatient, discharge, and outpatient follow up...
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Transition in care from the MICU to the ward
Patient handoffs where both receiving and transferring providers share the same mental model result in better outcomes.