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What Hospitalists Should Know About ICE Visits
April 18, 2025
In the course of a hectic day with a huge patient load, the last thing a hospitalist might expect to handle is a visit from immigration officials demanding access to a patient the federal government...
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SHM Hill Day 2024
January 1, 2025
Members of SHM met with legislators and staff to discuss important issues affecting hospitalists and their patients during SHM’s annual Hill Day in September On September 26, 2024, SHM’s...
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Breaking Barriers: Advancing Inclusion for International Medical Graduates in Hospital Medicine
November 1, 2024
International medical graduates (IMGs) are defined by the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates as physicians who completed their medical education outside the U.S. and Canada.1 They...
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The Self-Perceived Impact of IMGs in the U.S. Healthcare System
November 1, 2024
Foreign medical graduates (FMGs), or international medical graduates (IMGs) represent an important section of the U.S. healthcare workforce. An IMG is a physician who received a basic medical degree...
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Election Day: The Votes of Hospitalized Patients Matter
October 1, 2024
Supporting the right to vote for hospitalized patients Election day—it’s coming up. For many Americans, this is an opportunity to shape the future of our country, state, and local communities....
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A Roadmap for New DEI Officers in Hospital Medicine Programs
October 1, 2024
In May 2020, the murder of George Floyd sparked a national call to action within the field of medicine. The goal was to promote diversity, truly include underrepresented populations in the workforce,...
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Be an Advocate for Voting
September 3, 2024
Dr. Sheehy Healthcare practitioners have firsthand knowledge about the strengths and weaknesses of the current healthcare environment. “Oftentimes, things that are working well (or not) are...
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CMS Update to the Two-midnight Rule
August 1, 2024
Many are familiar with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) two-midnight rule, which was created in 2013 and distinguished between observation-appropriate and inpatient-appropriate...
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Hospitalists, the Catalyst for Voter Engagement in Healthcare
August 1, 2024
Voting is now widely considered to be a social determinant of health, with increased access associated with improved health outcomes.1,2 Nationwide, the healthiest counties have up to 30% greater...
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Black Patients More Likely to Experience Security Emergency Responses
May 1, 2024
Colby Feeney, MD, FHM Clinical question: Do race and ethnicity predict the use of security emergency responses (SER) in a non-psychiatric inpatient setting? Background: Studies have demonstrated...