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The Metric of One: A Driving Force
May 11, 2026
We are measured by productivity, by length of stay, and by time to chart completion. Accuracy of documentation. Core measure completeness. Attendance. Satisfaction scores. Order set usage. Ad...
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The Wellness Paradox: Reconciling Care and Cost in Hospital Medicine
April 6, 2026
The hospital’s hum never really stops, regardless of the hour. Whether you’re rounding on days or doing admissions on nights, the demands are constant, and the line between doing good work and...
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The Patient Beyond the Chart
March 17, 2026
Every hospitalist knows the feeling: You open a new chart, and it feels like a wall. A patient with a dozen chronic conditions, care fragmented across multiple hospitals, specialists scattered across...
Celebrate NHD by Entering the HM Voices 2026 Contest
February 25, 2026
The annual HM Voices National Hospitalist Day Contest is now accepting submissions. HM Voices is The Hospitalist’s online section where SHM members can unleash their creativity. We showcase...
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Charting After Dark: The EHR Writes Its Own Adventure
December 19, 2025
There’s a special kind of delirium that descends sometime between 2 a.m. and 4 a.m., when caffeine metabolism has stalled, and the glow of the EHR becomes your only companion. That’s when...
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From Genocide to Healing: The Rebirth of Cambodia’s Hospital System
October 23, 2025
In October 2023, Dr. Brodkin spent two weeks volunteering in Kampot, Cambodia, where he taught medical residents and supervised patient care at the local hospital. During that time, he developed a...
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Fighting the Pandemic of Misinformation
October 1, 2025
Adapted from a talk given at TEDx-Buffalo, June 2025 On November 28, 2021, scrolling through Twitter, I came across a tweet by @SailingKateMD: “Checked my ICU list after being gone for a few days...
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What It Means to Lead: Motherhood, Medicine, and Redefining the Possible
September 16, 2025
Being a woman in medicine is powerful. Being a mother in medicine is redefining leadership through transformation, compassion, and resilience. On September 11, 2025, at the Society of Hospital...
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The Care and Feeding of Your Nocturnist: A Field Guide for Diurnals
August 12, 2025
By Someone Who Regrets Writing This at 3:12 a.m. It is a curious feature of modern medical ecosystems that diurnal creatures—those brisk, tie-wearing types or business casual disciples of...
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The ABCs of Hospitalist Leadership in Graduate Medical Education: Advancing Care, Building Community, and Creating Opportunity
July 31, 2025
As we celebrated National Hospitalist Day 2025 and reflect on this year’s theme—the ABCs of Hospitalists’ impact—Advancing care, Building community, and Creating opportunity—it is fitting...