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Embracing Tele-Hospitalist Cross-Coverage Model as a Solution for Staffing Shortages
December 1, 2025
Staffing shortages in hospital medicine affect hospitals nationwide, presenting a critical challenge. The Association of American Medical Colleges projects a shortage of up to 86,000 physicians by...
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Overdiagnosis in the Inpatient Setting: Lessons from Goldilocks
December 1, 2025
A 68-year-old male with left hemiplegia resulting from a cerebrovascular accident, type 2 diabetes mellitus, and a left ureteral stone presents to the emergency department with diarrhea, dysuria, and...
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Abdominal POCUS: Accelerating Critical Diagnosis of Free Fluid and More
December 1, 2025
Abdominal ultrasound has become central in hospital medicine as a rapid, noninvasive, and radiation-free imaging modality for the evaluation of a wide range of acute and subacute abdominal...
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Umm, Dr. Dancel, We Don’t Do That Anymore… Part 4
November 5, 2025
PHM 2025 Session Recap Presenters (Jen Fuchs, MD, Emilee Lewis, MD, Steve Weinberg, MD, Kevin Weinberger, DO, and Eric Zwemer, MD, MEHP) from this year’s “Umm Dr. Dancel…” escorted us...
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VA Hospitalists’ Commitment to Quality Improvement includes Support for Research, Education, and Collaboration
November 3, 2025
In 2012, after completing her medical training at George Washington University, Jessica Logan, MD, FACP, was selected to be a chief resident for quality and safety at the Washington, D.C., Veterans...
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New Diabetes Medications and Holistic Management
November 3, 2025
Nearly one in four hospitalized 12patients in the U.S. has diabetes. These patients have almost twice the hospital readmission rate as those without diabetes, making it a critical area for...
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Timely Cessation of PPIs in Critically Ill Patients is Associated with Mortality and Morbidity Reduction
November 3, 2025
CLINICAL QUESTION: Does the timely cessation of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) in critically ill patients impact morbidity and mortality compared to those who continue PPI therapy? BACKGROUND: PPIs...
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Geographic Cohorting — What Have We Learned?
November 3, 2025
The authors review Geographic Cohorting of Adult Inpatient Teams: A Scoping Review, recently published in the Journal of Hospital Medicine (doi:10.1002/ jhm.70096). Geographic cohorting (GCh) refers...
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Should We Use Non-Insulin Diabetic Agents on Inpatients?
November 3, 2025
Since endocrinologists proved they could name studies equally as well as cardiologists with the RABBIT 2 and NICE SUGAR trials, guidelines have recommended the use of insulin for inpatients with...
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Patients View Physicians as More Compassionate and Trustworthy When Their Message is Optimistic
October 1, 2025
CLINICAL QUESTION: Does a pessimistic prognosis alter how patients view their physician? BACKGROUND: Although terminally ill patients often prefer honest prognostic information, physicians have...