News
More in the Affordable Care Act than the Mandate
May 25, 2012
The dual purpose of the ACA is patient protection and cost control.
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Affordable Care Act Implementation and How Hospital Medicine Can Help Lead Health Care
- Larry W. Holder, MD, FACP, FHM;
- Team
April 2, 2012
Former hospitalist calls for collective action from hospitalists nationwide
Article
Beyond the Prescription: A Hospitalist’s Guide to How Patients Pay for Medications in 2026
- Arunab Mehta, MD, MEd, FACP, SFHM and Stephanie Parton, PharmD, BCPS
October 1, 2026
I recently had the opportunity to go to a nearby pharmacy to get a fairly common prescription refilled. I thought using my insurance-negotiated price would be the obvious cheap option to help price...
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Improving Equity by Making Tobacco Treatment Routine in the Hospital
- Travis Douglass, MD, FACP
May 1, 2026
Hospitalization represents a critical opportunity to support patients who use tobacco in making a quit attempt, yet tobacco use disorder remains a relatively low priority in many inpatient settings.1...
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Setbacks, Disparities, and Long-Term Progress in Healthcare for LGBTQIA+ Individuals
June 2, 2025
During his adolescence in conservative Virginia, Ian Jenkins felt isolated and alone as he began getting in touch with his gay identity. He didn’t know any gay people, and they weren’t portrayed...
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Reducing Avoidable Readmissions is an Important Focus for Hospitalists
April 1, 2025
Now in its 13th year, Medicare’s Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program (HRRP) continues to incentivize hospitals to do a better job of coordinating the care of patients they are discharging to...
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SHM 2024 Awards of Excellence and Junior Investigator Award
June 3, 2024
SHM’s Awards of Excellence Program honors members who’ve made exceptional contributions to hospital medicine in various categories. Please join The Hospitalist and SHM in congratulating the 2024...
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Street Medicine on the Floors: A Promising Inpatient Model
- Elizabeth Desmarais, DO;
- Jacqueline Fitton, DO;
- James Miller, MD;
- Patrick Perri, MD
August 1, 2023
Persons experiencing homelessness (PEH) can be some of the most complex patients on hospitalists’ services. Chronic conditions such as hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, and diabetes are...
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PCP Shortage Affects Hospitalists; What are the Options?
August 1, 2023
With worsening doctor shortages expected in many areas of medicine, including hospital medicine, the expected shortfall in primary care doctors is particularly sobering. A 2021 report from the...
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Curbing C. difficile Infection in a Hospital
October 3, 2022
Shutterstock.com This article discusses the prevalence of Clostridioides difficile (C. difficile) infection in hospitals, the progress that’s been made in recent years in reducing...