News
Hospitalist movers and shakers: January 2021
January 26, 2021
Take note of some recent career transitions in the hospital medicine community.
Opinion
The importance of community pediatric hospital medicine
January 7, 2021
A pediatric hospitalist in a community hospital allows children to obtain high-quality, evidence-based care within their home communities.
News
Racism in medicine: Implicit and explicit
January 4, 2021
Health care systems need to move toward equity rather than focusing on equality.
News
COVID-19 mortality rates declined, but vary by hospital
December 24, 2020
“[T]he characteristic that is most associated with poor or worsening hospital outcomes is high or increasing community case rates,” writes David A. Asch, MD.
News
Bias against hiring hospitalists trained in family medicine still persists
December 15, 2020
“Truly, the best candidate for the position, regardless of background and training, is what you want."
News
What hospitalists need to know about health care reimbursement and denial prevention
November 17, 2020
The most powerful tools in combating clinical denials for hospital services are good medicine and clear documentation.
News
Hospitalist movers and shakers – September 2020
September 11, 2020
Take note of some recent career transitions in the hospital medicine community.
News
Diary of a rheumatologist who briefly became a COVID hospitalist
July 28, 2020
As a rheumatologist, it had been well over 10 years since I had last done any inpatient work. I was filled with trepidation, but I was also excited to dive in.
Opinion
Exposing hospital gowns
- Cheryl Dellasega, CRNP, PhD, MFA;
- Christy M. Lucas, MD
July 17, 2020
The hospital gown remains a poor attempt at proper attire for human beings.
Opinion
Calculations of an academic hospitalist
- Elda Dede, MPA;
- Romil Chadha, MD, MPH, SFHM
July 13, 2020
Compensation models based solely on wRVU production would not do justice for hospitalists in academic settings.