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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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Seizing the Moment: Hospitalists’ Roles in Reproductive Care
- Abbey Masonbrink, MD, MPH;
- Eileen Barrett, MD, MPH;
- Gisele Nogueira Bezerra, MD;
- Vanessa McFadden, MD, PhD, SFHM
September 3, 2024
A 25-year-old woman is admitted to your service with acute kidney injury due to lupus nephritis in the setting of chronic kidney disease, diabetes, and hypertension. She mentions having menstrual...
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Finding the Time to Optimize Hospitalist Workflow
August 15, 2024
The average daily census (ADC) is a tool that has been used in healthcare to “effectively manage patient flow, allocate resources, and ensure high-quality care.” It has become a central part of...
Dr. Pizanis Enjoys Training Future Hospitalists and Leaders
August 15, 2024
Q & A with Charles Pizanis, MD, FHM, associate professor and co-director of the University of New Mexico’s hospitalist training track, division of hospital medicine, department of internal...
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RuPaul’s Drag Race Has Made Me a Better Doctor
August 15, 2024
I audibly gasped as Nymphia Wind kick-flipped during her final lip sync for RuPaul’s Drag Race (RPDR). Shortly thereafter, she was the first East Asian queen crowned “America’s Next Drag...
Movers and Shakers, August 2024
August 15, 2024
Dr. Mehta Arunab Mehta, MD, MEd, FHM, has been appointed as the new vice-chair of inpatient clinical affairs in the department of internal medicine at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center...
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The Hospitalist Wins 2024 APEX Award for Publication Excellence
August 9, 2024
The Hospitalist, the official monthly news magazine of the Society of Hospital Medicine (SHM), has won an APEX Award of Excellence in the Magazines, Journals, and Tabloids category for writing for...
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Coding Corner: Breathless and Bleeding
- Jeremy Gentile, DO, FACP, FHM
August 1, 2024
A 62-year-old man is admitted to the hospital with an exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) requiring intensification of his inhaler regimen, initiation of IV corticosteroids,...
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Demystifying Performance Measures: Length of Stay
- Kristin Gershfield, MD, FHM;
- Sadia Abbasi, MD, MHA;
- Ting-Yu Jih, MD;
- Vidushi Golla, MD, FACP
August 1, 2024
A 73-year-old woman presents with syncope, generalized weakness, and frequent falls on a Friday afternoon. Past medical history includes coronary artery disease, aortic stenosis, atrial fibrillation...
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The STRONG-HF Trial: Evaluating the Safety, Tolerability, and Effectiveness of Up-titrating GDMT in Acute Heart Failure
August 1, 2024
Clinical question: Does rapid up-titration of guideline-directed medical therapies (GDMT) following admission for acute heart failure improve patient outcomes? Background: GDMT provides...