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Latest Study of Hospitalist Malpractice Claims Now Available
February 25, 2016
A study of closed malpractice claims involving more than 2,100 hospitalists shows that claims* arising from hospitalist care are more likely to have a higher injury severity than claims against other physician specialties.
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Robert E. Burke, MD, MS, Earns 2016 SHM Junior Investigator Award
February 16, 2016
The Society of Hospital Medicine (SHM) proudly names Robert E. Burke, MD, MS, assistant chief of hospital medicine at Denver VA Medical Center, as the recipient of the 2016 Junior Investigator Award.
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Health IT Chief, Hospital Medicine ‘Godfather’ Headline SHM Annual Meeting Keynotes
January 23, 2016
Health information technology (IT) will take center stage early and often at this year’s annual meeting of the Society of Hospital Medicine.
Karen DeSalvo, MD, MPH, MSc, acting assistant secretary for health in the U.S.
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2016: Celebrating 20 Years of Hospital Medicine and Looking Toward a Bright Future
January 19, 2016
For hospitalists who were practicing medicine in 1996, it may seem like just a few years ago; however, that was when the term “hospitalist” was first used by Bob Wachter, MD, MHM, and Lee Goldman, MD, in a New England Journal of Medicine article.
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Hospital Medicine 2016 Expands, Offers ‘Something for Everyone’
January 14, 2016
If you can’t find anything that interests you at HM16, check your caffeine level.
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Hospital Medicine 2016 Returns to San Diego
January 13, 2016
More than 3,000 hospitalists, nurses, administrators, medical residents, and students will ensconce themselves in Spanish Revival architecture, palm trees, fish tacos, and the latest in hospital medicine education March 6–9, converging at the San Diego Convention Center for the 2016 SHM annual meeti
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Five Strategies for Early Career, Academic Hospitalists
- Alfred Burger, MD, SFHM;
- Chad Miller, MD, FHM
December 31, 2015
One of the challenges a new academic hospitalist faces is trying to become a valued member of the teaching faculty. You are intent on becoming that next great attending you have always aspired to be; however, no one has clearly guided you on making this transition.
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A Look at Speakers, Educational Tracks Planned for Hospital Medicine 2016
December 17, 2015
Get ready for hospital medicine’s main event—Hospital Medicine 2016 (HM16). SHM remains at the forefront of healthcare, leading the charge to provide the best care for hospitalized patients.
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Start Planning for Hospital Medicine 2016
November 4, 2015
At the end of the year, many hospitalists still have funds left in their CME stipends.
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Start Planning Now for Hospital Medicine 2016
October 6, 2015
Plan your schedule today to attend HM16 in San Diego, March 6-9, 2016.
Hospital Medicine 2016 has been updated to meet the educational needs of hospitalists of all stripes, with new sessions and pre-courses, as well as entirely new tracks on the most cutting-edge topics in the movement.
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