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News
Recertification: The FPHM option
July 15, 2019
Should you recertify with a focus in hospital medicine or maintain a traditional internal medicine certification?
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Opinion
Discharge before noon: An appropriate metric for efficiency?
June 10, 2019
The basic idea makes sense, but a lot of moving parts have to align perfectly.
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Opioid prescriptions declined 33% over 5 years
June 7, 2019
The number of opioid prescriptions decreased 33% nationally from 2013 to 2018, according to the new report from the American Medical Association.
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HM19: Things we do for no reason
- Weijen Chang, MD, SFHM, FAAP
May 28, 2019
High-value care is a key focus of systems improvement in pediatric hospital medicine.
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Opinion
Utilizing mentorship to achieve equity in leadership
April 26, 2019
The evidence is there that mentorship can play a major role in advancing careers.
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Report calls for focus on ‘subpopulations’ to fight opioid epidemic
March 27, 2019
“Methadone, buprenorphine, and extended-release naltrexone ... save lives” but most people with OUD get no treatment, new report says.
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News
Welcome back to National Harbor
- Dustin T. Smith, MD, SFHM
March 12, 2019
This year’s proximity to the nation’s capital allows for the conference to take place in conjunction with Hill Day on March 27.
News
Final ‘Vision’ report addresses MOC woes
February 23, 2019
Onerous testing should be out and collaboration in, according to the Vision Commission’s report.
News
Checklists, colleagues key when psychiatric patient overdoses
February 20, 2019
BONITA SPRINGS, FLA. – Psychiatrists grieve when a patient overdoses and dies, but talking to other clinicians and using specialized checklists can help.
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Looking into the future and making history
- Nasim Afsar, MD, MBA, SFHM
January 14, 2019
SHM intends to provide a home for hospitalists to collaborate around population health management.