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Opinion
Thinking Outside the DRG Box
- Winthrop Whitcomb, MD, MHM
December 10, 2016
Alternative payment models reward post-acute-care value over in-hospital savings
News
Tips for Working with Difficult Doctors
December 9, 2016
Intimidation, verbal outbursts, refusing to perform tasks—what to do when a nightmare doc is on your team
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Helping Patients Quit Smoking
December 8, 2016
Inpatient hospitalization can be a key time for patients to quit smoking, according to an abstract called “No More Butts: An Automated System for Inpatient Smoking Cessation Team Consults.”1
“Tobacco smoking continues to be one of the most important public health threats that we face,” says lead
News
HM 2016: A Year in Review
December 7, 2016
The top 10 events that impacted the specialty this year
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Moises Auron, MD, SFHM, leverages his SHM membership to engage students in hospital medicine
November 15, 2016
The Hospitalist spotlights Moises Auron, MD, SFHM, a dual internal medicine/pediatrics hospitalist at the Cleveland Clinic
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Everything You Need to Know About the Bundled Payments for Care Improvement Initiative
November 9, 2016
BPCI might be a game-changer for HM because it’s the first of the bundled-payment initiatives that truly falls direct to the care provided by hospitalists
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Become a Fellow in Hospital Medicine
November 8, 2016
SHM’s Fellow designation is a prestigious way to differentiate yourself in the profession of hospital medicine
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SHM Rolls Out New Structure for Leadership Academy 2017
November 6, 2016
New for Leadership Academy 2017, Strategic Essentials (formerly Leadership Foundations), Influential Management, and Mastering Teamwork will be available to all attendees regardless of previous attendance
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Use Whiteboards to Enhance Patient-Provider Communication
November 1, 2016
Hospitals are confusing places—this basic tool can help simplify things
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Why Aren’t Doctors Following Guidelines?
October 31, 2016
Studies show that when guidelines are applied, patients do better—so why aren’t doctors following them?