News
Two Distinct Pathways to Hospital Leadership
July 8, 2013
Experts offer career advancement routes, warn hospitalists of time, energy, and financial commitment
News
Minutes Matter for Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke
July 3, 2013
Reducing onset-to-treatment time by just 15 minutes lowers in-hospital mortality, hemorrhage rates: JAMA study
News
Direct Provider Communication Not Associated with 30-Day Readmissions
- Allison L. Smith, MD;
- Emily Tarvin, MD;
- J. Daniel Markley, DO;
- Kelly C. Sponsler, MD, FHM;
- Kevin Flemmons, MD, SFHM;
- Section OF
July 2, 2013
How often do inpatient providers report direct communication with outpatient providers, and how is direct communication associated with 30-day readmissions?
News
Movers and Shakers in Hospital Medicine
July 1, 2013
The latest hospitalists to receive awards, earn promotions, or assume new leadership roles. Plus, HM group contracts, mergers, and acquisitions
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SHM’s Awards of Excellence Honor the Best in Hospital Medicine
July 1, 2013
Five hospitalists, one care team, receive Society of Hospital Medicine’s highest award at HM13
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SHM Allies with Leading Health Care Groups to Advance Hospital Patient Nutrition
July 1, 2013
Newly launched Alliance to Advance Patient Nutrition aims to improve patient outcomes through nutrition intervention during hospital stays
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Opinion
Commemorating Round-the-Clock Hospital Medicine Programs
- Winthrop Whitcomb, MD, MHM
July 1, 2013
An interview with John Holbrook, founder of the nation’s first hospital-sponsored, 24/7 HM program
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Nutritional Intervention Can Improve Hospital Patients’ Outcome, Reduce Costs
July 1, 2013
Hospitalists can lead cultural change to recognize critical role nutrition plays in patient care
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Grassroots Efforts to Improve Patient Care
June 26, 2013
Hospitalists push Choosing Wisely concepts, tools, resources to improve quality of care
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Fellow in Hospital Medicine Spotlight: Rachel Thompson, MD, FHM
June 1, 2013
Dr. Thompson developed a glycemic-control center to improve insulin ordering in her hospital, Harborview Medical Center in Seattle