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PLQS: Innovative Merit Pathway for Hospitalist Recognition and Career Development
- Chenwei Wu, MD;
- Mehraneh Khalighi, MD
November 3, 2025
Over the past two decades, quality improvement and patient safety (QI/PS) have become integral to the mission of hospital medicine, driving system-wide problem solving and practice changes to improve...
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The ABCs of Hospitalist Leadership in Graduate Medical Education: Advancing Care, Building Community, and Creating Opportunity
July 31, 2025
As we celebrated National Hospitalist Day 2025 and reflect on this year’s theme—the ABCs of Hospitalists’ impact—Advancing care, Building community, and Creating opportunity—it is fitting...
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The Quarterback of Your Care Team
July 31, 2025
“He’s way too smart—he should’ve gone into fellowship.” That’s what an internal medicine resident said to me one weekend, referring to a colleague who had just signed on to join our...
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A Hospitalist’s Preparedness Guide for Working in Behavioral Health Centers
- Erica Grabscheid, MD, FACP, FHM;
- Faraj Faour, MD
July 31, 2025
Hospitalists began branching out from traditional general medical wards into specialized fields such as cardiology and oncology many years ago. One of the latest evolutions in hospital medicine is...
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CAN Framework: Leadership Essentials for Early Career Hospitalists
- Farzana Hoque, MD, MRCP, FACP, FRCP
July 31, 2025
Hospital medicine leaders drive change, inspire teams, and shape the future of medicine. Early career hospitalists—those out of residency for five years or less—often face unique challenges in...
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The Hospitalist Recognized for Excellence
July 17, 2025
The Society of Hospital Medicine and Wiley are happy to announce that The Hospitalist has received an APEX Award of Excellence this year for content published in 2024. The October 2024 issue was...
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Business Updates for the Hospitalist: The Top Business Articles of 2024 that Will Change the Way You Lead, Do Your Job, and Practice Medicine
- Kevin M. Donohue, DO, FACP, FHM
July 1, 2025
In front of a standing-room-only crowd at this year’s SHM Converge, Christopher Russo, MD, MBA, CPE, FAAP, medical director for quality and innovation and director of pediatrics at WellSpan Health...
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Supporting Your Workforce: Building an Effective APP Leadership Team
July 1, 2025
Quoting the leadership guru Simon Sinek, April Burke, vice president of advanced practice providers at Sound Physicians, set the tone of her SHM Converge session in Las Vegas: “Leadership without...
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Reflections After Attending on an Oncology Hospitalist Service for Three Years
- Nathaniel Parker, DO, FACP
June 24, 2025
1. The Privilege of Immediate Impact Unlike many inpatient services, the oncology hospitalist role often means managing pivotal moments in a patient’s cancer journey. The admission might reflect a...
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The Case for Hospitalists’ Involvement in Hospital Contract Negotiations
- Fady Chamoun, MD, FHM;
- Thejaswi K. Poonacha, MD, MBA, SFHM
June 24, 2025
Physician advisors and hospitalists bring indispensable value to contract negotiations between hospital systems and payers. Traditionally, contracting has been managed primarily by finance and...