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Hospitalist Co-management Takes Practice But Can Enhance Patient Care
October 1, 2024
Clearly defined roles are crucial when establishing a co-management program Co-management continues to evolve as hospital leaders and hospitalists find the best ways to use skills and expertise...
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Hospitalists Use POLST to Initiate Patient Conversations About Care Goals
October 1, 2024
Defining life-sustaining preferences Physician orders for life-sustaining treatment (POLST) is a single-page medical order form, typically printed on bright pink paper, and signed by a physician,...
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SIG Spotlight: Hospitalist Well-Being
October 1, 2024
A safe, compassionate space to address the systemic nature of the problem Well-being, at least in hospitalist circles, can’t mean a once-a-year yoga session. In the view of, Swati Mehta, MD,...
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The Leadership Course Perfect for Hospitalists
- Kierstin Cates Kennedy, MD, MSHA, FACP, SFHM
September 3, 2024
Dr. Kennedy About 10 years ago, I’d just landed a new leadership position as director of quality and, whether external or self-induced, I was feeling the pressure. I wanted to succeed in the...
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Hospitalist Leaders Reflect on the Importance of Mentorship
September 3, 2024
With hospital medicine a newer specialty, mentorship has an extra special role, say several hospitalist leaders who have spent much of their careers serving as mentors for others. Mentoring helps...
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SIG Spotlight: Oncology Hospitalists
September 3, 2024
A lot of hospital medicine goes back to the mid-1990s when the term was first coined and the budding specialty’s first bricks were laid. Dr. Hodde Dealing with cancer as an inpatient expert...
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Finding the Time to Optimize Hospitalist Workflow
August 15, 2024
The average daily census (ADC) is a tool that has been used in healthcare to “effectively manage patient flow, allocate resources, and ensure high-quality care.” It has become a central part of...
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The Hospitalist Wins 2024 APEX Award for Publication Excellence
August 9, 2024
The Hospitalist, the official monthly news magazine of the Society of Hospital Medicine (SHM), has won an APEX Award of Excellence in the Magazines, Journals, and Tabloids category for writing for...
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Love and the Hospitalist
July 1, 2024
Some of the most important lessons I’ve learned in life have come from conversations with my patients. Such was the case with Ms. W a wiry 85-year-old who came in with increasing fatigue and a...
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Common Inpatient Cognitive Errors in Diagnosis and Clinical Reasoning: Practical Applications for the Hospitalist
July 1, 2024
Everyone has cognitive biases that can lead to errors in diagnosis and have a profound impact on patient management decisions. In this thought-provoking session, Dr. Daniel Restrepo, a hospitalist...