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Hope in Tough Times
February 3, 2025
Scanning the labs of the woman I am admitting from the emergency department, I see a calcium of 12. “Oh no,” the thought jumps to the front of my mind, “This might be from a recurrence of her...
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How Can We Cultivate Happiness in Medicine?
- Marjorie Bessel, MD;
- Nikhil Sood, MD
February 3, 2025
Case A 45-year-old hospitalist, a familiar face in the system for the past decade, tragically took his own life. His colleagues and staff admired him, and he always had a pleasant working...
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Understanding the Inflation Reduction Act’s Impact on Prescription Drug Costs
- Arunab Mehta, MD, MEd, FACP, FHM;
- Stephanie Parton, PharmD, BCPS
February 3, 2025
Prescription drug costs in the U.S. are among the highest in the world, surpassing those in other high-income nations by more than two and a half times. In 2023, the U.S. healthcare system’s total...
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Chapter Spotlight: Arizona
February 3, 2025
The Arizona chapter of SHM faced a challenge in 2021 when its founding hospitalists saw their practice shift from inpatient medicine to primary care. At that point, many of the members of the chapter...
How We Did It Guidelines
January 23, 2025
Goal The "How We Did It" series aims to highlight how individual hospitalist programs have successfully implemented innovations in medical programs, educational programs, wellness initiatives, or...
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Starting the Year with Gratitude
- Flora Kisuule, MD, MPH, SFHM
January 1, 2025
Reflecting on the past year as we begin a new one, I am grateful. Don’t get me wrong—there has been so much to knock me down over the last several months: personal loss, the seemingly endless...
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Efficacy of AI models in Detecting Clinical Deterioration
January 1, 2025
Clinical question: Can an artificial intelligence (AI) enabled intervention model reduce the risk of clinical deterioration and subsequent care escalation in hospitalized patients? Background:...
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SHM Hill Day 2024
January 1, 2025
Members of SHM met with legislators and staff to discuss important issues affecting hospitalists and their patients during SHM’s annual Hill Day in September On September 26, 2024, SHM’s...
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Residents Look Forward to a New Year
January 1, 2025
The beginning of a new year is often a time of reflection and introspection as people make plans for the coming year and for their futures. Last month we enjoyed hearing from seasoned hospitalists,...
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To Preround or Not?
- Jose Negrete Manriquez, MD;
- Lucy Shi, MD;
- Mandi Abdel Ahad, DO;
- Richard M. Wardrop III, MD, PhD, FAAP, MACP, SFHM
December 2, 2024
Modern hospital medicine practice is diverse and characterizable through its willingness to innovate and be inclusive of new ideas and perspectives. While hospitalists aspire to evidence-based...