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Expanding Pediatric Hospital Capacity Through a Pediatric Hospital-at-Home Unit in a Large U.S. Children’s Hospital
- Christine B. Turley, MD;
- David Marseille, MD;
- Douglas Dodds, MD, SFHM;
- Dustin Long, PhD;
- Gang Liu, PhD;
- Sara Horstmann, MD;
- Stefanie Reed, DO, SFHM;
- Tonya Obita, MD, MPH
March 2, 2026
Children’s hospitals across the U.S. are increasingly experiencing capacity shortages, particularly at times of seasonal surges in acute illness.1 In addition, increasing closures of smaller and...
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JHM’s Leadership and Professional Development Series Offers Pearls on Professional Growth
March 2, 2026
The tough transition from trainee to hospitalist can be a crucial time in the professional life of the hospital-medicine physician. But creating a “team” of collaborators and mentors, developing...
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SHM Converge 2026 Session Recommendations
February 25, 2026
SHM Converge 2026 in Nashville is packed with 20 educational tracks and more than 100 sessions. Members of The Hospitalist’s editorial board share a few of the sessions they’re excited to...
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SHM Converge 2026: Renew the Knowledge and Energy That Drives You Forward!
- Alfred Burger, MD, MS, SFHM
February 25, 2026
To my fellow hospitalists: It’s the time we look forward to all year long—our annual reunion at SHM Converge! We are eager to welcome you to Nashville later this month. Each year, SHM Converge...
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Unique Elective in Hospital Medicine for Medical Students
- Adriem Ortiz, MD;
- Cynthia Glickman, MD;
- Kathryn Haroldson, MD,
February 2, 2026
Hospital medicine requires both clinical expertise and an understanding of healthcare systems. While some residency programs offer hospital medicine electives, including the Junior Hospitalist...
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Beyond the Med List
- Mihir H Patel, MD, MPH, MBA, FACP, CLHM, SFHM
February 2, 2026
I still remember one of my first nights on service as a new hospitalist nearly 14 years ago. A frail elderly man had just arrived from the emergency department with congestive heart failure. His...
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Beyond the Stethoscope: Embracing the Transition to Administrator
- Ann Perrin, MD, MPH;
- Joy Engblade, MD, MMM;
- Teela Crecelius, MD, MBA
February 2, 2026
Defining the Physician Administrator In the past several years, health systems have experienced an increasing number of physicians transitioning to leadership roles that extend beyond patient...
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Discordant Pleural Exudates Are Common and Have a Different Diagnostic Pattern Than Concordant Pleural Exudates
- Brian Shahan, MD, FAAFP, DFPHM
February 2, 2026
CLINICAL QUESTION: How common are discordant pleural fluid exudates, and do they have different diagnostic patterns compared to concordant pleural fluid exudates? BACKGROUND: Pleural effusions are...
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A Secure Chat-Based Pairing Model Doubled Paracentesis Certifications in Four Months
- Joseph Abraham, MD;
- Lance Maresky, MD;
- Vasundhara Singh, MD, FACP, SFHM
January 5, 2026
At 2 p.m. on a crowded admitting day, our cirrhotic patient still waited for a paracentesis—because no one on call felt confident with a needle. Problem Statement As procedural certification is...
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Taking QI Out of Our Heads And Into Rounds
- Cassie N. Shaw, MD, FACP;
- Charles Pizanis, MD, FHM;
- Jessica Zimmerberg-Helms, MD;
- Samuel Porter, MD
January 5, 2026
Quality initiatives (QI) are often thought of as longitudinal projects that require large system lifts and complex multidisciplinary teams. These sorts of projects can be intimidating and...