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DRG Downgrades: The Clash of Medical Standards and Insurance Guidelines
- Lea Chamoun;
- Thejaswi K. Poonacha, MD
September 3, 2024
Clinical coding is a meticulous task that translates patient notes into specific International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10) codes, crucial for billing and insurance claims....
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Digital Tools: The New Frontline Against Sepsis
- Mihir Patel, MD, MPH, FACP, CLHM, SFHM
September 3, 2024
In the fast-paced world of hospital medicine, digital tools are revolutionizing the battle against sepsis. This life-threatening condition, known for its rapid onset and potentially devastating...
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Diverse Mentorship Options Allow a Tailored Approach
September 3, 2024
Mentorship has been shown to have numerous benefits for mentees such as increasing confidence, mitigating burnout, improving physician retention, and successful career development.1 According to...
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SHM’s Hospital Medicine DEI Scholarship Winner: Nnamdi Igwe
September 3, 2024
Left to Right: Dr. Kris Rehm, Dr. Greg Johnson, Nnamdi Igwe, and Dr. Eric Howell SHM presented two $25,000 Hospital Medicine Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Scholarships in April at Converge....
Movers and Shakers, August 2024
August 15, 2024
Dr. Mehta Arunab Mehta, MD, MEd, FHM, has been appointed as the new vice-chair of inpatient clinical affairs in the department of internal medicine at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center...
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Coding Corner: Breathless and Bleeding
- Jeremy Gentile, DO, FACP, FHM
August 1, 2024
A 62-year-old man is admitted to the hospital with an exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) requiring intensification of his inhaler regimen, initiation of IV corticosteroids,...
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Demystifying Performance Measures: Length of Stay
- Kristin Gershfield, MD, FHM;
- Sadia Abbasi, MD, MHA;
- Ting-Yu Jih, MD;
- Vidushi Golla, MD, FACP
August 1, 2024
A 73-year-old woman presents with syncope, generalized weakness, and frequent falls on a Friday afternoon. Past medical history includes coronary artery disease, aortic stenosis, atrial fibrillation...
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SHM’s Hospital Medicine DEI Scholarship Winner: Ricardo Crespo Regalado
August 1, 2024
L to R: Dr. Kris Rehm, Ricardo Crespo Regalado, Langston Faulk of Vituity, and Dr. Eric Howell In support of its commitment to enhancing diversity in the hospitalist workforce and eliminating...
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Best Case Scenarios: Developing Scholarship From Your Day-to-day Work
- Adam Gray, MD;
- Ethan Molitch-Hou, MD;
- Sarah Vick, MD;
- Susan Feldt, MD
August 1, 2024
When navigating academic medicine, a daunting task is entering into the world of scholarship. Junior faculty, residents, and medical students are often intimidated trying to find an entry point. Lack...
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Movers and Shakers July 2024
July 1, 2024
Dr. Vasilevskis Eduard Vasilevskis, MD, MPH, was named division chief of hospital medicine within the department of medicine at the University of Wisconsin in Madison. Previously he was an...