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Black Patients More Likely to Experience Security Emergency Responses
May 1, 2024
Colby Feeney, MD, FHM Clinical question: Do race and ethnicity predict the use of security emergency responses (SER) in a non-psychiatric inpatient setting? Background: Studies have demonstrated...
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Is 7 Really the Magic Number for RBC Transfusion?
- Anthony Dao, MD;
- Carol Faulk, MD;
- Dennis Chang, MD, FHM;
- Kieran Patel, MD
May 1, 2024
Over the past decade, there has been widespread adoption of restrictive red blood cell (RBC) transfusion guidelines.1,2 As a result, RBC transfusions have significantly decreased per...
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2024 Masters in Hospital Medicine
May 1, 2024
The Society of Hospital Medicine inducted three new Masters in Hospital Medicine (MHM) at SHM Converge 2024 in San Diego. This is considered the Society’s highest professional honor. The three...
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Humanity at the Crossroads: Ethical Implications of AI in Medicine
- Ankit Virmani;
- Gagandeep Dhillon, MD, MBA;
- Harpreet Grewal, MD;
- Rahul Kashyap, MD, MBA;
- Salim Surani, MD;
- Venkata Buddhavarapu, MD
May 1, 2024
With the breakthrough of artificial intelligence (AI) systems in modern life, there has been increasing pressure to incorporate this technology into medicine and healthcare.1 Fields such as...
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New ACGME Peds Program Requirements Present Challenges and Opportunities
May 1, 2024
Although updates to the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) program requirements for pediatric graduate medical education will present financial challenges to some hospitals...
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Shared Experiences Make Us Stronger Together
April 1, 2024
Dr. Kris Rehm, outgoing SHM president, and Dr. Rachel Thompson, immediate past president, continued The Prez Room series of discussions with members. As I reflect on our time this year, I want to...
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Working with Patient and Family Advisory Councils
April 1, 2024
Dr. Sood To achieve patient-centered care, a component of high-quality medical care, patients and their caregivers should be engaged in their health care decision-making processes, said...
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Top 10 Challenges to QIPs
- Bryant Faria, MD, FACP, SFHM;
- Harvir Singh Gambhir, MD, FHM;
- Rupesh Prasad, MD, MPH, FACP, CHCQM-PHYADV, SFHM;
- Sarah Baron, MD, MS, SFHM;
- Trushar Dungarani, DO, SFHM
April 1, 2024
Hospitalists are uniquely positioned to drive quality-improvement (QI) initiatives across the health care continuum. Our daily interactions span diverse health care teams and specialties. Our care...
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Code Status Discussions; Difficult but Necessary
April 1, 2024
I thought it was just where I practiced, but it turns out that, in the medical field, we’re really bad about having code discussions, which is a significant issue. When some of my patients revealed...
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Reducing Use of NPO After Midnight for Inpatient Diagnostic and Therapeutic Procedures
- Chirag Patel, MD;
- Jaimie Patel, MD
March 1, 2024
Clinical question: Can an interprofessional quality improvement team reduce the use of nil per os (NPO) after midnight orders prior to inpatient diagnostic and therapeutic procedures requiring...