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Harm to Patients in Hospital Calls for Transparency
November 14, 2023
When unexpected events happen in the hospital, resulting in harm to a patient, having early and transparent conversations with patients and families is the key to getting to the best resolution,...
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Experts Offer Tips to Thrive, Not Just Survive, in Hospital Medicine
November 14, 2023
When it comes to job satisfaction, many hospitalists might find themselves in a kind of in-between posture: Their jobs are, well, mostly fine. Dr. Pierce But Read Pierce, MD, chief of hospital...
Gratitude is Good for Us
November 1, 2023
As our discussion about discharge ended, Ms. Jones, stooped, her thin grey hair pulled back, and moved slowly toward her husband’s hospital bed. Gently, she stroked his head and said, “We will...
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Meet SHM’s 2023 DEI Scholarship Winner: Cedric Mutebi
November 1, 2023
Cedric Mutebi and his mom Lucy. The Society of Hospital Medicine bestowed its second annual Hospital Medicine Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion scholarship earlier this year to Cedric Mutebi, a...
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Secrets of Satisfied EHR Users
November 1, 2023
A report released earlier this year by KLAS Research identified more than 3,000 “highly satisfied” users of their hospital’s electronic health record (EHR), which has also been shown to be a...
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In Service to Their Patients and Their Country
November 1, 2023
Caring. Effective. Dutiful. Supportive. Serving. Protective. Leading. Responsible. These words easily describe a hospitalist or a soldier—and sometimes both. In honor of Veteran’s Day, we...
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Making a Fortune in Pediatrics
November 1, 2023
Dr. King Presenters: Lisa Herrmann, MD, MEd, Tony Tarchichi, MD, and Matthew Molloy, MD, MPH Drs. Herrmann, Tarchichi, and Molloy discussed their approach to financial health at PHM 2023, a...
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A Prescription for Function: Expanding your Toolbox for Somatic Symptom Disorders
November 1, 2023
Dr. McIntosh Presenters: Catherine Sullivan, MD, and Christina Giudice, MSN, APRN, CPNP-PC Dr. Sullivan and Ms. Giudice presented on Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders (SSRD) and best care...
Lifting the Shade on Pediatric Acute Care Delirium—an Underrecognized Problem
November 1, 2023
Dr. Hadley Presenters: Nicholas Beam, MD, Jeri Kessenich, MD, Jillian Bybee, MD, and Brett Leingang, MD Delirium is underrecognized in the pediatric acute care spaces, both in the intensive care...
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Creating a Therapeutic Environment for Adolescents with Behavioral Health Needs
November 1, 2023
Dr. Cantu Presenters: Cori Grant, MD, Purvi Patel, MD, and Molly Gleason, OTR/L Rates of mental health issues and suicide in children have been rising for at least a decade, but since the summer...