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Chapter Spotlight: Wiregrass
December 1, 2022
Like sports teams in the largest cities, SHM chapters in major metropolitan markets benefit from the resources of their surroundings. But in smaller regions, resources—like hospitalists—are...
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SIG Spotlight: Substance Use Disorders
December 1, 2022
It’s become a refrain in society as common as complaining about the weather: COVID-19 accelerated trend lines in things that were already headed downward. Parts of the economy. Political...
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Nursing Shortages Stress Existing Staff and Patient Care
December 1, 2022
The burden on critical care nurses during the pandemic has been well-documented, resulting in many nurses leaving their jobs. Even before the pandemic, the study United States Registered Nurse...
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Hospital Closures Pose Challenges to Care
November 1, 2022
Empty beds in a hospital room. When 10-bed Nye Regional Medical Center, in west-central Nevada, closed abruptly in 2015, it meant that the residents of the former gold-mining town of Tonopah...
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Better Ways to Handle LGBTQIA+ Matters
November 1, 2022
Let’s say—said Angela Kade Goepferd, MD (they/she), medical director of the Children’s Minnesota Gender Health Program at Children’s Minnesota Hospital in Minneapolis—that a 12-year-old...
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Chapter Spotlight: New York City/Westchester
November 1, 2022
Every SHM Chapter in the country dealt with the crisis scenarios wrought by COVID-19. Massive upticks in patient censuses hobbled hospitalists in every state. Burnout from seemingly endless days...
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Dear patients…
- Swati Mehta, MD, FACP, CPXP, SFHM
October 3, 2022
Dear patients... Yes, we heal what ails. We also comfort, when all else fails. We apply bandages to physical wounds, suture them well. We apply salve to your emotional scars, listen intently to...
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Vaught Verdict Shines Spotlight on the Need to Report Errors Without Fear
October 3, 2022
The outcome of the RaDonda Vaught case could have a chilling effect on the reporting of medical errors by hospitalists and other front-line caregivers. Earlier this year, RaDonda Vaught, a...
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How Do You Address Ongoing In-hospital Substance Use Among Adults with SUD?
- Sarah J. Flynn, MD, MPhil, Soraya Azari, MD, Armond M. Esmaili, MD, and Katie E. Raffel, MD
October 3, 2022
Case A 28-year-old man with a past medical history notable for severe opioid use disorder and aortic valve endocarditis requiring valve replacement was admitted with recurrent bacteremia, prosthetic...
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Investing in the Future
September 1, 2022
Q & A with Raman Palabindala, MD, MBA, SFHM, CLHM, regional medical director of population health, Optum, Seattle, Wash. Dr. Palabindala, a volunteer member of The Hospitalist's editorial...