News
Among Physicians, 59% Would Not Recommend a Medical Career
September 1, 2013
Job dissatisfaction, career burn-out listed by physicians as top reasons they wouldn’t steer young people into medicine
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Hospital to Gauge Health Benefits of Therapeutic Garden
August 14, 2013
Oregon facility to study whether garden visits can reduce stress, anxiety for patients, families, and hospital staff
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SHM Fellow in Hospital Medicine Spotlight: Tosha Wetterneck, MD, MS, FACP, SFHM
August 2, 2013
Dr. Wetterneck is a member of SHM’s career satisfaction and work-life survey team, and a quality improvement mentor
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Hospital Medicine Groups Must Determine Tolerance Levels for Workload, Night Work
August 2, 2013
Hospitalists' stamina, fatigue threshold, and desire for work-life balance should be considered
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Opinion
Commemorating Round-the-Clock Hospital Medicine Programs
- Winthrop Whitcomb, MD, MHM
July 1, 2013
An interview with John Holbrook, founder of the nation’s first hospital-sponsored, 24/7 HM program
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News
Hospitalists Beware Detrimental Effects of Compassion Fatigue
May 28, 2013
Experts say physicians are not immune to traumatic stress disorder marked by isolation, emotional outbursts, overeating, and substance abuse
News
HM13 Session Analysis: Improving Patient Satisfaction—Two Success Stories
May 19, 2013
Patient experience, satisfaction continues to be a focus for hospitals, hospitalists
News
HM13 Session Analysis: Is 15 Patients a Day the Right Number?
- Team;
- Tracy Cardin, ACNP-BC
May 17, 2013
Experts say there is no right number. If you feel as if you are working too hard, then you are
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Opinion
Coordinated Approach May Help in Caring for Hospitals’ Neediest Patients
- John Nelson, MD, MHM;
- MHM
May 2, 2013
Care plans for frequent fliers can reduce readmission rates, ED visits, and stress
News
Hospitals Seek Ways to Defuse Angry Doctors
April 10, 2013
A new counseling program aims to help physicians target internal factors that lead to disruptive behavior