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Complexity in Compensation in Academic Medicine
February 2, 2026
Physicians in academic hospital medicine are usually motivated not just by their interest in clinical care, but by a love of intellectual progress, academic citizenship, mentorship, and teaching....
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De-Mystifying Performance Measures for Hospitalists: Mortality
- Anunta Virapongse, MD;
- Kristin Gershfield, MD, FHM;
- Matthew Cerasale, MD, MPH, SFHM;
- Preetham Talari, MD
February 2, 2026
Mortality is the ultimate outcome metric for patient care. In the hospital, measuring mortality appears simple and straightforward, but upon considering the layers of attribution and risk...
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Essential, Yet Unsettled: H-1B Hospitalists
January 5, 2026
Maheswara Reddy Koppula, MD, who was born in India and now works as a physician in the U.S., had fulfilled the requirements of his J-1 visa, which required him to work in a medically underserved...
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Leading Hospital Medicine Forward Through Connection, Advocacy, and Excellence
December 1, 2025
It is truly an incredible time. Even as we witness the immense and rapid growth of our specialty and the dynamic evolution of medicine, we find ourselves asking critical questions about the...
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VA Hospitalists’ Commitment to Quality Improvement includes Support for Research, Education, and Collaboration
November 3, 2025
In 2012, after completing her medical training at George Washington University, Jessica Logan, MD, FACP, was selected to be a chief resident for quality and safety at the Washington, D.C., Veterans...
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From Genocide to Healing: The Rebirth of Cambodia’s Hospital System
October 23, 2025
In October 2023, Dr. Brodkin spent two weeks volunteering in Kampot, Cambodia, where he taught medical residents and supervised patient care at the local hospital. During that time, he developed a...
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A Comparative View of Chinese and American Hospitals
October 1, 2025
The hospital experience can be intimidating for the uninitiated. For hospitalists, however, the hospital is a second home—an environment where we manage patient care with familiarity and...
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An In-Depth Look at Locum Tenens Work
July 31, 2025
Some hospitalists have found greener pastures working in locum tenens capacities. The freedom, flexibility, enticing pay, and the ability to work in a variety of hospital environments and medicine...
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5 Best Practices and Resources for Interhospital Transfers
- James Clements, MD, FACP;
- John R. Vazquez, MD;
- Michael Hendricks, MD;
- Sandeep R. Pagali, MD, MPH, CLHM, SFHM
April 1, 2025
Transfer of patients between hospitals has long been a part of hospitalist life, and most hospitalists can recall any number of challenging situations. Driven by a desire to improve these situations...
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Trends in Benefits for Hospitalists, and How They Help With Recruitment and Retention
April 1, 2025
Every incentive counts when it comes to recruiting and retaining top talent. In particular, today’s hospitalists view funding for continuing medical education (CME) and getting paid time off (PTO)...