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  • Putting equity at the forefront as telehealth advances: A hospitalist perspective

    • Nov 14, 2024
    • Courtney Sump MD, James D. Odum MD, Med, Marie A. Pfarr MD, MSc

    Telehealth is a healthcare delivery modality that remotely connects patients to providers and presents a unique opportunity for new applications relevant to the hospitalist.

  • Hospitalist Futures: Turning Turbulence into Favorable Change

    • Oct 31, 2024
    • D. Ruby Sahoo, DO, MBA, FACP, SFHM

    While we continue to provide significant value to hospitals and communities in our care, our compensation has the potential to change adversely, if it hasn’t already.

  • Reclaiming the review of systems: An opportunity for medical educators

    • Oct 17, 2024
    • Adam Rodman MD, MPH, Gurpreet Dhaliwal MD

    The demise of the obligatory ROS offers clinical educators an opportunity to center the encounter on the patient rather than the note.

  • Dr. Craven Finds Purpose in Helping Patients

    • Oct 3, 2024
    • Robert A. Craven, MD

    Q & A with Robert A. Craven, MD, FACP, CHCQM-PHYADV, SFHM, vice president of case management, physician advisor, and hospitalist at McLeod Health, Florence, S.C.

  • Put away the shoe polish: Strengthen a learning culture by embracing vulnerability

    • Sep 19, 2024
    • Samir S. Shah MD, MSCE, MHM

    JHM's Editor-in-Chief encourages leaders to embrace the opportunity within vulnerability. He provides tips for leading by example and encouraging vulnerability to build trust within employees.

  • Identifying and Supporting the Needs of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics Residents Interested in Pediatric Hospital Medicine Fellowship

    • Sep 5, 2024
    • Elizabeth Boggs MD, MS, Harrison Luttrell MD, William Basco MD, MS, Mark Brittan MD, MPH, Karen Jerardi MD, MEd, Jeri Kessenich MD, Valien Kondos DO, Jennifer O'Toole MD, MEd, Jeffrey Solomon MD, Tony Tarchichi MD, Ashley Jenkins MD, MSc

    Pediatric hospital medicine (PHM) became a subspecialty of the American Board of Pediatrics (ABP) in 2016. Starting in 2019, residency graduates are required to complete fellowship training to qualify for PHM board eligibility. These requirements pose unique challenges to internal medicine–pediatrics (med-peds) residents interested in practicing combined adult hospital medicine (HM) and PHM.

  • Towards a better system of caring

    • Aug 22, 2024
    • Alexa Manrriquez MD, Gitanjli Arora MD

    While it may feel to individual physicians that we have little control over the systemic, cultural, and historical context in which patients receive care, physicians have an essential role in identifying and dismantling structures that limit our ability to provide that care.

  • Making tools that work for us: Improving clinical decision support

    • Aug 8, 2024
    • Danni Liang MD, Matthew J. Molloy MD, MPH

    CDS tools are implemented with the goal of increasing evidence-based practice and improving patient outcomes, but evidence from clinical trials on the impact of these tools is mixed.

  • Methods progress note: Applying dissemination and implementation science models to enhance hospital‐based quality improvement

    • Jul 25, 2024
    • Anna M. Maw MD, MS, Amy G. Huebschmann MD, MSc, Christine D. Jones MD, MS

    D&I Models are great tools to guide both QI and research project planning, implementation, and evaluation in hospital medicine. Using D&I Models can ensure that you measure what matters to key partners, consider context, rapidly identify and address barriers, and monitor for disparities in implementation.

  • Communication Everywhere All at Once – the Art of Leveraging Tech

    • Jul 11, 2024
    • Kelsey Perry, MD; Jilian R. Sansbury, MD, FACP, FHM; Alan M. Hall, MD, FAAP, SFHM; Ethan Molitch-Hou, MD, MPH, SFHM

    Modern communication practices have added more opportunities and associated challenges. As technology changes, the practice for inpatient providers must adapt, and the fundamentals of communication and careful listening must remain.

  • Are You Asking the Right Questions in a Job Interview?

    • Jun 27, 2024
    • Erica Grabscheid, MD, FACP, FHM; Anand Shukla, MD; Jessica Sarmiento, MD

    Most interviewees prepare for typical questions the potential employer may ask. However, you may be best served arming yourself with smart, appropriate questions instead.

  • How to Handle Medical Board Complaints and Investigations

    • Jun 13, 2024
    • Robert A. Craven, MD, FACP, CHCQM-PHYADV, SFHM

    Few things cause panic in a doctor’s life like a phone call or letter from a state medical board. Here are some tips to keep your state medical board on your side.

  • Getting Another Degree While Working… Or Not?

    • May 30, 2024
    • Catie Glatz, MD

    This edition of JHMChat discusses the pros and cons of pursuing an additional degree while working. While the desire to pursue another degree may be strong, participants admitted that significant barriers often exist, including a lack of time, money, and energy to pursue additional training while working. The HM community weighs in.

  • Career Spotlight: Krishna C. Syamala

    • May 16, 2024
    • Krishna C. Syamala

    Dr. Syamala is a hospitalist at SSM Health St. Joseph Lake Saint Louis in Lake Saint Louis, Mo. He earned his medical degree from Guntur Medical College in Guntur, India, and completed his residencies at ARH Regional Medical Center in Hazard, Ky., and Help Hospital in India.

  • Hospitalists Discover Research Can Extend Their Patient Care Impact

    • May 2, 2024
    • Sue Coons, MA

    Through their integral role in patient care, hospitalists are uniquely situated to identify problems on medical wards and to design research interventions to address these issues. Clinicians who’ve gone down this path have found it incredibly rewarding but emphasize that education and mentoring are crucial steps to research success.

  • Budgeting Tips: Keeping Division Finances on Track

    • Apr 18, 2024
    • Karen Appold

    Maintaining a balanced budget can reap benefits beyond your expectations. “Developing a reputation as someone careful and good with finances can help with your future requests and negotiations,” Dr. Bonsall said.

  • To Niche or Not to Niche-Should You Subspecialize?

    • Apr 4, 2024
    • Paula Skarda, MD; Ethan Molitch-Hou, MD, MPH, SFHM; Melissa Plesac, MD; Laura Paletta-Hobbs, MD

    Today, there are numerous opportunities when entering the field, leading many to wonder if there is one “correct path” that will lead to a long and prosperous career. Fortunately, there is no incorrect answer to this question. The decision to begin a career as a general hospitalist or pursue a specialized niche within hospital medicine is a personal one. A bit of thoughtful introspection of professional values and personal needs can create an interesting and fulfilling career.

  • 'Med-Peds Hospital Medicine: A Valuable Resource at Risk?

    • Mar 21, 2024
    • David Fish, MD, SFHM; Rachel Peterson, MD, FHM; Madeleine Matthiesen, MD; Alan M. Hall, MD, FAAP, SFHM; Alyssa M. Stephany, MD, MS, FAAP, PCC (ICF), SFHM

    Hospital Medicine has been a growing career choice among combined internal medicine and pediatrics (med-peds) physicians with an increasing number of resident graduates entering the field in recent years. The med-peds hospitalist workforce is a valuable resource, but recent changes in subspecialty certification requirements have the potential to negatively impact the growth and potential longevity of the field.

  • Hospitalist’s Role in a Transfer Center

    • Mar 7, 2024
    • Cindy Nguyen, MD

    Drs. Sanders and Cantu are pediatric hospitalists who played an integral role in establishing the only two free-standing pediatric hospitals in their state. They shared their experiences, successes, and tips on the development of an extended transfer center at 2023's SHM Converge.

  • Thriving Hospitalists

    Experts Offer Tips to Thrive, Not Just Survive, in Hospital Medicine

    • Feb 22, 2024
    • Thomas R. Collins

    In a session focused on “thriving” and not just “surviving,” a pair of physicians discussed how organization leaders can adapt the way they interact with their employees and target the things that really matter for people to enjoy—rather than just put up with—their jobs