Opinion

Focus on science, not format
- Author:
- Samir S. Shah, MD, MSCE
- MHM
JHM wants to eliminate unnecessary and burdensome steps in the manuscript submission process.
Opinion

Living into your legacy
- Author:
- Vineet Arora, MD
- Mapp
- MHM
Medicine is a long road, and you can’t be in it solely for the end of the journey.
Opinion

Just a series of fortunate events?
- Author:
- Greg Maynard, MD, MSc
- MHM
Commit to learning new skills that can increase your impact and career diversity, says Dr. Greg Maynard.
News

An unplanned career
- Author:
- Patrick H. Conway, MD, MSc
- MHM
Dr. Patrick Conway says hospitalists have been primary drivers in the shift to value-based care.
Opinion

Developing essential skills at all career stages
- Author:
- Eric E. Howell, MD
- MHM
SHM developed a fourth Leadership Academy course at the recent 2018 meeting.
Opinion

The work schedule that prevents burnout
- Author:
- John Nelson, MD
- MHM
There is lots of value in thinking carefully about your group’s work schedule and making adjustments where needed.
Opinion

‘You are what kind of doctor?’
- Author:
- Brad Flansbaum, DO, MPH
- MHM
The privilege of participating in the SHM project has been an education no grant or scholarship could equal, says Dr. Brad Flansbaum.
Opinion

More thoughts about hospitalist burnout
- Author:
- John Nelson, MD
- MHM
Many hospitalists address their own work-related distress by simply working less in total, but that isn’t an ideal solution for the field.
News

Choosing location after discharge wisely
- Author:
- Win Whitcomb, MD
- MHM
With a principal focus on hospital length of stay, we have prioritized when patients are ready to leave over where they go after they leave.
Opinion

Sneak Peek: The Hospital Leader blog – Dec. 2017
- Author:
- Vineet Arora, MD, MPH
- MHM
Female leaders face well-documented and controversial challenges that require careful thought.
News

Journal of Hospital Medicine – Dec. 2017
- Author:
- Micah T. Prochaska, MD, MS
- PhD
- MS-HSM
- MD
- Mph
- MPP
- MHM
Read the latest research from the Journal of Hospital Medicine, the premier publication for dissemination of research and education for the...
News

Sneak Peek: The Hospital Leader blog – Oct. 2017
- Author:
- Bradley Flansbaum, DO, MPH
- MHM
A narrow focus on shortening hospital stay and weakening channels of communication may be leaving patients adrift in post-acute care.
Opinion

Thinking about productivity: Survey data 2017
- Author:
- John Nelson, MD
- MHM
The high demand for hospitalists is probably the most significant force causing hospitalist compensation to rise faster than in most other...
Opinion
New hospitalist unit has stellar patient satisfaction scores
- Author:
- John Nelson, MD
- MHM
Here’s how a hospitalist group in Ohio achieved top quartile performance on the Physician Communication domain of the HCAHPS survey.
Opinion

Hospital value-based purchasing is largely ineffective
- Author:
- Win Whitcomb, MD
- MHM
Complicated pay-for-performance programs divert limited available resources away from meaningful improvement activities in order to comply with...