Opinion
Focus on science, not format
JHM wants to eliminate unnecessary and burdensome steps in the manuscript submission process.
Opinion
Living into your legacy
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?
Commit to learning new skills that can increase your impact and career diversity, says Dr. Greg Maynard.
News
An unplanned career
Dr. Patrick Conway says hospitalists have been primary drivers in the shift to value-based care.
Opinion
Developing essential skills at all career stages
SHM developed a fourth Leadership Academy course at the recent 2018 meeting.
Opinion
The work schedule that prevents burnout
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?’
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
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
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
Female leaders face well-documented and controversial challenges that require careful thought.
News
Journal of Hospital Medicine – Dec. 2017
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
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
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
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
Complicated pay-for-performance programs divert limited available resources away from meaningful improvement activities in order to comply with...