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Outgoing SHM President Joe Li, MD, SFHM, summarized the Ernest Hemingway history of the “six-word story.” as a metaphor for the future of HM. Hemingway was famous for his short stories; his six-word stories are etched in literary folk lore.
Similarly, the future of hospital medicine will depend on how we are perceived by our six-word stories, Dr. Li said at HM12 in San Diego. Here are a few worrisome outcomes:
1. “Less continuity, more readmissions, billions lost;” or
2. “Hospitalization, inadequate communications, ready for readmission.”
What we need to work toward are six-word stories that will serve our profession and our patients well, such as “high quality, low cost, high value,” or “hospitalists, high-value, patient-focused care.”
Key Takeaways:
- Our six-word stories are vital to the perception and reality of hospital medicine;
- We are all responsible for the future of the six word stories of hospital medicine.
Dr. Scheurer is physician editor of The Hospitalist.
Outgoing SHM President Joe Li, MD, SFHM, summarized the Ernest Hemingway history of the “six-word story.” as a metaphor for the future of HM. Hemingway was famous for his short stories; his six-word stories are etched in literary folk lore.
Similarly, the future of hospital medicine will depend on how we are perceived by our six-word stories, Dr. Li said at HM12 in San Diego. Here are a few worrisome outcomes:
1. “Less continuity, more readmissions, billions lost;” or
2. “Hospitalization, inadequate communications, ready for readmission.”
What we need to work toward are six-word stories that will serve our profession and our patients well, such as “high quality, low cost, high value,” or “hospitalists, high-value, patient-focused care.”
Key Takeaways:
- Our six-word stories are vital to the perception and reality of hospital medicine;
- We are all responsible for the future of the six word stories of hospital medicine.
Dr. Scheurer is physician editor of The Hospitalist.
Outgoing SHM President Joe Li, MD, SFHM, summarized the Ernest Hemingway history of the “six-word story.” as a metaphor for the future of HM. Hemingway was famous for his short stories; his six-word stories are etched in literary folk lore.
Similarly, the future of hospital medicine will depend on how we are perceived by our six-word stories, Dr. Li said at HM12 in San Diego. Here are a few worrisome outcomes:
1. “Less continuity, more readmissions, billions lost;” or
2. “Hospitalization, inadequate communications, ready for readmission.”
What we need to work toward are six-word stories that will serve our profession and our patients well, such as “high quality, low cost, high value,” or “hospitalists, high-value, patient-focused care.”
Key Takeaways:
- Our six-word stories are vital to the perception and reality of hospital medicine;
- We are all responsible for the future of the six word stories of hospital medicine.
Dr. Scheurer is physician editor of The Hospitalist.