Mental Health
Perspectives
Victorious endurance: To pass the breaking point and not break
Keep in mind the fact that things will eventually get better and that the current situation isn’t permanent.
Perspectives
When the X-Waiver gets X’ed: Implications for hospitalists
Hospitalists can be leaders in further adopting buprenorphine as standard of care for people with OUD.
Practice Management
The journey from burnout to wellbeing
Peers and hospital leaders can make a crucial difference in mitigating stress and burnout.
News
Antidepressant may help COVID-19 patients avoid serious illness
Racetrack workers who developed COVID-19 and took a 2-week course of fluvoxamine did not have to be hospitalized and felt better after 2 weeks.
Clinical
Antipsychotic administration fails to treat delirium in hospitalized adults
Is there benefit to antipsychotic administration to treat delirium in adult inpatients?
From the Society
COVID-19 Wellbeing
SHM has developed wellbeing resources for hospitalists.
News
HHS will drop buprenorphine waiver rule for most physicians
There were more than 83,000 deaths attributed to drug overdoses in the United States in the 12 months ending in June 2020.
Quality
Finding meaning in ‘Lean’?
Physician well-being should be included among quality improvement metrics for health systems.
News
Children’s hospitals grapple with wave of mental illness
The proportion of children who arrived in EDs with mental health issues increased 24% from mid-March through mid-October,
Clinical
Social isolation at the time of social distancing
Social distancing in the hospital contributes to the development of isolation, loneliness, and fear.