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Where We Stand

SHM has established key position statements regarding all aspects of the hospital medicine movement.  To find out where we stand on an issue, click on any of the links below:

• Guiding Principles for SHM Policy Positions
• Quality Initiatives Guidelines and Principles for Working with Funders
• SHM Position Statement on Medical Errors 
• SHM Policy Statement on Physician Assistants and Nurse Practitioners in Hospital Medicine
• SHM Position on Medical Liability Reform 
• SHM Position on the Importance of Hospitalists Coordinating with Primary Care and Other Referring Physicians
• SHM's Position on the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB)
• SHM Position on Restraint of Trade Resolution
• SHM's Position Statement on Hospital Value-Based Purchasing
• SHM's Position Statement on Reducing Readmissions and Improving Care Transitions
• SHM's Position Statement on Payment Bundling
• SHM's Position Statement on Healthcare IT
• SHM Position Statement on Transition from the Hospital to the Outpatient Setting
• SHM Position Statement on Hospitalist Credentialing and Medical Staff Privileges