Hospital Medicine News Articles

SHM Member Chosen As Physician of the Year – December 28, 2010
Housatonic Times

Hospitalist Co-Management of Neurosurgery Patients – December 24, 2010
Robert Wachter, MD, The Health Care Blog

Study: Hospitalists Reduce Hospitalization Costs by $1,400 Per Stay – December 21, 2010
Lindsey Dunn, Becker's Hospital Review

Hospitalists Seek Parity With Hospitals – December 16, 2010
Joe Cantlupe, HealthLeaders Media

Hospital Chooses SHM Member as Physician of the Year – December 16, 2010
Litchfield County Times

SHM Member, Thomas Whalen, DO, FHM announced as 2010 Outstanding Physician – December, 2010
Staff Reporter, The Oklahoman

SHM Member, Kendall Rogers Ranked in ACP Top Doc 2010 – November, 2010
Janet Colwell, ACP

Are You Ready for Physician Co-Management – November, 2010
Geri Aston, Hospitals & Health Networks

Why Primary Care Docs Are Hard to Come by on the North Folk – November 16, 2010
Julie Lane, Riverhead News

Hospitalist Outsourcing Becoming Common – November 15, 2010
HealthLeaders Media

What is a hospitalist? – November 14, 2010
Juile Rosenbaum, Courier Press

Specialized doctors tune into hospitalized patients – November 4, 2010
Dee Riggs, Wenatchee World Johns Hopkins Medicine Magazine

Can an Incentive Plan Truly Be a Tool of Transformation? – November 1, 2010
HCP Live

Hospitalists at the Helm – October 28, 2010
Johns Hopkins Medicine Magazine

Leaders: Physician Helps Shape the Voice of Hospitalists – September 24, 2010
Hospitalist News

How Often Should We Hold Team Meetings For Our Surgical Hospitalist Program? – September 14, 2010
HCPro

Incentive-Based Compensation Keeps Hospitalists From Coasting – September 13, 2010
Medscape

Hospitalists reap gains with incentive pay – September 13, 2010
Modern Healthcare

A Better Way to Pay Hospitalists – September 13, 2010
HealthLeaders Media

MGMA/SHM Survey Report Shows That Compensation Model Affects Hospitalist Productivity & Salary – September 13, 2010
Medical News Today

Becoming a hospitalist – September 10, 2010
Modern Medicine

Hospitalized Children Require Good Coordination by Doctors – September 10, 2010
Modern Medicine

Perspective: Hospitalists Are Key to Compliance with EHR Meaningful Use Criteria – September 9, 2010
Robert Lineberger, Ehospitalist News

Why Diagnostic Errors Don't Get Any Respect - And What Can Be Done About Them – September 9, 2010
Robert Wachter, MD, MHM, Health Affairs

Most Of The Hospitalist's Day Dedicated To Documentation – August 31, 2010
HCPro

University of Colorado-Denver's Eric Coleman on the Need for Better Care Transitions – August 27, 2010
California Healthline

How Hospitalists Are Changing – August 24, 2010
Elizabeth Hillaker Downs, Gainsville Business Report

The Case for End-of-Life Care Gets Stronger 2010 – August 24
Cooper, Zack. London School of Economics

Early Palliative Care for Patients with Metastatic Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer – August 24
Temel, Greer, Muzikansky, Gallagher, Admane, Jackson, Dahlin, Blinderman, Jacobsen, Pirl, Billings, Lynch. NEJM 2010.

Positioning Hospitalists as Change Agents – August 24, 2010
Marjorie Bessel, MD, Ehospitalistnews

Q&A with IMI's David Cornett won hospitalist recruitment – August 17, 2010
Karen M. Cheung, HCPro

Hospitalist program grows in ND and around country – August 16, 2010
Mike Nowatzki, Bismark Tribune

Hospitalist: Long Hospital Stays Are Often Due To Poor Planning – August 3, 2010
S. Irfan Ali, KevinMD

Comparative Effectiveness Research: implications for Hospital Medicine – August 2, 2010
Kate Goodrich, MD; Patrick H. Conway, MD, MSc; Medscape Today

Funding a Hospitalist Program: Which Approach Will You Take? – August 2, 2010
Ron Greeno, Healthcare Financial Management Association

Quality Coronary Bypass Care Can Improve Lives and Cut Costs – July 28, 2010
Science Daily

Well Med uses hospitalists for care coordination – July 22, 2010
Wendy Rigby, KENS 5

Six Tips for Measuring Hospitalist Program Performance – July 19, 2010
HealthLeaders Media

Including Families in hospital-care discussions improves communication, benefits medical trainees – July 18, 2010
Medical News Today

Hospitals really can be deadlier in July – July 15, 2010
JoNel Aleccia, MSNBC.com

Health Care Transitoin in Adolescents and Young Adults with Diabetes – July 1, 2010
Bowen, Henske, Potter; Clinical Diabetes

Agents of Change – July 01, 2010
Healthcare Executive Magazine

Hospitalists fill in supervising gap – July 1, 2010
USA Today, Randi Bjornstad

Including Families In Hospital–Care Discussions Improves Communication, Benefits Medical Trainees – June 30, 2010
Medical News Today

Reactions to ACGME: Same 80-work week, new duty hour periods and supervision rules – June 29, 2010
Hospitalist Leadership Connection

What budget conscious bundled payments mean for hospitalists – June 29, 2010
EPLab Digest

U–M researchers say declining profits and decreasing staffing may hinder hospital quality and safety – June 29, 2010
EPLab Digest

Preparing More Care of Elderly – June 28, 2010
Milt Freudenheim, New York Times

Dr. John Coppes receives the Jane Stickler, MD Award – June 28, 2010
Centredaily.com

Doctor is In – June 28, 2010
Randi Bjornstad, The Register–Guard

Hospitalist named 2010 Physician of the Year at Moore Regional – June 28, 2010
FirstHealth

Hospitalists Take Charge of Patient Care – June 25, 2010
Kenny Goldberg, KPBS.org

Hospitals & Researchers Test Programs To Stop Readmissions – June 22, 2010
Kaiser Health News

Ob–Gyns Support Growing Trend of Hospitalists – June 22, 2010
Medical News Today

Aftercare Tips for Patients Checking Out of the Hospital – June 18, 2010
New York Times

Hospitalists Leading Quality Improvement – June 18, 2010
Jonathan Lovins, MD, SFHM, HCPro Blog

Hospitalists poised to help with reform – June 15, 2010
Kansas Health Institute

Uninsured more at risk even in hospitals – June 14, 2010
Roni Caryn Rabin, The New York Times

US Hospitals Badly Hit by Downturn – June 13, 2010
Medindia.net

Obama Urges for Fair Pay for Doctors – June 13, 2010
StockMarketsReview

Patient Safety: what can medicine learn from aviation? – June 13, 2010
Kevin, O'Reilly, American Medical News

Hospitalist jobs are on the rise – June 10, 2010
Alco.com

Uninsured more likely to die in hospital, study finds – June 10, 2010
Paging Dr. Gupta, CNN

Lack of insurance tied to higher death rates for heart attack, stroke finds – June 10, 2010
Boston.com

Medicare Advantage is Reducing Preventable Hospital Readmissions for Seniors – June 9, 2010
HealthNewsDigest

Letter: YRMC is hospital to be proud of – June 7, 2010
The Daily Courier

Keeping patients away earns some CNY hospitals good grades – May 30, 2010
Syracuse.com

Fixing the noisy hospital – May 30, 2010
Drake Bennett, The Boston Globe

Becoming attuned to safety – May, 2010
Mark Willard, Patient Safety & Quality Healthcare

Hospitalist: Lousy name, great idea – May 27, 2010
Trueslant.com

Hospitalists Take on Patient Care, Easing Docs Burden – May 27, 2010
Commonhealth

Becoming attuned to safety – May 27, 2010
Maureen McKinney, ModernHealtcare.com

Whiteboards key to improved communication – May 27, 2010
Karen M. Cheung, HealthLeaders Media

Boot camp session – May 27, 2010
Maureen McKinney, ModernHealthcare.com

Hospitalists are killing primary care, and other myths debunked – May 27, 2010
Vineet Arora, Kevin MD

Hospitalists are killing primary care, and other myths debunked – May 27, 2010
Vineet Arora, Kevin MD

New Breed of Specialist Steps In for Family Doctor – May 27, 2010
New York Times

A Busy Schedule Is Never Boring – May 27, 2010
New York Times

In Hospitals, New Fingers on the Pulse – May 27, 2010
The New Old Age Blog

Physician Assistants and Internists Reaffirm Need for Team–Based Primary Care – May 24, 2010
PR Newswire

Hospitalists have distinct management agenda – May 11, 2010
Healthcare Finance News

When Medicare "Cuts" are Medicare "Savings" – May 11, 2010
Healthcare Finance News

ABIM: Quality medical care needs more than strong systems – May 11, 2010
KevinMD.com

Intensivists bring experience to critical care units – May 11, 2010
Muhealth.org

Growing field of hospital medicine provides quality safety at Lahey – May 11, 2010
Lahey.org

Patients will teach us how to be compassionate – May 9, 2010
Running a Hospital Blog

Healthcare reform and the new role of hospitalists – May, 2010
KevinMD.com

The inpatient, outpatient divide in patient care today – May, 2010
KevinMD.com

Are you happy? – April, 2010
Today's Hospitalist

Improving Care Transitions: A Key Component of Health Reform – April 29, 2010
Eric Coleman & Amy Berman, HealthAffairs

Develop a Handoff Training Program – April 29, 2010
HealthLeaders Media

Expert: Hospitalist helps you during a hospital stay – April 29, 2010
Dr. Shiva Ratuapli, AZcentral.com

New York–Presbyterian Appoints One of Nation's First Psychiatric Hospitalists to Address Mental Health Needs of General Inpatients – April 28, 2010
Newswise

A retail Mogul's gift for Mental Health – April 27, 2010
The Doctor's Channel

The Future of Hospitalists – April 23, 2010
The Doctor's Channel

Caring for Orphans – April 23, 2010
Pamela Cowan, Leader–Post

Amir Jaffer, MD, Honored with SHM's 2010 Excellence in Teaching Award – April 23, 2010
University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine

Emory Healthcare Team Receives National Quality Initiative Award – April 22, 2010
Emory.edu

Pay now, profit later – April, 2010
ACPHospitalist

Housecall– Hospitalist– Video: What is a Hospitalist – April 20, 2010
WLFITV

Hospitalists take pressure off family doctors – April 20, 2010
Dr. Hay Adlersberg, WABC–TV New York, NY

Patient safety, quality experts hope health reform delivers substantial improvements in care – April 19, 2010
Kevin B. O'Reilly, Amednews

Washington Week: Congress Approves SGR Delay – April 17, 2010
Emily P. Walker, Washington Correspondent, MedPage Today

Hospitalist Haters: Can We Bury the Hachet? – April 15, 2010
FutureDocs Blog

Hospitalists: What is Their Role & How Have They Affected Healthcare in the United States? – April 13, 2010
MDiTV: Medical Blog

Saddle Up: SHM 2010 – April 13, 2010
Erik Delue, MD

Hospitalists Can You Catch One In the Hospital – April 13, 2010
Erik Delue, MD

Patients with Pneumonia & Hypoglycemia Have a Very High Risk for Mortality – April 13, 2010
Terry Hartnett, Medscape Today

Older Patients with Hip Fractures at Increased Risk for Heart Failure – April 13, 2010
Terry Hartnett, Medscape Today

Hospital Discharge Template Improves Compliance with Quality Measures – April 13, 2010
Terry Hartnett, Medscape Today

SHM Proud To Introduce Inaugural Class Of Masters in Hospital Medicine – April 13, 2010
The Medical News

Hospitalists: What is their role & how have they affected health care in the US – April 13, 2010
Drew Hanson, MDiTV: Medical Blog

Balancing continuity and fairness – April 12, 2010
ACPHospitalist

Hospitalists: We are the Champions – April 12, 2010
Alicia Ault, EGMN

Multidisciplinary teams cut ICU mortality – April 12, 2010
Eleanor McDermid, MedwireNews

Key to Success of Health Care Reform – April 11, 2010
MedIndia.net

Hospitalists help doctors – April 10, 2010
Pamela Hitchins, Vicksburg Post

Live from SHM: Hospitalists & Healthcare reform – Q&A with Jonathan Lovins – April 10, 2010
Karen M. Cheung, HCPro

Hospitalists Key to Success of Health Care Reform, Says Physician – April 09, 2010
Advanceweb.com

Hospitalists called key to reform success – April 09, 2010
John Gever, MedPage Today

Leading hospitalists shape the future of American healthcare system – April 09, 2010
The Medical News

Hospitalists and healthcare reform – April 09, 2010
ACP Hospitalist

All hospitals could benefit from Hospitalists Programs, say advocates – April 09, 2010
Karen M. Cheung, HealthLeaders Media

Live from SHM: Experts' advice on hospitalist recruitment – April 09, 2010
Karen M. Cheung, HCPro

'Young invincibles' imperil health reform – April 09, 2010
Parija Kavilanz, CNN Money

Hospitable hospitalists – April 09, 2010
Paul Levy, Running a Hospital Blog

Live from SHM: Importance of a common hospitalist office – April 08, 2010
Karen M. Cheung, HCPro

Live from SHM: Experts' advice on hospitalist recruitment – April 08, 2010
Karen M. Cheung, HCPro

Live from SHM: Tips for hosting hospitalist group meetings – April 08, 2010
Karen M. Cheung, HCPro

50 Most Powerful Physician Executives, Dr. Robert Wachter is ranked as Number 10 – April, 2010
ModernHealthcare.com

Sonoma doctor will return to Haiti – April 08, 2010
Emily Charrier–Botts, Sonoma News

SHM Launches New Fundraising Initiatives – April 07, 2010
Advance for Health Information Executives

New Hospitalist program underway at Riverview – April 5, 2010
Wisconsin Rapids Tribune

Hospitalists expedite managed care – April 4, 2010
The Daily Courier – Lisa Irish

Study finds surprisingly high rate of patients readmitted to hospital within a month – April 02, 2010
ScienceDaily

Hospitalists: New Medical Specialty With Patients' Overall Condition In Mind – March 31, 2010

What is a hospitalist – March 2010
Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis

Post – discharge care is key at top 100 US hospitals – March 29, 2010
NewsTalk 97.5, Reuters, Linda Wilson

In – house doctors on call 24/7 – March 2010
The Times, Frank C. Lee

Hospitalists fill gap in care – March 29, 2010
The News Journal, Hiran Ratnayake

Hospitalist a new plus in local health services – March 28, 2010
The Hicksburg Post

More Doctors Giving Up Private Practices – March 25, 2010
New York Times, Gardiner Harris

Resident Workload Debate Unveils Bigger Picture – March, 2010
AAMC Reporter, Mike Martin

Hospitalist program growing fast – March 22, 2010
Herald Citizen, Liz Engel

IPC The Hospitalist Company Names Four Hospitalists of the Year for 2009 – March 17, 2010
IPC The Hospitalist Co

What's Brewing: 'Hospitalists' add another level of care for Medina Hospital patients costs – March 13, 2010
Medina Sun, Mary Jane Brewer

Senate Jobs Bill Expands HER Incentive Eligibility – March 12, 2010
Health Leaders Media, Andrea Kraynak

Hospitalist practice will transform in the next five years – March 8, 2010
HCPRO, Jonathan Lovins, Md, SFHM

Practice Made Perfect – March 2010
Smart Business Los Angeles, Brooke Bates