SHM Signs Multi-Stakeholder Letter to FDA on IV Fluid Shortage

On behalf of the undersigned medical organizations, the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) is writing to you to express our deep concern about the significant supply chain disruptions resulting from the damage inflicted by Hurricane Helene on Baxter’s North Cove manufacturing site in North Carolina. The undersigned organizations represent hundreds of thousands of clinicians who care for patients in hospital and out-of-hospital settings, emergency medical services (EMS) systems, and other healthcare facilities.

SHM Submits Comments on the 2025 Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule

The Society of Hospital Medicine offered comments on CMS’s proposed 2025 Physician Fee Schedule, emphasizing concerns over funding cuts affecting hospitalist reimbursements and staffing. They support the removal of telehealth limitations and propose code adjustments for infectious disease care. The SHM urges CMS to ensure measures are relevant and actionable for hospitalists.