The Society of Hospital Medicine (SHM) is a medical society comprised of hospitalists that exists to promote exceptional care for hospitalized patients.
SHM offers tools and resources on the most pressing operational issues in hospital medicine. In addition to the State of Hospital Medicine Report, we offer resources on coding and documentation, onboarding and scheduling, well-being, and more.
SHM members receive access to these resources for no cost or at a discount. Not a member? Join today.
Coding and reimbursement are both foundational concepts necessary for any hospitalist, and Evaluation & Management Principals for Hospitalists is the only course designed specifically for hospitalists. It will empower participants to document and code accurately and completely, so they are appropriately reimbursed for the work they do.
The State of Hospital Medicine (SoHM) Survey and Report provide critical information for groups to make informed decisions about practice structure, scheduling, compensation plans and more. The 2027 survey will open in January and the 2025 SoHM Report is also available for purchase.
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The Practice Management Webinar Series brings together experts from across the country to discuss Hospital Medicine’s most pressing operational issues.
December 2, 2026, 2-3 pm EST
Discharge is often described as the final step of hospital care — but for many hospitalists, it’s where the hardest work begins. Patients who are medically ready but clinically or socially unable to leave, payers who delay or deny post-acute placement, and prior authorization processes that stall care all create a category of “stuck” patients that strain hospital capacity and hospitalist morale. Attendees will gain practical strategies for working with patients, understand the operational and clinical impact of payer delays and prior authorizations, and understand the toll these prolonged stays take on hospitalist wellbeing.
December 16, 3-4 pm EST
Command centers and transfer centers have emerged as powerful infrastructure for health systems seeking real-time situational awareness and coordinated patient placement. This webinar explores how hospitalist physician leaders can champion, shape, and operate within these evolving models. From understanding the technology and staffing architectures to navigating the clinical and political complexities of transfer acceptance, participants will leave with a concrete understanding of how command and transfer center capabilities can extend the hospitalist’s impact beyond individual units to the entire health system.
SHM members receive complimentary access recordings from the Practice Management Webinar Series. Recent webinars include:
October 28, 2026
Hospital throughput and capacity management impacts clinical quality, patient experience, and the financial performance of the institution. This webinar provides practical frameworks and strategies to optimize patient flow across the entire care continuum — from ED boarding and admission to discharge planning and post-acute transitions. Participants examine the systemic drivers of capacity strain, learn how to build cross-functional coalitions, and gain tools to lead sustainable change in their organizations.
November 3, 2026
Hospital medicine is one of the fastest-growing specialties in the U.S. This webinar explores the origins of hospital medicine through today’s complex landscape. The speakers break down the major compensation models in use today and explore the financial pressures reshaping the field: payer reimbursement cuts, private equity involvement, hospital margins, and the constant push to increase patient volume. Finally, we turn to a question every hospitalist should be able to answer: how does your organization value hospital medicine, and what does that mean for you? Attendees will walk away with a clearer understanding of the forces shaping their pay and practical insight into how to advocate for themselves within their organization.
March 10, 2026
This webinar shifts from understanding why administrative harm occurs to exploring how it can be reduced in everyday practice focusing on practical, real-world approaches to redesigning work in ways that support safe, high-quality, human-centered care while remaining operationally and financially sustainable. Using common scenarios, we discuss how leaders in a variety of roles understand and navigate tradeoffs, consider the downstream impacts of decisions on patients, clinicians, and health systems, and apply these insights to strengthen alignment between decisions and outcomes
February 3, 2026
This webinar explores various clinical and academic uses for generative AI and ways to ensure that it’s being used efficiently and ethically. Whether you are new to generative AI or a daily user, this webinar will give you the tools and information to improve both your practice and patient care.
February 19, 2026
In this webinar, we introduce the concept of administrative harm—the adverse consequences of administrative decisions within healthcare that directly influence patient care and outcomes, professional practice, and organizational performance—and explore how system-level pressures can create distance between decision-making and frontline care. We examine how broader forces such as reimbursement changes, payer dynamics, and organizational structures shape decisions, and how limited shared context can contribute to unintended downstream effects.
The Report examines issues such as well-being and burnout, workload and autonomy, workplace violence, leadership support, and more.
Hospital medicine has evolved into a cornerstone of inpatient care, with hospitalists managing complex clinical workflows, coordinating multidisciplinary teams, and often serving as the face of inpatient care. The SHM Practice Management Committee developed a pair of resources to prioritize patient safety and operational efficiency.
Paid time off (PTO) is one of many ways to offer flexibility in hospitalist scheduling and is an important tool to fight burnout in hospital medicine. This resource for group leaders outlines potential models and steps you can take to create more flexibility for your hospital medicine team.
This resource is a guide for group leaders to successfully advocate for their teams on issues such as schedule, workload, support, and well-being.
In this webinar, recorded in September 2024, we cut through the “noise” of clinical documentation and demystify CMI. With this understanding, you can adopt a focused approach to clinical documentation, reclaim significant time spent on queries, and maintain optimal CMI reporting. This webinar was sponsored by ClinIntell and is part of a series made possible by SHM’s sponsors.