The Society of Hospital Medicine (SHM) is a medical society comprised of hospitalists that exists to promote exceptional care for hospitalized patients.
SHM offers guidance 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 2025 State of Hospital Medicine Report is now 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.
SHM members receive complimentary access recordings from the Practice Management Webinar Series. Recent webinars include:
March 10, 2026
Building on the February 19 session, this webinar shifts from understanding why administrative harm occurs to exploring how it can be reduced in everyday practice. Administrative harm refers to the adverse consequences of administrative decisions within healthcare that directly influences patient care and outcomes, professional practice, and organizational performance. This session focuses 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
Generative AI is already transforming hospital medicine. Physicians and trainees are increasingly incorporating it into their daily practice, but may not be aware of its limitations and how to mitigate them. 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
Hospital medicine is operating in a period of significant transformation, shaped by consolidation, evolving payment models, regulatory pressures, and increasing patient complexity. These forces influence clinical and administrative leaders alike and frame the context in which administrative decisions are made.
In 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. Through perspectives from operational, policy, and physician leadership, 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.
This webinar is the first of a two-part series that sets the foundation for understanding today’s healthcare environment and the realities leaders must navigate.
October 29, 2025
PTO has also been found to be a critical factor in preventing burnout and increasing professional fulfillment. But with these benefits come challenges to leadership. During this webinar, we will discuss various time-off models, how to make financial cases, and how to ensure that workloads and scheduling needs are met. You will also be eligible to earn 1 hour of CME credit while gaining solutions you can put into practice.
September 16, 2025
Boarding of patients in the Emergency Department (ED) is increasingly common. Hospitalists are often the next clinicians to care for boarding patients, and often lead hospital committees for readmissions, patient safety, throughput, and utilization management. In this webinar, three members of the SHM Practice Management Committee discuss structures, strategies, and initiatives to address ED boarding and how to optimize care for patients while boarded in the ED.
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.
Hospital medicine groups are under increasing pressure to deliver effective and efficient patient care with continuously declining resources. Group leaders can also face heightened expectations from the C-suite to achieve improved clinical and financial outcomes. The SHM Practice Management Committee created this resource to serve as a guide for group leaders to successfully advocate for their teams on issues such as schedule, workload, support, and well-being.
The Hospital Medicine Workforce Experience Report explores the perceptions of hospitalists on issues such as workplace structures, patient volumes and safety, work/life balance, and leadership support and, the roles these play in professional fulfillment and burnout amongst hospitalists.
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.
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) have released new licensure requirements related to the new Medication Access and Training Expansion (MATE) Act. Starting June 27, 2023, all health care practitioners who apply newly for or seek to renew their DEA registration will be required to complete 8 hours of relevant accredited education related to the prevention, recognition, and care of people with substance use disorders. Click here for more.
Focusing on well-being is essential to maintaining a sustainable hospital medicine group and creating a supportive and resilient team. SHM encourages groups to take a holistic approach to wellbeing, offering resources designed for hospital leaders who seek to build a culture that fosters a collaborative environment, promotes wellbeing, and ultimately engages hospitalists as valuable members of the team. Click here for more.