I was assigned to Medicine Team 6 (MT6)—our residency program’s only inpatient family medicine service. It’s not just another ...

Continuity in Discontinuity There’s an irony to being a hospitalist in oncology. Our patients often have complex, ...

Drs. Poonacha and Chamoun outline why it's advantageous for hospitalists to be involved in hospital contract negotiations.

Physician editor Dr. Weijen Chang talks about how the changes to Medicaid will impact hospitalists, patients, and healthcare.

His colleague Ron Li, MD, a clinical assistant professor of hospital medicine and medical informatics director for digital health at Stanford, described using AI to employ collaborative team workflows ...

Case Mr. Smith is a 48-year-old man with alcohol use disorder (AUD) and compensated cirrhosis who presented to the emergency department with alcohol withdrawal. He had been consuming one pint of vodka ...

A 67-year-old man with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) was admitted to inpatient general medicine from his nursing home for pneumonia. He reported a 10-day history of an upper respiratory ...

“Preparation and organization are both key for maintaining that balance between clinical care and teaching responsibilities,” said Dustin T. Smith, MD, SFHM, section chief for inpatient medicine at ...

The Hospitalist is the monthly news magazine of the Society of Hospital Medicine, reporting on issues and trends in hospital medicine relevant to hospitalists, physician assistants, nurse ...

It is important to keep in mind that the sensitivities and specificities can differ among different species of organisms. According to a 2011 meta-analysis published in Clinical Infectious Diseases, 1 ...

In May 2020, the murder of George Floyd sparked a national call to action within the field of medicine. The goal was to promote diversity, truly include underrepresented populations in the workforce, ...

The role that hospitalists can play in responding to a larger-scale emergency became evident during the COVID-19 pandemic, said Jason Persoff, MD, SFHM, an associate professor of medicine and ...