As I enter his room, I am taken aback He’s healthy and strong And his eyes full of spark He’s pleading to me please don’t give me bad news Give me something to hold to, some hope I can... 2024 ...

His yellow eyes, his yellow skin, kept watching me As I enter in His soul was begging to keep going Although inside me, I was knowing He wouldn’t last another week He would be gone within a... 2024 ...

An RIV poster presented at SHM’s annual meeting describes the application of health information technology to improve the quality of hospital discharge summaries. 4 Lead author Kristen Lewis, MD, in ...

Physicians suffer from “arrested development,” said Dr. Chiang, a hospitalist and chief of inpatient services at Boston Children’s Hospital, during a PHM2014 workshop on the basics of negotiation. Dr.

Since 2008, the American Community Survey, conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau, has queried respondents regarding deafness or hearing difficulties. According to these data, about 3.5% of the U.S.

Procalcitonin-guided therapy decreases antimicrobial duration in ICU patients; High residual platelet reactivity increases risk of cardiovascular events among patients with acute coronary syndromes ...

Procalcitonin-guided therapy decreases antimicrobial duration in ICU patients; High residual platelet reactivity increases risk of cardiovascular events among patients with acute coronary syndromes ...

The Hospitalist has grabbed the attention and interest of physicians and industry professionals across the country for 18 years. Now, it has the attention of another type of professional body—the ...

One of the toughest jobs of group management is teasing out the trends that will define HM in the future. In the past few years, hospitalist leaders have tried to forecast whether the growth in ...

Editor’s note: This is the first of two articles from SHM’s Health Information Technology committee offering practical recommendations for improving electronic health records (EHRs) to reduce ...

“I recommend Project BOOST enthusiastically and unequivocally. If implemented efficiently, it could result in a ‘win-win’ situation for patients, the hospital, and the healthcare providers.” –Manasi ...

Clinical question: Do different thresholds for red blood cell (RBC) transfusion influence the risk of infection, and does leukocyte reduction also influence the risk of infection? Background: RBC ...