ARTICLES WE’VE PUBLISHED
The Surgical Hospitalist Program Management Guide: Tools and Strategies for Executives and Physicians HCPro Press. 2009
Nelson J, Maa J. editors.
A new narrative for hospitalists J Hosp Med. 2009; 4:4:207-8.
Young A, Schleyer A, Nelson J.
Achieving Hospital Medicine’s Promise Through Internal Medicine Residency Redesign Mt. Saini J Med. 75(2008):436-441.
Glasheen J, Goldenberg J, Nelson J.
Value Your Practice Use caution when trying to put a dollar amount on group’s market worth
The Hospitalist: May 2008
Data Daze Interpret results wisely to get the most out of hospitalist surveys
The Hospitalist: April 2008
Nocturnal Economics Weigh tradeoffs with dedicated night coverage vs. night-call service
The Hospitalist: March 2008
Duty after Dark How to find and keep dedicated nocturnists
The Hospitalist: February 2008
Avoid Bottlenecks Be diligent and efficient to manage ED and marginal admissions
The Hospitalist: January 2008
Play by the Rules Establish strong bylaws to keep hospitalist unit functioning well
The Hospitalist: December 2007
A Surgical Surge Hospitalists specializing in surgery are poised for huge growth
The Hospitalist: November 2007
Haggle With the Hospital How to negotiate for more financial support
The Hospitalist: October 2007
A Unit-Based Approach Practicality favors putting most hospitalist patients in one place
The Hospitalist: September 2007
Promote Proper CPT Coding Create a report to assess your group’s patterns
The Hospitalist: August 2007
Production-Based Compensation for Hospitalists Overlooked Too Often? How it increases your ability to decide for yourself how hard you want to work.
The Hospitalist: July 2006
The Sweet Spot Decide for yourself what comprises the right patient volume in your practice
The Hospitalist: May 2006
Thriving and surviving in a new medical career: the case of hospitalist physicians J Health Soc Behavior 2002;43:72-91
Hoff T, Whitcomb W, Nelson J.
Organizing a Hospitalist Program: An Overview of Fundamental Concepts Med Clin N Am 86(2002):887-909
Nelson J, Whitcomb W.
Characteristics and work experiences of hospitalists in the United States Archives of Internal Medicine 2001;161:851-858
Hoff T, Whitcomb W, Williams K, Nelson J, Cheesman R.
The Importance of Postdischarge Telephone Follow-up for Hospitalists: A View from the Trenches American Journal of Medicine 2001; 111:9B:43S-44S
Nelson, John.
Financial Implications of the Hospitalist Movement Healthcare Financial Management March, 1999
Wachter RM, Whitcomb WF, Nelson, JR.
BOOKS WE RECOMMEND
Hospitalists: A Guide to Building and Sustaining a Successful Program by Joseph A. Miller, John Nelson and Winthrop F. Whitcomb (Health Administration Press, 2007)
Comprehensive Hospital Medicine: An Evidence-Based Approach by Mark Williams, et al (Saunders Elsevier, 2007) Leslie Flores lead author, John Nelson co-author Chap 116 and 117. John Nelson co-author Chap 119 and 120.
The Hospitalist Program Management Guide, Second Edition edited by Jeffrey Dichter and Kenneth Simone (HCPro, 2008) Leslie Flores author Chap 2. John Nelson author Chap 12
Practical Guide to Hospitalist Recruitment and Retention by Kirk Mathews and John Nelson (HCPro, 2008)
The Surgical Hospitalist Program Management Guide by John Nelson and John Maa (HCPro, 2009)
Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High by Kerry Patterson, et al (McGraw-Hill, 2002)
Leadership on the Line: Staying Alive Through the Dangers of Leading by Ronald A. Hiefetz and Martin Linsky (Harvard Business School Press, 2002)
If Disney Ran Your Hospital: 9 ½ Things You Would Do Differently by Fred Lee (Second River Healthcare Press, 2004)
Hardwiring Excellence: Purpose, Worthwhile Work, Making a Difference by Quint Studer (Fire Starter Publishing, 2004)
Internal Bleeding: The Truth Behind America’s Terrifying Epidemic of Medical Mistakes by Robert M. Wachter & Kaveh Shojania (Rugged Land, LLC, 2005)
Understanding Patient Safety by Robert M. Wachter (McGraw-Hill, 2008)
PUBLICATIONS FOR HOSPITALISTS
The Hospitalist, the official monthly newsmagazine of the Society of Hospital Medicine.
The Journal of Hospital Medicine, the Society of Hospital Medicine’s bi-monthly peer-reviewed publication of original research in the field of hospital medicine.
Today’s Hospitalist, a monthly magazine that reports on practice management issues, quality improvement initiatives and clinical updates in the field of hospital medicine.
Where We’ll Be Speaking
Taking Your Practice to the Next Level: Management Strategies for Challenging Times, a Society of Hospital Medicine course (San Francisco, October 26, 2011)
John Nels on, course co-director and faculty; Leslie Flores, course co-director
Best Practices in Managing a Hospital Medicine Program, a Society of Hospital
Medicine course
John Nelson, course director and instructor
Fundamentals of Inpatient Coding and Documentation: Getting What You Deserve, a Society of Hospital Medicine course
Leslie Flores, course director
PRODUCTIVITY AND COMPENSATION SURVEYS
State of Hospital Medicine: 2010 Report Based on 2011 Data, published by the Society of Hospital Medicine and the Medical Group Management Association
2010 Medical Group Compensation and Financial Survey, published by the American Medical Group Association
2007-2008 Society of Hospital Medicine Biannual Survey: State of the Hospital Medicine Movement
Physician Compensation and Production Survey: 2007 Report Based on 2006 Data, Medical Group Management Association (MGMA)
2007 Medical Group Compensation and Financial Survey, American Medical Group Association (AMGA)
HELPFUL LINKS
Society of Hospital Medicine practice management resources
Society of Hospital Medicine Leadership Academy
Society of Hospital Medicine Annual Meeting and Pre-Courses
Wachter’s World blog by Robert M. Wachter, MD
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) website for information about physician fee schedule and RVU values |
