Why You Should Recredential with Medicare as a Hospitalist
In April 2017, CMS implemented the new physician specialty code C6, specifically for hospitalists. There has been a lot of confusion about what this means …Read More
The Past and Future of Hospital Medicine
While I hope I’ll still be doing much the same work for many more years, I’m clearly at a stage of life that most …Read More
In Defense of Hospital Administrators
A couple of months ago, I wrote about some key findings from a 2018 survey of US physicians by The Physicians Foundation. It’s no surprise to anyone …Read More
What About Life Enrichment?
Some time ago, I wrote about job enrichment and the importance of factors like achievement, recognition, interesting work, responsibility, advancement, and personal growth in building sustainable …Read More
America’s Physicians: Overworked and Burning Out
According to a new survey report released by The Physicians Foundation, 80% of physicians across all specialties report being at full capacity or overextended, and 78% …Read More
New SoHM Report Provides Unique Window Into Hospital Medicine Practice Trends
On behalf of SHM’s Practice Analysis Committee, I’m delighted to announce that the 2018 State of Hospital Medicine Report is now available!
This year’s report may be the most …Read More
Now We Have a Compact, But What the Heck Do We Do with It?
Last October, I wrote about the process some healthcare organizations are engaging in to develop written compacts between physicians and the hospitals where they practice. …Read More
Elevating the Human Factor in Patient Communication
In my previous post, I discussed the challenges associated with measuring hospitalists’ patient satisfaction scores. I noted that CMS never designed the HCAHPS survey to …Read More
The Work Schedule That Prevents Burnout
Burnout is influenced by a seemingly infinite combination of variables. An optimal schedule alone isn’t the key to preventing it, but maybe a good …Read More