3 days ago · 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 practitioners, medical residents, and health care administrators.

3 days ago · Hospitalists weigh how to use data from wearable monitors in hospitalized patients

Aug 1, 2024 · More evidence-based research is needed to learn about the long-term physical effects of the profession.

Mar 30, 2022 · The term hospitalist was coined in 1996 in a New England Journal of Medicine article written by Dr. Robert Wachter—often considered the father of the field. The need was clear: hospitals wanted a physician dedicated to the care of inpatients on a 24/7 basis. Hospitals and patients have benefited tremendously, and hospital medicine has become […]

The Hospitalist monthly news magazine is an official publication of the Society of Hospital Medicine, reporting on issues and trends in hospital medicine. It reaches more than 35,000 hospitalists, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, medical residents, and health care administrators interested in the practice and business of hospital medicine.

Jan 1, 2025 · How do U.S. hospitalists find their way into international hospital medicine and global health care—and what have they learned on the journey? Several hospitalist leaders in global health care contacted for this article shared very different paths to their international connections. They said it’s important to enjoy working overseas, with all its challenges and its opportunities for ...

3 days ago · At the 28th annual UCSF Management of the Hospitalized Patient conference, founded by Dr. Wachter and held in San Francisco in October, he devoted a keynote address to describing AI’s looming “Hemingway moment” for hospitalists. In Ernest Hemingway’s 1926 novel, “The Sun Also Rises,” a character is asked to explain how his bankruptcy came about, and he replies, “Two ways ...

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Dec 2, 2024 · Hospitalists are popular but will need to justify their expanded role going forward, some say; seasoned hospitalists share insight.

Oct 1, 2024 · SHM is excited to announce the publication of the 2024 Hospital Medicine Workforce Experience Report. The 2024 Report, based on data collected in the Hospital Medicine Workforce Experience Survey conducted this spring, explores the perceptions of hospitalists on issues such as well-being, patient volumes, and workplace structures. This report builds off the Hospital Medicine Workforce […]