Society of Hospital Medicine

Check out this month’s In the Literature from hospitalists at The University of North Carolina. 📋 Topics include telehealth-based sepsis recovery, digitoxin in patients with HFrEF, & more!
https://bit.ly/44oba8h

The Philadelphia Business Journal named the Society of Hospital Medicine as one of the Best Places to Work for the second year in a row! 🎊 Best Places to Work foster a workplace where employees willingly go above and beyond in their work, advocate for the organization, and intend to stay into the future.
A huge shoutout to the incredible team that makes SHM a standout workplace and a true community for hospitalists! 💙

Father and son, Dr. Len Scarpinato and Dr. Mario Scarpinato, expand on key themes from a recent piece in The Hospitalist, “Getting an Advanced Degree—Why Bother?” ⤵️

They give additional context into how timing, career goals, and evolving professional pathways shape the decision to pursue further education. 🎓 Read more:

A Response to Getting an Advanced Degree—Why Bother? - The Hospitalist Drs. Len and Mario Scarpinato share their thoughts on the topic of our April article on the value of advanced degrees for hospitalists in their Letter to the Editor.

Sir William Osler was a revered historical medical educator and physician. Among his many accomplishments, was being the first hospitalist one of his legacies? 💡Comment your take below!

Sir William Osler: Is He the First Hospitalist? - The Hospitalist The authors share their perspectives on whether Sir William Osler, renowned as the “father of internal medicine,” is the first hospitalist.

Today on June 19, we celebrate Freedom Day, commemorating the end of slavery in the United States. Please join us in reflecting on the progress and work ahead for a more equitable health community for all.

A current challenge the community is facing is the loss of federal funding for research centered on LGBTQIA+ populations. With current political pressures to remove sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) from electronic health records, key information that could limit future research possibilities is at risk.

Read more about the current research gains, setbacks, and challenges:
https://bit.ly/4a3NJEE

SHM recently submitted comments on the Medicare Program; Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems for Acute Care Hospitals (IPPS) FY27 Proposed Rule. 📑
Topics covered include:
🏥 Hospitals readmissions reduction program
🔀 Crosscutting quality program proposals
💻 RFI on Future Potential Performance-Based Measure of Electronic Prior Authorization
📋 Changes to the Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting Program & More

Read the full letter: https://bit.ly/4vbubql