Commentary
Published in the March 2019 issue of Today's Hospitalist
AFTER WORKING as a hospitalist for several years, I've spent the past 10-plus years as a medical director for a long-term acute care (LTAC) hospital, a job I love.
But that means...
Coding
Waxing nostalgic
Published in the May 2019 issue of Today's Hospitalist
BACK IN 2005 when I became a hospitalist, the specialty was still in its infancy. Community...
Quality improvement
Utilization matters
Published in the June 2019 issue of Today's Hospitalist
HOSPITAL LENGTH OF STAY (LOS) is a common if imperfect barometer of throughput efficiency, cost and...
Patient satisfaction
A 10-year look at patient volumes
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Published in the March 2019 issue of Today's Hospitalist
AS A YOUNG HOSPITALIST trying to develop his academic career, Charlie M. Wray, DO, MS, (@WrayCharles)...
Career
A look at hospitalists’ patient volumes
How many patient encounters do hospitalists see in a given day? In the 2018 Today’s Hospitalist Compensation & Career Survey, we asked hospitalists to...
By the Numbers
Waxing nostalgic
Published in the May 2019 issue of Today's Hospitalist
BACK IN 2005 when I became a hospitalist, the specialty was still in its infancy. Community...
Satisfaction/Burnout
Ailing career? A coach might help
Published in the May 2019 issue of Today's Hospitalist
2018 PROVED to be a year of big changes for Tinsley Coble, MD, who's based...
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A look at hospitalist pay raises
How often do hospitalists receive pay raises, and under what circumstances? According to data from the 2018 Today’s Hospitalist Compensation & Career Survey, about...