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
A look at teaching physician rules
Published in the April 19 issue of Today's Hospitalist
WITH A BRAND NEW CLASS of residents arriving in teaching hospitals in just a few months,...
Quality improvement
Who owns what in patient metrics?
Published in the October 2018 issue of Today's Hospitalist
IT'S NO SECRET that doctors face growing pressure over how they perform on measures like readmissions...
Patient satisfaction
Trends in patient volumes for hospitalists
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Social media: Should you stop lurking and log on?
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
Paid to sign on?
Published in the April 2019 issue of Today's Hospitalist
WANT MORE DATA about hospitalist pay, work hours and more? Check out our 2018 Salary Survey Results. Interested...
By the Numbers
Clearing up confusion
Published in the March 2019 issue of Today's Hospitalist
IN MY JANUARY COLUMN, I kicked off the new year with the considerable but generally unrecognized...
Satisfaction/Burnout
A doctor dance-off for a great cause
Published in the February 2019 issue of Today's Hospitalist
BRIGHT GOLD METALLIC LEATHER isn't a typical look for Mary-Amanda O'Neill, MD, a hospitalist at Cape...
Career Center
Do your new hires need help?
Published in the April 2019 issue of Today's Hospitalist
A FEW YEARS AGO, leaders at a Washington health system made this chance observation: While they...