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
Still reporting consult codes?
Published in the December 2018 issue of Today's Hospitalist
DOES YOUR HOSPITAL have a large book of business with private insurers? If so, you may...
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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Infectious Disease
How to avoid C. diff overtesting
Published in the September 2018 issue of Today's Hospitalist
WHEN IT COMES TO testing for C. diff, clinicians face a tough balancing act. With too...
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Technology
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
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...
By the Numbers
Decisions, decisions
Published in the January 2019 issue of Today's Hospitalist
A SCARY NUMBER of patients lack decision-making capacity. In a systematic review published in the July 27,...
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
Who’s covering days, nights and weekends?
What’s a reasonable number of shifts for hospitalists to work per month?
In this slideshow of data from the 2018 Today’s Hospitalist Compensation & Career Survey,...