SHM & Hospital Medicine in the News: January 19 – February 2, 2017
Check out the latest hospital medicine and SHM-related stories in mainstream and healthcare-centric news. For the full stories, click on the links below:
- Vineet Arora, MD, MPP, active SHM member and JHM deputy editor, was quoted in an article on improving and standardizing care transitions in The Washington Post.
- Based on the potential for career advancement, job growth and salary, hospitalist ranks number 1 in LinkedIn’s list of the Most Promising Jobs of 2017.
- Leslie Flores, MHA, SFHM’s blog post, “An Open Letter to Hospital Executives about Their Hospitalist Programs” was reposted on Medpage Today’s KevinMD.
- SHM member Robert El-Kareh, MD, MPH was quoted in an article discussing a self-analysis tool that can help build a family-centered plan in the ICU, which he helped develop.
- Former chair of SHM’s National Post-Acute Task Force, Dr. Olevia Pitts, is the first woman and person of color to become the chief medical officer at Research Medical Center.
When A New Team Takes Over Your Care at the Hospital, It Can Be a Precarious Time
For a medical resident, the first day on a new service is never smooth. You’re on a new floor with new nurses, other new residents, new supervisors and, of course, new patients — sometimes two dozen of them, seriously ill, whom you’re meeting for the first time and for whom you’re expected to make important, sometimes life-altering decisions.
January 23, 2017
The Washington Post
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LinkedIn Data Reveals the Most Promising Jobs of 2017
Job hopping has nearly doubled in the last 20 years, and is only accelerating. Based on our research, we know that the top reasons people change jobs is to pursue a stronger career path, make more money or access more opportunities within their organization.
January 20, 2017
LinkedIn Official Blog
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7 Ways Hospital Executives Can Support Their Staff
Dear hospital executive, If you are like many of the hospital leaders with whom I regularly talk, you’re probably concerned that your hospitalist program isn’t delivering the value you need in this metrics-driven and cost-constrained environment.
January 26, 2017
KevinMD.com
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New Guidelines Promote More Family Engagement in Intensive Care Units
Having a loved one go through a critical illness is a stressful and traumatic experience that may have lasting effects months after the patient is discharged from the intensive care unit (ICU). To improve the well-being of both patients and family during this vulnerable time, a set of new guidelines has been released, providing physicians with evidence-based strategies to optimize outcomes for the critically ill and those at their bedside.
January 25, 2017
UC San Diego News Center
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Research Medical Goes Local (And Outside of HCA) for a New CMO
HCA Midwest Health picked a local physician leader as its newest hire. On Monday, Dr. Olevia Pitts became chief medical officer for Research Medical Center — HCA Midwest’s largest hospital at 590 beds.
January 30, 2017
Kansas City Business Journal
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