SHM & Hospital Medicine in the News: May 25 – June 8, 2017
Check out the latest hospital medicine and SHM-related stories in mainstream and healthcare news. For the full stories, click on the links below:
- Robert Harrington, MD, SFHM, past president of SHM, brings the physician perspective to his new role as Chief Medical Officer at SurveyVitals, Inc., a patient feedback technology company.
- Immediate past president of SHM, Brian Harte, MD, SFHM, was profiled in a local news article discussing his experience in his role as Head of Cleveland Clinic Akron General.
- SHM member Rohit Uppal, MD, MBA, SFHM wrote an article for Becker’s Hospital Review on why hospitals should move away from departmental silos.
- Journal of Hospital Medicine research on symptoms of depression in hospitalized patients was cited in Pharmacy Choice, Medical Xpress and PsychCentral, among others.
- SHM’s Multimodal Pain Strategies Guide for Postoperative Pain Management was cited in an article on the challenges of pain management on allnurses.
Dr. Robert Harrington Joins SurveyVitals as Chief Medical Officer
SurveyVitals, Inc., a healthcare analytics company specializing in digital patient experience surveys, announced today that Dr. Robert Harrington will join the company as Chief Medical Officer. Dr. Harrington brings with him over twenty years’ experience and extensive clinical knowledge to the role, having served as a leader in a number of capacities throughout his career with an emphasis on quality.
June 1, 2017
SurveyVitals
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Head of Cleveland Clinic Akron General Enjoying Time in Akron, Integrating Health Systems
Dr. Brian Harte’s office at Cleveland Clinic Akron General’s main downtown Akron campus has one piece of furniture you might not expect. Right in front of a window, where he can see patients walking to and from the hospital’s main parking deck, is a treadmill desk. The treadmill maxes out at 2 miles per hour, enough to keep Harte moving while checking emails on his standing desk or talking on conference calls, but without getting him out of breath.
June 3, 2017
Akron Beacon Journal/Ohio.com
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Six Reasons Hospitals Should Consider Clinical Integration
Despite significant overlap in workflow and processes, most clinical service lines operate as distinct entities and often have a “silo mentality.” But operating as separate entities can lead to confusion and frustration for physicians, clinical staff and patients. When hospitals are clinically integrated, all relevant departments and healthcare providers work together — from the time a patient enters the hospital, throughout their hospital experience and into the post-discharge period.
June 5, 2017
Becker’s Hospital Review
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1 in 3 Hospitalized Patients Suffer From Depression: Study\
A recent study suggests one in three hospitalized patients show symptoms of depression which could delay recovery time, increase length of hospital stays and increase the frequency of readmissions. The study is published in the Journal of Hospital Medicine.
June 3, 2017
Pharmacy Choice
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NTI: Pain Management Challenges
Pain management in the ICU can be difficult. Added to the complexities of this care is that patients are often unable to verbalize their pain or indicate a site. Then, there are the opioid naive and opioid tolerant patients. It is important to be able to safely provide pain relief consistently to all patients.
May 26, 2017
allnurses
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