Abdominal point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) is a vital, rapid, and noninvasive diagnostic tool used by hospitalists to detect various acute abdominal conditions, especially when traditional imaging is ...

This article discusses the challenges and nuances involved in using CAUTI and CLABSI rates as performance measures for hospitalists.

If you’re an SHM member interested in sharing your expertise with readers of The Hospitalist, consider applying for the editorial board. Board members develop content, recommend sources, and may write ...

HIV treatment has significantly evolved over the past 30 years, transforming HIV from a fatal disease to a manageable chronic condition. Despite advances, challenges remain in treatment access, stigma ...

Understanding the complexities of health information and traversing the often obtuse, poorly organized, broader healthcare system can be difficult for even the most knowledgeable and educated ...

Some hospitalists have found greener pastures working in locum tenens capacities. The freedom, flexibility, enticing pay, and the ability to work in a variety of hospital environments and medicine ...

Among their many responsibilities, hospitalists typically rank patient care as their number one priority and the education of medical students, residents, and fellows as a critical number two. As ...

Prescription drug costs in the U.S. are among the highest in the world, surpassing those in other high-income nations by more than two and a half times. In 2023, the U.S. healthcare system’s total ...

Part I of this two-part series focused on the academic milieu surrounding international medical graduates (IMGs), the perception of the country of origin, and migrating to the U.S. This article ...

Q & A with Liz Herrle, MD, FACP, FHM, assistant professor of medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine, associate medical director for professional development, Maine Medical Center division of ...

Physician orders for life-sustaining treatment (POLST) is a single-page medical order form, typically printed on bright pink paper, and signed by a physician, nurse practitioner, or physician ...

With hospital medicine a newer specialty, mentorship has an extra special role, say several hospitalist leaders who have spent much of their careers serving as mentors for others. Mentoring helps ...