This can qualify for an advance care planning (ACP) billing code (99497). ACP includes the explanation and discussion of ...

Dhruv Srinivasachar, MD, earned his medical degree from Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Va., and is a PGY-4 ...

On September 26, 2024, SHM’s Public Policy Committee (PPC) and SHM Chapter members visited Washington, D.C. for SHM’s annual ...

As I reflect on this past year, despite the disruptive times, I am deeply grateful. I am also reminded of the article in The ...

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How do U.S. hospitalists find their way into international hospital medicine and global health care—and what have they ...

Medetomidine is a non-opioid animal sedative increasingly used with fentanyl in illicit drug mixtures. It causes overdose similar to xylazine and other opioids but with prolonged sedation and ...

What is a curriculum vitae (CV) and why is it important? Much like a firm handshake, your CV serves as your initial ...

This is the final column in my five-part series tracing the history of the hospitalist movement and the factors that propelled it into becoming the fastest growing medical specialty in history and the ...

A 75-year-old woman with a previous medical history of high blood pressure, diabetes mellitus, stage 4 chronic kidney disease, and lung cancer was admitted to the hospital with chest pain and... The ...

Modern hospital medicine practice is diverse and characterizable through its willingness to innovate and be inclusive of new ideas and perspectives. While hospitalists aspire to evidence-based ...