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Coverage from the

Society of Hospital Medicine (HM) 2019 Annual Meeting

March 24 - 27, 2019; National Harbor, Maryland

March 24 - 27, 2019 National Harbor, Maryland

HM 2019 Approaches to Negotiate With Disgruntled Patients, Families Patients who disagree with a care provider might opt for medically inappropriate treatment or make choices against medical advice, but physicians can intervene to improve outcomes.
Medscape Medical News, April 1, 2019
HM 2019 Hospitals Finding New Ways to Integrate PAs and NPs Advanced practice providers are finding new roles in telemedicine, behavioral health, and medical consults for surgeons. However, they are still being underused in many hospitals, experts say.
Medscape Medical News, March 7, 2019

Conference News

HM 2019 Approaches to Negotiate With Disgruntled Patients, Families
Medscape Medical News, April 1, 2019
HM 2019 Telemedicine Relieves Night Gaps, Specialist Shortages
Medscape Medical News, March 29, 2019
HM 2019 Delirium Care Reduces Length of Hospital Stay, Cost
Medscape Medical News, March 27, 2019
HM 2019 Program Curbs Alcohol Detox Admissions
Medscape Medical News, March 27, 2019

HM 2019 Steady Drop in Medication Mix-ups With New Approach
Medscape Medical News, March 26, 2019
HM 2019 Hospitals Finding New Ways to Integrate PAs and NPs
Medscape Medical News, March 7, 2019
HM 2019 Five Dermatologic Emergencies Physicians Should Recognize
Medscape Medical News, February 15, 2019

Popular News From HM 2018

Experts Bust Myths About Working With NPs and PAs Medicare recognized the services of advanced practice providers 20 years ago, but their roles are still not fully understood, and some hospital bylaws haven't caught up.
Medscape Medical News, Apr 17, 2018
Wachter: Why Home Hospitals Are Not a Threat The future of hospitalists is safe because factors other than the lower cost of care seem to be affecting the uptake of the home hospital, experts report.
Medscape Medical News, Apr 18, 2018
Bedtime Ritual Improves Sleep, Keeps Hospital Rooms Quiet The Sleep Hygiene in the Hospital Project (SHH!) significantly improves the quality of rest experienced by hospitalized patients, new research shows, and can be easily replicated at minimal cost.
Medscape Medical News, Apr 13, 2018

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