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Medscape Coverage from the

Society of Hospital Medicine (HM) 2017 Annual Meeting

May 01 - 04, 2017; Las Vegas, Nevada

May 01 - 04, 2017 Las Vegas, Nevada

HM Hospitalists on Healthcare: 'Politicians Can't Fix This' The only fix for the system is lowering costs, and only providers can do that, speakers at the hospital medicine meeting explained as they discussed the uncertain future of American healthcare.
Medscape Medical News, May 5, 2017
HM Rethinking Pain Can Help Hospitalists Fight Opioid Crisis Changes in the assessment of patients reporting pain, expectations about pain management, and prescribing practices can help curb the opioid crisis, according to experts.
Medscape Medical News, May 3, 2017

Conference News

HM Wachter: EHRs Still Frustrate, But Their Potential Is Unfolding
Medscape Medical News, May 11, 2017
HM New Strategy Cuts Hospital-Acquired VTEs
Medscape Medical News, May 10, 2017
HM Sleep Disturbances Drift Off With Order Changes, Reminders
Medscape Medical News, May 9, 2017
HM Common Treatments Not Supported by Evidence
Medscape Medical News, May 8, 2017

HM Hospitalists on Healthcare: 'Politicians Can't Fix This'
Medscape Medical News, May 5, 2017
HM Electronics Connect Records, Schedules, Physician Cellphones
Medscape Medical News, May 4, 2017
HM Rethinking Pain Can Help Hospitalists Fight Opioid Crisis
Medscape Medical News, May 3, 2017
HM Sleep Studies and VTEs Headline Hospitalists Meeting
Medscape Medical News, April 24, 2017

Popular News From HM 2016

Diagnostic Missteps Kindle Claims Against Hospitalists Systemic factors could put hospitalists at a higher legal risk than other physicians, but the problems are fixable.
Medscape Medical News, Mar 7, 2016
Wachter: We Got It Wrong With 7 On, 7 Off Work Schedules After 20 years, it is time for the hospitalist model, including work schedule and patient load, to change, said Bob Wachter, MD, who, along with Lee Goldman, MD, coined the word 'hospitalist'.
Medscape Medical News, Mar 15, 2016
Soaring Rates of Opioid Addiction Challenge Hospitalists There were 4400 deaths related to opioid overdose in 2000; in 2013, there were 16,000. To address this increase, hospitalists need strategies to manage patients with addiction and treat withdrawal.
Medscape Medical News, Mar 14, 2016

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Medscape Board at the Podium

Joseph Li, MD
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts
Presentation: Update in pharmacology: Drug safety, new drugs, and de-prescribing for the hospitalist
Date: May 2, 2017

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