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NewsHigher hospitalist base salary shows less compensation
Hospitals should consider the balance between compensation and productivity, according to a Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) press release this week. According to an MGMA and Society of Read more...
As hospitalist roles expand, so does their need for better training
Hospitalists continue to grow in ranks--40,000 are expected within the next few years--along with the range of duties they perform. These physicians increasingly are called upon to fill voids in a Read more...
Hospitalist salary plateaus, say MGMA and SHM
Hospitalists' compensation is steadying, while productivity grows, according to new data released on Wednesday from the Society of Hospital Medicine (SHM) and Medical Group Management Association Read more...
Nocturnist subspecialty soars: The case for the night-owl doctor
Hospitals during the night have typically been thought of as the black hole of staffing and the voltage drop of communication, but a new subspecialty is reclaiming the night. Called nocturnists, or Read more...
Comprehensive care physicians: An emerging specialty for chronic care
In the near future, frequently hospitalized patients may not only require the services of hospitalists, but also comprehensive care physicians--an emerging specialty that would focus on the care of Read more...
Study: Hospitalist physicians may cut hospital stays
When seen by internists trained in managing complications, high-risk surgery patients had shorter hospital stays, according to new research. The study, published in the journal Orthopedics, looked at Read more...
Case study: MO hospital assigns hospitalists to specific units
In the past, hospitalist physicians have been forced to wander all around the hospitals where they practice, from floor to floor and unit to unit. Increasingly, however, hospitals are coming to see Read more...
| Press ReleasesSound Physicians Hosts Webcast with Atul Gawande, M.D., Author of ‘The Checklist Manifesto’Insight on the Value of Clinical Process Excellence to Manage Performance TACOMA, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Sound Physicians, a leading hospitalist organization focused on driving improvements in Read more >> Michael Radzienda, MD, SFHM, Named Chief Medical Officer for Sound PhysiciansTACOMA, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Sound Physicians, a leading hospitalist organization focused on driving improvements in quality, satisfaction and financial performance of inpatient healthcare Read more >> Two Physicians from IPC The Hospitalist Company Named Top Hospitalists of 2011Jasmin M. Baleva, M.D., and David Bowman, M.D., Selected in the Top Ten by the American College of Physicians NORTH HOLLYWOOD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- IPC The Hospitalist Company, Inc. (Nasdaq: Read more >> New Executive Further Strengthens Cogent HMG’s Commitment to Physician AlignmentCompany hires industry veteran McMackin to oversee physician services BRENTWOOD, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Cogent HMG, a national leader in the field of hospital medicine and critical care medicine, Read more >> Ingenious Med Founder Steven Liu Named Physician Entrepreneur of the YearATLANTA, Aug. 9, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Ingenious Med Inc., leaders in electronic charge capture and practice management, is pleased to announce founder and chairman Steven Liu, M.D. is the 2011 Read more >> |
