Overview
SHM offers guidance on the most pressing operational issues in hospital medicine. In addition to the State of Hospital Medicine Report, we offer resources on coding and documentation, onboarding and scheduling, well-being, and more.
SHM members receive access to these resources for no cost or at a discount. Not a member? Join today.
2025 State of Hospital Medicine Survey
The 2025 State of Hospital Medicine Survey takes a snapshot of what is happening in hospital medicine groups around the country. The results provide critical information for groups to make informed decisions about practice structure, scheduling, compensation plans, and more in our State of Hospital Medicine Report. Your data is critical to helping the entire field of hospital medicine.
The 2025 Survey opens January 13. Interested in being notified when it is available? Complete this form.
PM Webinar Series
The Practice Management Webinar Series brings together experts from across the country to discuss Hospital Medicine’s most pressing operational issues.
Upcoming Webinars:
How to be a Hospitalist Opioid Use Disorder Champion: Improving the Quality of Care for Patients
Tuesday, January 28, 2025
4:00 p.m. ET
The first webinar will discuss the current state of addiction medicine and the roles that hospitalists can take within their practice to overcome barriers and improve the quality of care for their patients with opioid use disorder. Topics include how to screen patients, building protocols and pathways, QI projects, orders for discharge, and linkage to care. Additionally, speakers will discuss how to acquire data on the issue and how to start building capacity within the hospitalist team.
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Co-Management by Hospitalists: Opportunities, Challenges, and the Role of Interservice Agreements
Wednesday, January 29, 2025
1:00 p.m. ET
To provide guidance in creating, leading, or participating in a co-management model, SHM recently released Building and Sustaining Co-Management Programs in Hospital Medicine: A Technical Report and Operational Guide. This webinar, the first in a two-part series, will focus on the opportunities and challenges in hospitalist co-management models and the role that interservice agreements play in defining roles, workflows, and conflict resolution.
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Co-Management by Hospitalists: Building Collaborative Relationships, Hiring, Onboarding, and Financial Aspects
Wednesday, February 5, 2025
1:00 p.m. ET
This follow-up webinar will continue the discussion from the webinar held on January 29 and focus on building collaborative relationships in co-management, hiring and onboarding hospitalists for co-management, and financial aspects of co-management models.
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How to be a Hospitalist Opioid Use Disorder Champion: OUD Consult Services
Thursday, February 13, 2025
2:00 p.m. ET
The hospitalist plays an important role in providing effective care for patients with opioid use disorder (OUD) has never been more important. In this webinar, we will focus on the creation of OUD consult services. In addition to the structure of these service lines, we will explore the role that culture plays in OUD treatment. Participants will understand how to assess readiness for consult services within their own institutions, develop support and find partners, define metrics, and activate the model. We will also discuss various funding opportunities for these programs.
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Recent Webinars:
SHM members receive complimentary access recordings from the Practice Management Webinar Series. Recent webinars include:
The Ins and Outs of Geographic Rounding in Hospital Medicine
Geographic rounding of hospitalist teams can improve care quality, enhance efficiency, and increase patient and care team satisfaction. Hear from members of the Practice Management Committee to hear about their experiences. Learn whether it may be a good model for your group and how you can implement it at your institution.
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Stop the Stigma: Accessing Mental Health Care for Hospitalists
Stigma for seeking mental health treatment as a clinician remains high, despite increased efforts to destigmatize seeking care in the general population. Learn more about the importance of wellness and mental health for healthcare providers, including implications for patient safety.
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Structuring for Success: Architecting a Hospital Medicine Leadership System for Optimal, Team, Hospital, and Organizational Performance
Strong leadership is critical to the success of a hospital medicine team. Hear how to meet the needs of group members and expectations of the C-Suite, how to foster successful relationships within the team, how to develop future leaders of the group, and how to maintain work/life balance as a leader.
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New Resources:
The Building and Sustaining Co-Management Programs in Hospital Medicine: A Technical Report and Operational Guide
This resource is designed for hospital medicine leaders who have co-management programs or are considering starting one. This program guide outlines key considerations for creating, leading, or participating in a hospitalist co-management model.
Hospital Medicine Workforce Experience Report 2024
The Hospital Medicine Workforce Experience Report explores the perceptions of hospitalists on issues such as workplace structures, patient volumes and safety, work/life balance, and leadership support and, the roles these play in professional fulfillment and burnout amongst hospitalists.
Webinar: From Chaos to Clarity: Navigating Clinical Documentation and Case Mix Index (CMI)
In this webinar, recorded in September 2024, we cut through the “noise” of clinical documentation and demystify CMI. With this understanding, you can adopt a focused approach to clinical documentation, reclaim significant time spent on queries, and maintain optimal CMI reporting. This webinar was sponsored by ClinIntell and is part of a series made possible by SHM's sponsors.
Mitigating Workplace Violence in Hospital Medicine
Since the COVID-19 incidents of violence against healthcare workers have increased, and yet many cases still go unreported. In this resource, SHM has compiled from hospital leaders across the country a range of interventions and steps to address violence prevention, response, support, and monitoring and continuous improvement.
2023 Hospital Medicine Evaluation and Management Guidelines and MDM Table
Our coding and documentation resources include a comprehensive set of FAQs on the 2023 E/M Coding Guidelines and a modified version of the American Medical Association Medical Decision Making (MDM) Table, Effective January 1, 2023. This resource specifically addresses the hospital medicine E/M codes and provides relevant risk examples.
Current Issues
DEA Licensure Requirement
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) have released new licensure requirements related to the new Medication Access and Training Expansion (MATE) Act. Starting June 27, 2023, all health care practitioners who apply newly for or seek to renew their DEA registration will be required to complete 8 hours of relevant accredited education related to the prevention, recognition, and care of people with substance use disorders. Click here for more.
Well-being and Burnout
Focusing on well-being is essential to maintaining a sustainable hospital medicine group and creating a supportive and resilient team. SHM encourages groups to take a holistic approach to wellbeing, offering resources designed for hospital leaders who seek to build a culture that fosters a collaborative environment, promotes wellbeing, and ultimately engages hospitalists as valuable members of the team. Click here for more.