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1y ago
Burnout. It’s an all-too-familiar term for those in healthcare and other service fields. Often the onus is on the burned-out person to recognize and mitigate their burnout and activities such as yoga and deep breathing are offered as quick fixes. For our March #JHMChat, we turned to Dr. Rachel Thienprayoon’s article, “Beyond Burnout: Collective suffering [...]
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The Hospital Leader » Leadership
1y ago
Ableism is a common yet misunderstood “–ism”. Yet the common thread that ties ableism and other –isms/ forms of discrimination like racism, sexism, and homophobia, is the belief that one group or identity is “less than” others. Specifically, ableism is discrimination of and prejudice against people with disabilities and is rooted in the belief that [...]
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The Hospital Leader » Leadership
1y ago
If you were designing the perfect hospitalist job description, what would be the optimal workload to achieve high productivity? This was the crux of the discussion during September’s JHMChat. The conversation featured Drs. Marisha Burden, Moksha Patel, Mark Kissler, and Elizabeth Harry as well as researcher Angela Keniston, coauthors of “Measuring and driving hospitalist value: [...]
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The Hospital Leader » Leadership
2y ago
Preparing to go on parental leave? For most of us, planning involved casual conversations with colleagues who had recently entered parenthood and learning from their experiences. Some more proactive parents-to-be may have specifically met with their leadership to formulate plans for coverage for clinical, research, and other administrative work. But this isn’t the norm in [...]
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The Hospital Leader » Leadership
2y ago
Last week’s #JHMChat saw an all-star guest lineup including Drs. Adam Rodman, Zahir Kanjee, Laura McNamara, and Shane Warnock of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center debating the value of the routine daily physical exam – is it worthwhile or a waste of time? This question was recently debated in our Point: Counterpoint series and got [...]
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The Hospital Leader » Leadership
2y ago
In honor of Mental Health Awareness Week, October’s #JHMChat focused on physicians’ mental health. It was inspired by this article from the Journal of Hospital Medicine, centered on Dr. Justin Bullock’s personal experience with seeking treatment for his mental illness. His account was the backdrop of the article’s discussion of what happens when physicians disclose [...]
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The Hospital Leader » Leadership
2y ago
This week, the Journal of Hospital Medicine returned from a summer hiatus with a #JHMChat about academic productivity and promotion. As recently discussed in our September issue by Drs. Andrew Sumarsono and Neil Keshvani, et al, the median number of publications for hospitalists at academic medical centers is zero. I’ll say that one more time: [...]
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The Hospital Leader » Leadership
2y ago
During the first two to three weeks of the pandemic in 2020, I was involved in a lot of meetings about the current status and future plans for the impending surge of COVID-19 patients we were anticipating. It was during that time we witnessed COVID-19 ravaging cities like New York City. In one of the [...]
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The Hospital Leader » Leadership
2y ago
Health care professionals widely recognize that safe, efficient, and patient-centered care relies on effective teamwork and communication between physicians and nurses. While most understand the importance of interdisciplinary collaboration between physicians and nurses, interprofessional education (IPE) often involves collaboration between nursing and medical students, rather than integration into the clinical environment. Though IPE programs exist [...]
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The Hospital Leader » Leadership
3y ago
As a healthcare leader, the tasks before you are tremendous. Think of yourself as a captain sailing your ship through murky waters. Each day of the journey, you must motivate your crew by: Influencing as a coach. Continuously improving processes and physician performance. Supporting team members through external pressures and personal struggles. Maintaining strong [...]
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