Journal of Hospital Medicine
@jhospmedicine
Premier peer-reviewed publication & the official journal for the Society of Hospital Medicine.
Have you checked out #JHMWrapped? Have you seen one of our digital media editors dancing like #TaylorSwift? Who danced it better? Let us know in the comments! Then read to check out some of the best articles of 2025! https://bit.ly/4uI9uSO 🎥 @docwithbowtie
We have lots to find ~kinda chic~ as the new residents have finally mastered their new logins and (mostly) finding their way around the hospital. Which of these resonates with you most? Is it a #TWDFNR? #howwehospitalist #JHM #hospitalmedicine #internyear #kindachic
Simulation, an evidence-based educational modality, is underutilized in PHM. A national needs assessment identified 15 high priority topics that could feasibly comprise a PHM simulation curriculum. 🔗: https://doi.org/10.1002/jhm.70274 ✍️: Goldstein et al @childrensphila #JHM #PHM #CHOP
A new study highlights gaps, barriers, and facilitators in discharge transition programs across U.S. hospitals. 🔗: https://doi.org/10.1002/jhm.70258 ✍️: Weerahandi et al #JournalofHospitalMedicine #SHM #caretransitions #Hospitalist
Health equity in the inpatient setting remains under-explored, a multi-site mixed-methods study explores hospitalist perspectives on the current state, and how to improve health equity on inpatient. 🔗: https://doi.org/10.1002/jhm.70252 ✍️: Le et al #SHM #JHM #HealthEquity
Multisite PHIS study found disparities in antibiotic use based on racial/ethnic groups and childhood opportunity index for children hospitalized with pneumonia. 🔗 https://doi.org/10.1002/jhm.70251 ✍️: Cotter et al 🖼️: #VisualAbstract by @Eric Burnett #JournalofHospitalMedicine #SHM
New comparative diagnostic accuracy study examines the best POCUS method for identifying left atrial enlargement. 🔗: https://doi.org/10.1002/jhm.70245 ✍️: Dr. Christopher Smith @University of Nebraska Medical Center @Nebraska Medicine #SHM #JHM
How can hospital clinicians develop skills and tolerate distress to lead patient-centered, effective, and empathic family meetings? Introducing GOComm: a team-based communication intervention: https://doi.org/10.1002/jhm.70241
🚨JHM 101🚨 Wanna get published in the Journal of Hospital Medicine? Wondering what we look for? Tune in next Wednesday, July 22nd, as our Editor-in-Chief Dr. @samirshahmd.bsky.social discusses these and takes your questions! Register/submit questions at bit.ly/4pzwjq4
July starts the academic year for those of us in medicine. With the new year comes new goals for which mentoring can be helpful. Have you learned on how to be mentored? #EIC #JHM #SHM 🔗: https://doi.org/10.1002/jhm.70357 ✍️: @Samir S. Shah 🖼️: @ericburnett
We wouldn't discharge a patient without a follow-up plan. Why should civic engagement be any different? 🗳️ Voting is the first step, not the last! The work continues after Election Day. 🔗: https://doi.org/10.1002/jhm.70315 #HospitalMedicine #Advocacy #CivicEngagement #PhysicianAdvocacy
Sorry to hear about #GracieTheGiraffe who had wandered away from a Texas Ranch. We hope it does not become a recurring event. In unrelated news, meet our new intern Gracie! She’ll be helping with our social media posting and she is definitely human!
📞🏥 Transfer center clinicians carry the weight of high-stakes triage decisions from miles away. This perspective explores how education, transfer standards, & innovative approaches to capacity management can help reduce moral injury in virtual triage. 📖 https://doi.org/10.1002/jhm.70310
🏠➡️🏥 Can Hospital at Home deliver guideline-concordant care for patients hospitalized with COPD? 📖 Read how this evolving care model is redefining where hospital medicine happens. 🔗: https://doi.org/10.1002/jhm.70277 #HospitalAtHome #SHM #JHM #HospitalMedicine #HealthcareInnovation
🫁 Better evidence. More inclusive care. 🫁 New expert guidance helps inform pneumonia management for children with neurologic impairment. Read more 👉🏽 : https://doi.org/10.1002/jhm.70317 #PedsHospitalMedicine #SHM #JHM #Pridemonth #inclusive care
TSA: Leave the ranch at home. 🤭 This paper: Leave premature closure at home. ✔️ The 5L framework offers a simple approach to diagnostic reasoning. Read more to learn how. 🔗: https://doi.org/10.1002/jhm.70312 Because not every mystery should end in the first half. ⚽ #SHM #JHM #TSA
Great clinicians and great fathers make their thinking visible, teach through uncertainty, and help others find their way. This Father’s Day, read this thoughtful editorial on clinical reasoning. Happy Father's Day ♥️ 🔗: https://doi.org/10.1002/jhm.70303 #SHM #JHM #FathersDay
⚽ 🏃🏽♂️Great players see the whole field. Great clinicians should too. Read how a health equity lens can transform patient handoffs. 🔗: https://bit.ly/3S8q7bT ✍️: Ritu Bansal 🖼️: Catie Glatz #HealthEquity #HospitalMedicine #FIFAWorldCup #SHM #JHM
Sharing study results builds trust, strengthens partnerships, and honors participants' contributions. ⚽ Research is a team sport. Everyone deserves to know the outcome. 🏆 ✍️: Marguerite Daus 🖼️: Catie Glatz #FIFAWorldCup #Teamwork #Leadership #SHM #JHM #HospitalMedicine
"Championship teams recognize talent, not stereotypes. Be the teammate who speaks up when bias enters the game." ⚽🏆 🔗: https://doi.org/10.12788/jhm.3519 ✍️: Melanie F Molina 🖼️: Catie Glatz #JHM #Hospitalmedicine #SHM #FIFA2026 #Pridemonth #Microagression
#PrideMonth is an opportunity to spotlight research that advances inclusion, visibility, and health equity. Explore the research in the link👇 . 🔗: https://doi.org/10.1002/jhm.13368 ✍️: Keshav Khanijow 🖼️: Catie Glatz #JHM #Hospitalmedicine #SHM
Being professional shouldn't mean suppressing who you are. This #PrideMonth, read a thoughtful reflection on identity, inclusion, and belonging in medicine. 🔗: https://doi.org/10.1002/jhm.12941 ✍️: Surafel Tsega 🖼️: @jawoodardmd #JHM #Hospitalmedicine #SHM #diversity
This 🌈#PrideMonth, a reminder that inclusive care starts with asking the right questions and creating a space where patients feel safe answering them. A moving story about trust and belonging👇 🔗: https://doi.org/10.1002/jhm.13242 ✍️: Nam S. Hoang 🖼️: @jawoodardmd #JHM #SHM
With GLP-1 agonist use increasing nationwide, this study adds important data on outcomes in critically ill patients. Read more: 🔗: https://doi.org/10.1002/jhm.70228 ✍️: Albert K. Park 🖼️: @kovalenkojul #JHM #Hospitalmedicine #SHM #GLP-1agonist #pridemonth
Poor inpatient sleep is common. But is reducing interruptions enough?🤔 Read what this study found. 🔗: https://doi.org/10.1002/jhm.70223 ✍️: Noor F. Shaik and Lydia Denison 🖼️: @kovalenkojul #JHM #Inpatientsleep #Hospitalmedicine #SHM #Pridemonth
Top 10 prescribed medication. Limited benefit for many pain conditions. Significant potential harms. Time to rethink gabapentin. Read more. 🔗: https://doi.org/10.1002/jhm.70286 ✍️: Niti G. Patel 🖼️ : @kovalenkojul #JHM #TWDFNR #gabapentin #hospitalmedicine #SHM #painmanagement
🚨 #TWDFNR ALERT 🚨 You know the routine - you admit a patient with HIV and you auto-order a CD4 count. Or... As always, history is key to determine next steps! Check out the video, then read the article! 🔗 https://bit.ly/3OaCdj7 ✍️ Dr. Michael Rose, et al 🖼️ Dr. Tina Sanjar 🎥 Dr. Eric Burnett
🌈 #HappyPride from JHM with an article focused on better care for #transgender patients - here, we believe that trans care is healthcare. Learn steps to take to support your trans patients in the hospital setting! ✍️: Khanijow, Neira, @cjstreed.bsky.social 🖼️ : @jawoodardmd.bsky.social
As we recognize #PrideMonth and the importance of health equity, this study asks: Do mortality prediction tools perform equally across disadvantaged populations? The answer may surprise you. 🔗: https://doi.org/10.1002/jhm.70279 ✍️: Matthew P. Landler 🖼️ : @kovalenkojul
As we grow as leaders we may encourage #PsychologicalSafety. But power dynamics are still a thing - how do we lead with humility and encourage unfiltered feedback and information? Check out the latest from our EIC! 🔗 https://bit.ly/4t3ofhb ✍️ @samirshahmd.bsky.social 🖼️ Iuliia Kovalenko, MD