Brendon Shank

Look no further than SHM’s Web application for HM13 at www.eventmobi.com/hm13.

This year, SHM is introducing the HM13 at Hand app as the sole source for HM13 content, including session presentations and speaker information for all of the conference. In previous years, attendees have used the meeting’s “paperless site” as the online location for all of the meeting’s content.

At HM13, attendees can get all of the content seamlessly on their tablets or smartphones in real time through the HM13 At Hand app.

HM13 At Hand puts HM13 in your hands with meeting content and tools:

• Presentations
• Speaker information
• HM13 schedule and planner
• “Scan to Win” contest
• Real-time alerts and updates
• Links to other HM13 resources and social media

Check out our 6-minute feature video: "Five Reasons You Should Attend HM13"

Look no further than SHM’s Web application for HM13 at www.eventmobi.com/hm13.

This year, SHM is introducing the HM13 at Hand app as the sole source for HM13 content, including session presentations and speaker information for all of the conference. In previous years, attendees have used the meeting’s “paperless site” as the online location for all of the meeting’s content.

At HM13, attendees can get all of the content seamlessly on their tablets or smartphones in real time through the HM13 At Hand app.

HM13 At Hand puts HM13 in your hands with meeting content and tools:

• Presentations
• Speaker information
• HM13 schedule and planner
• “Scan to Win” contest
• Real-time alerts and updates
• Links to other HM13 resources and social media

Check out our 6-minute feature video: "Five Reasons You Should Attend HM13"

Look no further than SHM’s Web application for HM13 at www.eventmobi.com/hm13.

This year, SHM is introducing the HM13 at Hand app as the sole source for HM13 content, including session presentations and speaker information for all of the conference. In previous years, attendees have used the meeting’s “paperless site” as the online location for all of the meeting’s content.

At HM13, attendees can get all of the content seamlessly on their tablets or smartphones in real time through the HM13 At Hand app.

HM13 At Hand puts HM13 in your hands with meeting content and tools:

• Presentations
• Speaker information
• HM13 schedule and planner
• “Scan to Win” contest
• Real-time alerts and updates
• Links to other HM13 resources and social media

Check out our 6-minute feature video: "Five Reasons You Should Attend HM13"

How do you go from being an early-career hospitalist to a leader in healthcare? Are there opportunities to do quality-improvement (QI) programs as a hospitalist?

Medical students and residents often have lots of questions about the many career paths available to hospitalists, and a special lunch at HM13 is designed to help answer many of them. This year’s lunch is May 17, the first day of the full HM13 program. It will link the specialty’s future hospitalists with leaders in the field.

Check out our 6-minute feature video: "Five Reasons You Should Attend HM13"

How do you go from being an early-career hospitalist to a leader in healthcare? Are there opportunities to do quality-improvement (QI) programs as a hospitalist?

Medical students and residents often have lots of questions about the many career paths available to hospitalists, and a special lunch at HM13 is designed to help answer many of them. This year’s lunch is May 17, the first day of the full HM13 program. It will link the specialty’s future hospitalists with leaders in the field.

Check out our 6-minute feature video: "Five Reasons You Should Attend HM13"

How do you go from being an early-career hospitalist to a leader in healthcare? Are there opportunities to do quality-improvement (QI) programs as a hospitalist?

Medical students and residents often have lots of questions about the many career paths available to hospitalists, and a special lunch at HM13 is designed to help answer many of them. This year’s lunch is May 17, the first day of the full HM13 program. It will link the specialty’s future hospitalists with leaders in the field.

Check out our 6-minute feature video: "Five Reasons You Should Attend HM13"

SHM Sections offer opportunities for members to connect with communities of their peers who share specialties or interests. At present, SHM Sections include:

• Med-Peds
• International
• Global Health and Human Rights
• Rural Hospitalists
• Practice Administrators

SHM Section of the Month

Seeing as how the focused-practice pathway for hospitalists is a first of its kind for physician credentialing boards, the ABIM is planning a “fairly significant” research effort tracking participants’ experience, Dr. Holmboe says.

Global Health and Human Rights is one of the newest SHM Sections, and represents a growing passion among hospitalists as increasing numbers of internal-medicine physicians express interest in overseas placements in resource-limited settings. SHM also recognizes the need for mentored training in global health.

Over the last decade, interest in global health has grown significantly amongst trainees, faculty, and staff. Current priorities for global health include: health-system strengthening, workforce training, QI and patient safety. These priorities align to core strengths of hospital medicine, which is therefore well suited to meet these global health challenges.

For more information about this and other Sections, visit www.hospitalmedicine.org/membership.

SHM Sections offer opportunities for members to connect with communities of their peers who share specialties or interests. At present, SHM Sections include:

• Med-Peds
• International
• Global Health and Human Rights
• Rural Hospitalists
• Practice Administrators

SHM Section of the Month

Seeing as how the focused-practice pathway for hospitalists is a first of its kind for physician credentialing boards, the ABIM is planning a “fairly significant” research effort tracking participants’ experience, Dr. Holmboe says.

Global Health and Human Rights is one of the newest SHM Sections, and represents a growing passion among hospitalists as increasing numbers of internal-medicine physicians express interest in overseas placements in resource-limited settings. SHM also recognizes the need for mentored training in global health.

Over the last decade, interest in global health has grown significantly amongst trainees, faculty, and staff. Current priorities for global health include: health-system strengthening, workforce training, QI and patient safety. These priorities align to core strengths of hospital medicine, which is therefore well suited to meet these global health challenges.

For more information about this and other Sections, visit www.hospitalmedicine.org/membership.

SHM Sections offer opportunities for members to connect with communities of their peers who share specialties or interests. At present, SHM Sections include:

• Med-Peds
• International
• Global Health and Human Rights
• Rural Hospitalists
• Practice Administrators

SHM Section of the Month

Seeing as how the focused-practice pathway for hospitalists is a first of its kind for physician credentialing boards, the ABIM is planning a “fairly significant” research effort tracking participants’ experience, Dr. Holmboe says.

Global Health and Human Rights is one of the newest SHM Sections, and represents a growing passion among hospitalists as increasing numbers of internal-medicine physicians express interest in overseas placements in resource-limited settings. SHM also recognizes the need for mentored training in global health.

Over the last decade, interest in global health has grown significantly amongst trainees, faculty, and staff. Current priorities for global health include: health-system strengthening, workforce training, QI and patient safety. These priorities align to core strengths of hospital medicine, which is therefore well suited to meet these global health challenges.

For more information about this and other Sections, visit www.hospitalmedicine.org/membership.

Hospitalists play an increasingly pivotal role in ensuring the highest quality and safety for patients in hospitals. The implementation of healthcare reform has only heightened the importance of hospital quality and patient safety for hospitalists. To enable education and advancement of quality improvement (QI), SHM has developed the Hospital Quality & Patient Safety (HQPS) Online Academy (http://www.hospitalmedicine.org/hqps).

The HQPS Online Academy consists of Internet-based modules that provide training not included in traditional medical education. These modules bridge the gap between the conceptualization and practice of quality in hospitals, helping hospitalists to prepare and lead quality initiatives to improve patient outcomes. The modules allow healthcare providers to explore and evaluate current quality initiatives and practices, as well as reflect on ways to improve core measures within their hospital.

Each module focuses on a core principle of QI and patient safety, and provides three AMA PRA Category 1 credits.

SHM members who are insured with The Doctors Company can earn a 5% risk-management credit by completing the first five HQPS modules (see below). Eligible members also enjoy premium savings through a 5% program discount and a claims-free credit of up to 25%.

HQPS Online Academy modules

• Quality measurement and stakeholder interests
• Teamwork and communication
• Organizational knowledge and leadership skills
• Patient safety principles
• Quality and safety improvement methods and skills (RCA and FMEA)

Hospitalists play an increasingly pivotal role in ensuring the highest quality and safety for patients in hospitals. The implementation of healthcare reform has only heightened the importance of hospital quality and patient safety for hospitalists. To enable education and advancement of quality improvement (QI), SHM has developed the Hospital Quality & Patient Safety (HQPS) Online Academy (http://www.hospitalmedicine.org/hqps).

The HQPS Online Academy consists of Internet-based modules that provide training not included in traditional medical education. These modules bridge the gap between the conceptualization and practice of quality in hospitals, helping hospitalists to prepare and lead quality initiatives to improve patient outcomes. The modules allow healthcare providers to explore and evaluate current quality initiatives and practices, as well as reflect on ways to improve core measures within their hospital.

Each module focuses on a core principle of QI and patient safety, and provides three AMA PRA Category 1 credits.

SHM members who are insured with The Doctors Company can earn a 5% risk-management credit by completing the first five HQPS modules (see below). Eligible members also enjoy premium savings through a 5% program discount and a claims-free credit of up to 25%.

HQPS Online Academy modules

• Quality measurement and stakeholder interests
• Teamwork and communication
• Organizational knowledge and leadership skills
• Patient safety principles
• Quality and safety improvement methods and skills (RCA and FMEA)

Hospitalists play an increasingly pivotal role in ensuring the highest quality and safety for patients in hospitals. The implementation of healthcare reform has only heightened the importance of hospital quality and patient safety for hospitalists. To enable education and advancement of quality improvement (QI), SHM has developed the Hospital Quality & Patient Safety (HQPS) Online Academy (http://www.hospitalmedicine.org/hqps).

The HQPS Online Academy consists of Internet-based modules that provide training not included in traditional medical education. These modules bridge the gap between the conceptualization and practice of quality in hospitals, helping hospitalists to prepare and lead quality initiatives to improve patient outcomes. The modules allow healthcare providers to explore and evaluate current quality initiatives and practices, as well as reflect on ways to improve core measures within their hospital.

Each module focuses on a core principle of QI and patient safety, and provides three AMA PRA Category 1 credits.

SHM members who are insured with The Doctors Company can earn a 5% risk-management credit by completing the first five HQPS modules (see below). Eligible members also enjoy premium savings through a 5% program discount and a claims-free credit of up to 25%.

HQPS Online Academy modules

• Quality measurement and stakeholder interests
• Teamwork and communication
• Organizational knowledge and leadership skills
• Patient safety principles
• Quality and safety improvement methods and skills (RCA and FMEA)

• D. Davis, MD, Alabama
• V. Palabindala, Alabama
• V. Do, Arizona
• G. Khera, MD, Arizona
• A. Afrashteh, MD, California
• P. Alegarbes, California
• J. Close, California
• B. Davis, DO , California
• J. Eng, MD, California
• C. Liao, MD, California
• A. Manoharan, MBBS, California
• K. Martinez, California
• K. Mothkuri, MD, California
• M. Ochner, MD, MPH, California
• T. Ososkova, MD, California
• H. Selke, MD, California
• M. Sethi, MD, California
• S. Sonti, MD, California
• C. Tsay, California
• D. Virnich, MD, MBA, California
• A. Montoya, FNP, Colorado
• J. Nickelsen, MD, Colorado
• V. Kota, MD, Connecticut
• S. Kim, MD, Delaware
• N. Serafimova, MD, Delaware
• S. Brulte, MD, Florida
• A. Camacho, AN P, Florida
• E. Carter, MD, Florida
• C. Cesa, MD, Florida
• K. Eaton, PA-C, Florida
• N. Harris, MD, Florida
• T. Jones, MD, Florida
• A. Karmand, MD, Florida
• A. Laila, MD, Florida
• M. Lane, MD, Florida
• L. Leisch, MD, Florida
• V. Ngo, MD, Florida
• H. Patel, DO , Florida
• M. Pop, MD, Florida
• A. Rahman, MD, Florida
• J. Whynot, MD, Florida
• P. Amene, MBBS, Georgia
• A. Bawa, MD, Georgia
• J. Dee, Georgia
• C. Henritz, DO , Georgia
• Y. Imran, MD, Georgia
• J. Mikell, MD, Georgia
• D. Nagarajan, MD, Georgia
• L. Porter, MD, Georgia
• K. Thykeson, MD, Idaho
• C. Beveridge, Illinois
• R. Helfrich, MD, Illinois
• R. Kellum, MD, Illinois
• T. Mahmood, MD, Illinois
• D. Patel, MD, Illinois
• M. Regala, MD, Illinois
• H. Sandhu, MD, Illinois
• U. Tekin, MD, Illinois
• D. Azad, MD, FACP, MPH, Indiana
• J. Light, MD, Indiana
• P. Marpu, MD, Indiana
• N. Paul, ACNP, Indiana
• C. Bowers, MD, Kansas
• L. Fanucchi, MD, MPH, Kentucky
• S. Kad, MD, FACP, MPH, MS, USAR , Kentucky

• D. Davis, MD, Alabama
• V. Palabindala, Alabama
• V. Do, Arizona
• G. Khera, MD, Arizona
• A. Afrashteh, MD, California
• P. Alegarbes, California
• J. Close, California
• B. Davis, DO , California
• J. Eng, MD, California
• C. Liao, MD, California
• A. Manoharan, MBBS, California
• K. Martinez, California
• K. Mothkuri, MD, California
• M. Ochner, MD, MPH, California
• T. Ososkova, MD, California
• H. Selke, MD, California
• M. Sethi, MD, California
• S. Sonti, MD, California
• C. Tsay, California
• D. Virnich, MD, MBA, California
• A. Montoya, FNP, Colorado
• J. Nickelsen, MD, Colorado
• V. Kota, MD, Connecticut
• S. Kim, MD, Delaware
• N. Serafimova, MD, Delaware
• S. Brulte, MD, Florida
• A. Camacho, AN P, Florida
• E. Carter, MD, Florida
• C. Cesa, MD, Florida
• K. Eaton, PA-C, Florida
• N. Harris, MD, Florida
• T. Jones, MD, Florida
• A. Karmand, MD, Florida
• A. Laila, MD, Florida
• M. Lane, MD, Florida
• L. Leisch, MD, Florida
• V. Ngo, MD, Florida
• H. Patel, DO , Florida
• M. Pop, MD, Florida
• A. Rahman, MD, Florida
• J. Whynot, MD, Florida
• P. Amene, MBBS, Georgia
• A. Bawa, MD, Georgia
• J. Dee, Georgia
• C. Henritz, DO , Georgia
• Y. Imran, MD, Georgia
• J. Mikell, MD, Georgia
• D. Nagarajan, MD, Georgia
• L. Porter, MD, Georgia
• K. Thykeson, MD, Idaho
• C. Beveridge, Illinois
• R. Helfrich, MD, Illinois
• R. Kellum, MD, Illinois
• T. Mahmood, MD, Illinois
• D. Patel, MD, Illinois
• M. Regala, MD, Illinois
• H. Sandhu, MD, Illinois
• U. Tekin, MD, Illinois
• D. Azad, MD, FACP, MPH, Indiana
• J. Light, MD, Indiana
• P. Marpu, MD, Indiana
• N. Paul, ACNP, Indiana
• C. Bowers, MD, Kansas
• L. Fanucchi, MD, MPH, Kentucky
• S. Kad, MD, FACP, MPH, MS, USAR , Kentucky

• D. Davis, MD, Alabama
• V. Palabindala, Alabama
• V. Do, Arizona
• G. Khera, MD, Arizona
• A. Afrashteh, MD, California
• P. Alegarbes, California
• J. Close, California
• B. Davis, DO , California
• J. Eng, MD, California
• C. Liao, MD, California
• A. Manoharan, MBBS, California
• K. Martinez, California
• K. Mothkuri, MD, California
• M. Ochner, MD, MPH, California
• T. Ososkova, MD, California
• H. Selke, MD, California
• M. Sethi, MD, California
• S. Sonti, MD, California
• C. Tsay, California
• D. Virnich, MD, MBA, California
• A. Montoya, FNP, Colorado
• J. Nickelsen, MD, Colorado
• V. Kota, MD, Connecticut
• S. Kim, MD, Delaware
• N. Serafimova, MD, Delaware
• S. Brulte, MD, Florida
• A. Camacho, AN P, Florida
• E. Carter, MD, Florida
• C. Cesa, MD, Florida
• K. Eaton, PA-C, Florida
• N. Harris, MD, Florida
• T. Jones, MD, Florida
• A. Karmand, MD, Florida
• A. Laila, MD, Florida
• M. Lane, MD, Florida
• L. Leisch, MD, Florida
• V. Ngo, MD, Florida
• H. Patel, DO , Florida
• M. Pop, MD, Florida
• A. Rahman, MD, Florida
• J. Whynot, MD, Florida
• P. Amene, MBBS, Georgia
• A. Bawa, MD, Georgia
• J. Dee, Georgia
• C. Henritz, DO , Georgia
• Y. Imran, MD, Georgia
• J. Mikell, MD, Georgia
• D. Nagarajan, MD, Georgia
• L. Porter, MD, Georgia
• K. Thykeson, MD, Idaho
• C. Beveridge, Illinois
• R. Helfrich, MD, Illinois
• R. Kellum, MD, Illinois
• T. Mahmood, MD, Illinois
• D. Patel, MD, Illinois
• M. Regala, MD, Illinois
• H. Sandhu, MD, Illinois
• U. Tekin, MD, Illinois
• D. Azad, MD, FACP, MPH, Indiana
• J. Light, MD, Indiana
• P. Marpu, MD, Indiana
• N. Paul, ACNP, Indiana
• C. Bowers, MD, Kansas
• L. Fanucchi, MD, MPH, Kentucky
• S. Kad, MD, FACP, MPH, MS, USAR , Kentucky

Awarded to a hospital by comparing an individual hospital’s performance measure rates during a certain period with all hospitals’ rates during the baseline period.

Awarded to a hospital by comparing an individual hospital’s performance measure rates during a certain period with all hospitals’ rates during the baseline period.

Awarded to a hospital by comparing an individual hospital’s performance measure rates during a certain period with all hospitals’ rates during the baseline period.

Does your team have:

• Eagerness to improve their discharge processes and reduce unnecessary readmissions and avoidable adverse events in the post-discharge period?
• A multidisciplinary team in place capable of working collaboratively to redesign existing care processes?
• A dedicated leader to manage the process of tailoring the BOOST intervention to your site’s needs and implementing BOOST?
• Support of at least one executive sponsor who can meet with the team monthly?
• Access to data support personnel needed to collect baseline and post-implementation data?

Does your team have:

• Eagerness to improve their discharge processes and reduce unnecessary readmissions and avoidable adverse events in the post-discharge period?
• A multidisciplinary team in place capable of working collaboratively to redesign existing care processes?
• A dedicated leader to manage the process of tailoring the BOOST intervention to your site’s needs and implementing BOOST?
• Support of at least one executive sponsor who can meet with the team monthly?
• Access to data support personnel needed to collect baseline and post-implementation data?

Does your team have:

• Eagerness to improve their discharge processes and reduce unnecessary readmissions and avoidable adverse events in the post-discharge period?
• A multidisciplinary team in place capable of working collaboratively to redesign existing care processes?
• A dedicated leader to manage the process of tailoring the BOOST intervention to your site’s needs and implementing BOOST?
• Support of at least one executive sponsor who can meet with the team monthly?
• Access to data support personnel needed to collect baseline and post-implementation data?

• According to research published in the New England Journal of Medicine, about 1 in 5 hospitalized Medicare beneficiaries were readmitted within 30 days after discharge. Unplanned rehospitalizations cost Medicare $17.4 billion in 2004.
• The Project BOOST toolkit has been downloaded more than 4,000 times.
• Project BOOST has been implemented at more than 150 sites nationwide.
• Early data from six sites that have implemented Project BOOST reveal a reduction in 30-day readmission rates to 11.2% from 14.2%, as well as a 21% reduction in 30-day, all-cause readmission rates.

Source: www.hospitalmedicine.org

• According to research published in the New England Journal of Medicine, about 1 in 5 hospitalized Medicare beneficiaries were readmitted within 30 days after discharge. Unplanned rehospitalizations cost Medicare $17.4 billion in 2004.
• The Project BOOST toolkit has been downloaded more than 4,000 times.
• Project BOOST has been implemented at more than 150 sites nationwide.
• Early data from six sites that have implemented Project BOOST reveal a reduction in 30-day readmission rates to 11.2% from 14.2%, as well as a 21% reduction in 30-day, all-cause readmission rates.

Source: www.hospitalmedicine.org

• According to research published in the New England Journal of Medicine, about 1 in 5 hospitalized Medicare beneficiaries were readmitted within 30 days after discharge. Unplanned rehospitalizations cost Medicare $17.4 billion in 2004.
• The Project BOOST toolkit has been downloaded more than 4,000 times.
• Project BOOST has been implemented at more than 150 sites nationwide.
• Early data from six sites that have implemented Project BOOST reveal a reduction in 30-day readmission rates to 11.2% from 14.2%, as well as a 21% reduction in 30-day, all-cause readmission rates.

Source: www.hospitalmedicine.org

For hospitals across the country, 2013 is the year to address readmissions and find practical solutions. In January, the Journal of the American Medical Association dedicated

an entire issue to the vexing problem of hospital readmissions. In his audio summary of the issue, JAMA editor Howard Bauchner, MD, notes that it “came together organically,” based on increased submissions and attention to 30-day readmissions.

Among nearly a dozen articles focused on readmissions, discharge, and transitions of care, Project BOOST principal investigator Mark V. Williams, MD, FACP, MHM, makes the case for a community-based approach in an editorial titled “A Requirement to Reduce Readmissions: Take Care of the Patient, Not Just the Disease.” In the piece, he advocates for “broad patient-centered approaches that engage all members of a care team, especially front-line clinicians and use proven quality-improvement [QI] methods.” He goes on to link the concepts to the principles taught by Project BOOST.

After all, readmissions are expensive, and not just for hospitals, which is why private insurers and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) are investing resources to improve discharge processes, reduce readmissions, and reduce costs.

Many adverse events that happen after discharge are predictable using assessment tools and methods in the Project BOOST program, Dr. Williams says. Hospitalists can—and should, according to many—improve the system to protect patients.

And while systemwide change doesn’t happen overnight, it does have to start somewhere, as leaders at the 150-plus Project BOOST sites nationwide can attest Now is the time to begin planning to join the Project BOOST 2013 cohort. Applications will be accepted through this summer; training will begin in the fall. But participation is limited, and successful applicants often need time to prepare their applications, which must include letters of support from a site executive and the development of a multidisciplinary team. For more information, visit www.hospitalmedicine.org/boost.

Brendon Shank is SHM’s associate vice president of communications.

For hospitals across the country, 2013 is the year to address readmissions and find practical solutions. In January, the Journal of the American Medical Association dedicated

an entire issue to the vexing problem of hospital readmissions. In his audio summary of the issue, JAMA editor Howard Bauchner, MD, notes that it “came together organically,” based on increased submissions and attention to 30-day readmissions.

Among nearly a dozen articles focused on readmissions, discharge, and transitions of care, Project BOOST principal investigator Mark V. Williams, MD, FACP, MHM, makes the case for a community-based approach in an editorial titled “A Requirement to Reduce Readmissions: Take Care of the Patient, Not Just the Disease.” In the piece, he advocates for “broad patient-centered approaches that engage all members of a care team, especially front-line clinicians and use proven quality-improvement [QI] methods.” He goes on to link the concepts to the principles taught by Project BOOST.

After all, readmissions are expensive, and not just for hospitals, which is why private insurers and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) are investing resources to improve discharge processes, reduce readmissions, and reduce costs.

Many adverse events that happen after discharge are predictable using assessment tools and methods in the Project BOOST program, Dr. Williams says. Hospitalists can—and should, according to many—improve the system to protect patients.

And while systemwide change doesn’t happen overnight, it does have to start somewhere, as leaders at the 150-plus Project BOOST sites nationwide can attest Now is the time to begin planning to join the Project BOOST 2013 cohort. Applications will be accepted through this summer; training will begin in the fall. But participation is limited, and successful applicants often need time to prepare their applications, which must include letters of support from a site executive and the development of a multidisciplinary team. For more information, visit www.hospitalmedicine.org/boost.

Brendon Shank is SHM’s associate vice president of communications.

For hospitals across the country, 2013 is the year to address readmissions and find practical solutions. In January, the Journal of the American Medical Association dedicated

an entire issue to the vexing problem of hospital readmissions. In his audio summary of the issue, JAMA editor Howard Bauchner, MD, notes that it “came together organically,” based on increased submissions and attention to 30-day readmissions.

Among nearly a dozen articles focused on readmissions, discharge, and transitions of care, Project BOOST principal investigator Mark V. Williams, MD, FACP, MHM, makes the case for a community-based approach in an editorial titled “A Requirement to Reduce Readmissions: Take Care of the Patient, Not Just the Disease.” In the piece, he advocates for “broad patient-centered approaches that engage all members of a care team, especially front-line clinicians and use proven quality-improvement [QI] methods.” He goes on to link the concepts to the principles taught by Project BOOST.

After all, readmissions are expensive, and not just for hospitals, which is why private insurers and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) are investing resources to improve discharge processes, reduce readmissions, and reduce costs.

Many adverse events that happen after discharge are predictable using assessment tools and methods in the Project BOOST program, Dr. Williams says. Hospitalists can—and should, according to many—improve the system to protect patients.

And while systemwide change doesn’t happen overnight, it does have to start somewhere, as leaders at the 150-plus Project BOOST sites nationwide can attest Now is the time to begin planning to join the Project BOOST 2013 cohort. Applications will be accepted through this summer; training will begin in the fall. But participation is limited, and successful applicants often need time to prepare their applications, which must include letters of support from a site executive and the development of a multidisciplinary team. For more information, visit www.hospitalmedicine.org/boost.

Brendon Shank is SHM’s associate vice president of communications.

Every year, thousands of hospitalists gather to share their experiences, challenges, and energy with each other at SHM’s annual meeting. In 2013, hospitalists can do all of that while visiting the nation’s capital.

And make a real difference by advocating on Capitol Hill for quality improvement and safety in hospitals.

And enjoy all the amenities of a first-class hotel and conference center under one roof.

And get ahead of the curve on some of the most pressing topics in healthcare, such as the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) Foundation’s Choosing Wisely campaign.

But in order to do all of that, hospitalists have to register for HM13, and must do so quickly to save $50. The early registration deadline is March 19, earlier than in prior years. So don’t wait—sign up now at www.hospitalmedicine2013.org.

Choosing Wisely

Are you ready to make wise choices? HM13 provides unprecedented access to the hospitalist experts who developed the lists of recommendations for the Choosing Wisely campaign with two educational sessions and a pre-course.

Before HM13 kicks off, hospitalists John Bulger, DO, FACP, SFHM, and Ian Jenkins, MD, will direct a full-day Choosing Wisely pre-course on Thursday, May 16, featuring didactic sessions in the morning with national experts in QI on such topics as teambuilding and making the case for quality. The afternoon session will encompass highly interactive workgroups utilizing skills learned in the morning to develop a plan for how to “choose wisely.” Attendees will apply quality methodologies to frequently overutilized tests or procedures, resulting in an actual plan for embedding “avoids” or “never-dos” into their own practice in their own institutions.

On Saturday, May 18, Douglas Carlson, MD, and Ricardo Quinonez, MD, FAAP, FHM, will present “Addressing Overuse in Pediatric Hospital Medicine: The ABIM Choosing Wisely Campaign—PHM Recommendations,” and on Sunday, May 19, Drs. Bulger and Jenkins will present “Choosing Wisely: 5 Things Physicians and Patients Should Question.”

New Featured Speaker

Back by popular demand, hospitalist Patrick Conway, MD, MSc, FAAP, SFHM, chief medical officer and the director of the Office of Clinical Standards and Quality Centers for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), will speak on the role hospitalists will play as change agents for healthcare reform and patient safety in the years to come. Dr. Conway replaces quality expert Peter Pronovost, MD, who had a scheduling conflict and will not be able to speak at HM13.

Get Your Conference In Hand

Hospitalists continue to be ahead of the curve, and the technology at HM13 is no exception. This year’s HM13 At Hand conference app for smartphones and tablets enables conference-goers to plan their schedule ahead of time, download meeting content, play a scavenger hunt for prizes, and socialize with other attendees.

The app’s scheduling feature offers attendees the chance to explore their options ahead of time or make changes on the fly to their HM13 experience.

For links to download the HM13 app, visit www.hospitalmedicine.org.

Every year, thousands of hospitalists gather to share their experiences, challenges, and energy with each other at SHM’s annual meeting. In 2013, hospitalists can do all of that while visiting the nation’s capital.

And make a real difference by advocating on Capitol Hill for quality improvement and safety in hospitals.

And enjoy all the amenities of a first-class hotel and conference center under one roof.

And get ahead of the curve on some of the most pressing topics in healthcare, such as the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) Foundation’s Choosing Wisely campaign.

But in order to do all of that, hospitalists have to register for HM13, and must do so quickly to save $50. The early registration deadline is March 19, earlier than in prior years. So don’t wait—sign up now at www.hospitalmedicine2013.org.

Choosing Wisely

Are you ready to make wise choices? HM13 provides unprecedented access to the hospitalist experts who developed the lists of recommendations for the Choosing Wisely campaign with two educational sessions and a pre-course.

Before HM13 kicks off, hospitalists John Bulger, DO, FACP, SFHM, and Ian Jenkins, MD, will direct a full-day Choosing Wisely pre-course on Thursday, May 16, featuring didactic sessions in the morning with national experts in QI on such topics as teambuilding and making the case for quality. The afternoon session will encompass highly interactive workgroups utilizing skills learned in the morning to develop a plan for how to “choose wisely.” Attendees will apply quality methodologies to frequently overutilized tests or procedures, resulting in an actual plan for embedding “avoids” or “never-dos” into their own practice in their own institutions.

On Saturday, May 18, Douglas Carlson, MD, and Ricardo Quinonez, MD, FAAP, FHM, will present “Addressing Overuse in Pediatric Hospital Medicine: The ABIM Choosing Wisely Campaign—PHM Recommendations,” and on Sunday, May 19, Drs. Bulger and Jenkins will present “Choosing Wisely: 5 Things Physicians and Patients Should Question.”

New Featured Speaker

Back by popular demand, hospitalist Patrick Conway, MD, MSc, FAAP, SFHM, chief medical officer and the director of the Office of Clinical Standards and Quality Centers for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), will speak on the role hospitalists will play as change agents for healthcare reform and patient safety in the years to come. Dr. Conway replaces quality expert Peter Pronovost, MD, who had a scheduling conflict and will not be able to speak at HM13.

Get Your Conference In Hand

Hospitalists continue to be ahead of the curve, and the technology at HM13 is no exception. This year’s HM13 At Hand conference app for smartphones and tablets enables conference-goers to plan their schedule ahead of time, download meeting content, play a scavenger hunt for prizes, and socialize with other attendees.

The app’s scheduling feature offers attendees the chance to explore their options ahead of time or make changes on the fly to their HM13 experience.

For links to download the HM13 app, visit www.hospitalmedicine.org.

Every year, thousands of hospitalists gather to share their experiences, challenges, and energy with each other at SHM’s annual meeting. In 2013, hospitalists can do all of that while visiting the nation’s capital.

And make a real difference by advocating on Capitol Hill for quality improvement and safety in hospitals.

And enjoy all the amenities of a first-class hotel and conference center under one roof.

And get ahead of the curve on some of the most pressing topics in healthcare, such as the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) Foundation’s Choosing Wisely campaign.

But in order to do all of that, hospitalists have to register for HM13, and must do so quickly to save $50. The early registration deadline is March 19, earlier than in prior years. So don’t wait—sign up now at www.hospitalmedicine2013.org.

Choosing Wisely

Are you ready to make wise choices? HM13 provides unprecedented access to the hospitalist experts who developed the lists of recommendations for the Choosing Wisely campaign with two educational sessions and a pre-course.

Before HM13 kicks off, hospitalists John Bulger, DO, FACP, SFHM, and Ian Jenkins, MD, will direct a full-day Choosing Wisely pre-course on Thursday, May 16, featuring didactic sessions in the morning with national experts in QI on such topics as teambuilding and making the case for quality. The afternoon session will encompass highly interactive workgroups utilizing skills learned in the morning to develop a plan for how to “choose wisely.” Attendees will apply quality methodologies to frequently overutilized tests or procedures, resulting in an actual plan for embedding “avoids” or “never-dos” into their own practice in their own institutions.

On Saturday, May 18, Douglas Carlson, MD, and Ricardo Quinonez, MD, FAAP, FHM, will present “Addressing Overuse in Pediatric Hospital Medicine: The ABIM Choosing Wisely Campaign—PHM Recommendations,” and on Sunday, May 19, Drs. Bulger and Jenkins will present “Choosing Wisely: 5 Things Physicians and Patients Should Question.”

New Featured Speaker

Back by popular demand, hospitalist Patrick Conway, MD, MSc, FAAP, SFHM, chief medical officer and the director of the Office of Clinical Standards and Quality Centers for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), will speak on the role hospitalists will play as change agents for healthcare reform and patient safety in the years to come. Dr. Conway replaces quality expert Peter Pronovost, MD, who had a scheduling conflict and will not be able to speak at HM13.

Get Your Conference In Hand

Hospitalists continue to be ahead of the curve, and the technology at HM13 is no exception. This year’s HM13 At Hand conference app for smartphones and tablets enables conference-goers to plan their schedule ahead of time, download meeting content, play a scavenger hunt for prizes, and socialize with other attendees.

The app’s scheduling feature offers attendees the chance to explore their options ahead of time or make changes on the fly to their HM13 experience.

For links to download the HM13 app, visit www.hospitalmedicine.org.