Message from Dr. Eric Howell: The SHM Annual Report

This report has been a key resource for many years on hospital medicine group composition and finances, including salary and hospital financial support. Hospitalists now earn as much as $323,500 annually! But just as importantly, given the pivotal role played by hospitalists during the COVID-19 pandemic, SHM deployed a new, first-ever Workforce Experience Survey which captured patient load, perceived safety, and hospitalist well-being. With more than 560 survey responses, there was a mixed picture of how hospitalists are doing. About 68% of respondents reported feeling at least some burnout, but at the same time, 86% reported their work as meaningful. So, we all have work to do to support and uplift our hospital-medicine workforce. We are continuing to work with our staff and membership to develop new resources for hospitalists, based on the outcomes of this survey, and remain committed to being a partner to members like you. Another key area where SHM is advancing the science of hospital medicine is partnering with our academic colleagues. To that end, in October, SHM hosted a group of hospital-medicine research leaders to explore areas where SHM could contribute to advancing research in hospital medicine. Key opportunities identified during the one-day discussion included strategies we will explore for facilitating deeper representation of hospitalists in the development of guidelines, reviewing pathways modeled by other specialties (including emergency medicine and pediat...
Source: The Hospitalist - Category: Hospital Management Authors: Tags: Advocacy Leadership Source Type: research