OpinionStep 1 scoring moves to pass/fail: Hospitalists’ role and unintended consequencesAuthor:Dennis Chang, MD, FHMPublish date: March 25, 2020The change to a pass/fail Step 1 exam will likely do little to address the expanding gulf between the UME and GME communities.Read More
NewsThe branching tree of hospital medicineAuthor:Dennis Chang, MD, FHMPublish date: December 13, 2019Hospital medicine is constantly changing, with new roles for hospitalists from a wide variety of backgrounds.Read More
News10 Tips for Hospitalists to Achieve an Effective Medical ConsultAuthor:Dennis Chang, MD, FHMPublish date: July 29, 2015A medical consult is an amazing way to learn. Consultation challenges us to practice our best medicine while also exposing us to innovations in other ...Read More
NewsRisk of Perioperative Morbidity, Post-Op Mortality Higher for Current SmokersAuthor:Dennis Chang, MD, FHMPublish date: November 6, 2013Current smokers who undergo major surgery face greater odds of postoperative adverse events, including mortality, than past smokersRead More
NewsReviews of Reseach on Perioperative Morbidity, Capnography with Diabetic Ketoacidosis in the ED, Mortality Rate for Elective SurgeriesAuthor:Dennis Chang, MD, FHMPublish date: October 1, 2013Also reviewed this month: publicly reported mortality rates vs. hospitals' overall mortality, cost-saving visits for Medicare patients, video-based...Read More
NewsWhat Are the Indications for a Blood Transfusion?Author:Dennis Chang, MD, FHMPublish date: September 1, 2013Practice guidelines support clinical judgment, but growing evidence suggests the threshold for blood transfusions should be a hemoglobin level of 7...Read More
