Society of Hospital Medicine
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| Society of Hospital Medicine | |
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| Name | Society of Hospital Medicine |
| Acronym | SHM |
| Formation | 1997 |
| Type | Professional association |
| Headquarters | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Leader title | CEO |
| Leader name | A. Jay C. Varkey |
| Membership | Physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, pharmacists |
Society of Hospital Medicine is a professional association representing clinicians who practice hospital medicine in the United States and internationally. The organization interfaces with hospitals, academic centers, and health systems to promote inpatient care, quality improvement, and physician leadership. It collaborates with a broad range of institutions, specialty societies, and government agencies to shape hospital-based practice and policy.
History
The organization emerged in the late 1990s amid changes at institutions such as Johns Hopkins Hospital, Massachusetts General Hospital, Mayo Clinic, Cleveland Clinic, and UCSF Medical Center as hospital-based medicine formalized. Early leaders included faculty connected to Harvard Medical School, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, and Columbia University Irving Medical Center, who partnered with hospital administrators from Kaiser Permanente, HCA Healthcare, and Trinity Health. Initial conferences were held alongside meetings at venues frequented by organizations like American College of Physicians, American Medical Association, Association of American Medical Colleges, National Institutes of Health, and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The growth of hospital medicine paralleled developments at Brigham and Women's Hospital, Mount Sinai Health System, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, University of California San Diego Health, and Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
Mission and Activities
The organization works with stakeholders including Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, The Joint Commission, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, World Health Organization, and Public Health England to improve inpatient outcomes. Activities span continuing education in collaboration with institutions like Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Yale School of Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, University of Chicago Medicine, and Northwestern Memorial Hospital. Quality initiatives have been implemented in partnership with systems such as Geisinger Health System, Intermountain Healthcare, Sutter Health, Providence Health & Services, and UPMC. The organization convenes an annual meeting alongside symposia with groups including Society of Critical Care Medicine, American Geriatrics Society, American Academy of Family Physicians, American College of Surgeons, and American Pharmacists Association.
Membership and Governance
Members include practitioners from academic centers like University of California Los Angeles, Emory University School of Medicine, Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, and University of Washington Medical Center as well as community hospitals affiliated with Banner Health, Ascension Health, CommonSpirit Health, AdventHealth, and Providence St. Joseph Health. Governance involves a board with representatives drawn from entities such as Association of American Medical Colleges, Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, American Board of Internal Medicine, American Board of Family Medicine, and National Board of Physicians and Surgeons. Committees coordinate with professional bodies including Infectious Diseases Society of America, Society of Hospital Pharmacists, American Association of Nurse Practitioners, American Academy of Physician Associates, and National Medical Association.
Education and Certification
Educational programming leverages partnerships with universities and certification bodies such as Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine, and American Board of Hospital Medicine to offer curricula, workshops, and maintenance programs. Fellowship tracks link to training programs at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Brown University Warren Alpert Medical School, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, and Temple University School of Medicine. Simulation and skills courses run with centers like Society for Simulation in Healthcare, American Heart Association, Advanced Trauma Life Support, European Resuscitation Council, and National Institutes of Health Clinical Center.
Clinical Guidelines and Research
The organization develops guidelines in collaboration with specialty societies and research centers including Infectious Diseases Society of America, American Thoracic Society, Society of Critical Care Medicine, American College of Cardiology, and American Society of Hematology. Research initiatives have partnered with academic consortia at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cornell University Weill Medical College, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, and Yale School of Medicine and with funders such as Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Multi-center studies have involved networks linked to Clinical and Translational Science Awards Program, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institute on Aging, and Fogarty International Center.
Advocacy and Policy
Advocacy efforts engage federal and state agencies such as Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services, Food and Drug Administration, Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, and state health departments. Policy collaborations include working with professional coalitions like American College of Physicians, American Hospital Association, Federation of American Hospitals, Association of American Medical Colleges, and National Rural Health Association on payment models, workforce issues, and patient safety. Public comment and testimony have been provided at hearings involving United States Congress, Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, House Committee on Energy and Commerce, and regulatory rulemakings from Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
Awards and Recognition
The organization confers awards and partners with foundations and institutions including Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Graham Langlands Prize (example partnerships), American Medical Women's Association, American College of Physicians, National Academy of Medicine, and Institute for Healthcare Improvement to recognize clinical excellence, leadership, and research. Its honorees have included leaders affiliated with Johns Hopkins Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Cleveland Clinic, Mount Sinai Health System, and Brigham and Women's Hospital as well as contributors from Institute for Healthcare Improvement, Commonwealth Fund, Kaiser Family Foundation, Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation, and Health Resources and Services Administration.