Background: Large hospital medicine groups of 30 or more physicians comprise over 20% of practices (SHM 2018). Our academic hospital medicine service is comprised of 65 faculty members. We recognized a need for multiple levels of leadership beyond the immediate chief and director of clinical operations. Our team, like most hospital medicine groups, is comprised [...]

Background: Shared decision making is a key component of patient-centered care, allowing physicians and patients to balance the capabilities of the medical system with the values of the patient. However, the concept of shared decision making is not unique to a physician-patient relationship. Institutions from Athens, Greece to Silicon Valley have recognized the benefits of [...]

Background: Large hospital medicine groups of 30 or more physicians comprise over 20% of practices (SHM 2018). Our academic hospital medicine service is comprised of 65 faculty members. We recognized a need for multiple levels of leadership beyond the immediate chief and director of clinical operations. Our team, like most hospital medicine groups, is comprised [...]