Hospital Medicine

Chapter 1 Primer on the Health Care System.- Chapter 2 Knowing Yourself and Your Style.- Chapter 3 Planning for a Career in Hospital Medicine.- Chapter 4 Common Career Pitfalls: Real-world guidance of common mistakes to avoid that may impact a hospitalist's ability to be successful.- Chapter 5 Goal-setting: Effective Strategies to Plan for a Successful Career.- Chapter 6 Work-Life Balance and Preventing Burnout.- Chapter 7 Women in Medicine.- Chapter 8 Basics of Billing and Coding: A Primer for the New Hospitalist Attending.- Chapter 9 Incorporating Evidence-Based Medicine into Your Daily Life.- Chapter 10 Interprofessional Collaboration.- Chapter 11 Transitions of Care.- Chapter 12 The Patient Experience.- Chapter 13 Consultative Medicine and Co-Management.- Chapter 14 Introduction to PSQI.- Chapter 15 Financial and Regulatory Drivers in Health Care.- Chapter 16 Demonstrating Value and Gaining Visibility:13 Key Questions to Success.- Chapter 17 Cost-Conscious Care.- Chapter 18 Managing from the Middle.- Chapter 19 Teaching and Feedback.- Chapter 20 Engaging Others in Patient Safety and Quality Improvement.- Chapter 21 Introduction to Research as an Early Career Hospitalist.

Robert J. Habicht, MD, FAAP, FACP, SFHM

Assistant Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics

Director, Med-Peds Residency Training Program

University of Maryland School of Medicine

Baltimore, MD



Mangla S. Gulati, M.D. CPPS, FACP, SFHM


Associate Chief Medical Officer

Vice President Patient Safety and Clinical Effectiveness

University of Maryland Medical Center

Assistant Professor of Medicine

University of Maryland School of Medicine

Baltimore, MD