January 2008
Cover Feature: Learning to lead
Management training can aid career advancement
Hospitalists, with their wide range of experience and knowledge of a hospital's different departments and systems, can be natural choices for leadership positions. And many are now pursuing advanced management training to help them get the background they need to seek these positions—or simply to be more effective in the positions they already have.
January '08
Letter from the Editor
Write to the editor
January '08
In the News
Hospitals meeting quality reporting goals, CMS says
January '08
Physician Profile
Universal coverage, education are priorities for next AMA president
January '08
Patient-Physician Communication
Picture boards help those who can't speak for themselves
More hospitals are using pictures to communicate with non-English speakers, the deaf and other nonverbal patients
January '08
Apologize like a pro
Expert offers strategies for talking to patients about adverse outcomes
January '08
Perspectives
A tale of two meetings
January '08
New Joint Commission president envisions global quality improvements
January '08
Clinical Medicine
MKSAP primer: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
January '08
Test yourself: COPD
January '08
Research News
Journal watch
Recent studies of note
January '08
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