[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"doc-seo-261568-105":3,"detail-sidebar-cat-1-en-105":80,"doc-detail-261568-en":126},{"code":4,"msg":5,"data":6},0,"ok",{"site_id":7,"language":8,"slug":9,"title":10,"keywords":11,"description":12,"schema_data":13,"social_meta":73,"head_meta":75,"extra_data":77,"updated_unix":79},105,"en","the-key-principles-and-characteristics-of-an-effective-hospital-medicine-group-an-assessment-guide-for-hospitals-and-hospitalists","The Key Principles and Characteristics of an Effective Hospital Medicine Group - An Assessment Guide for Hospitals and Hospitalists","","Guide for hospitals and hospitalists to conduct structured self-assessments of Hospital Medicine Groups (HMGs). Defines effectiveness through two components: high-quality, needs- and preferences-sensitive patient care, and hospitalist-led coordination that supports interdisciplinary communication across the care continuum. Documents 47 key characteristics organized into 10 key principles, with a Basic (Version 1) and an Expanded (Version 2) framework. Includes a development timeline spanning 2012–2015 and is intended to raise performance and align clinical quality, safety, leadership, and management infrastructure.",{"@graph":14,"@context":72},[15,34,55],{"@type":16,"itemListElement":17},"BreadcrumbList",[18,23,27,31],{"item":19,"name":20,"@type":21,"position":22},"https://docshare.wps.com","Home","ListItem",1,{"item":24,"name":25,"@type":21,"position":26},"https://docshare.wps.com/template/","Template",2,{"item":28,"name":29,"@type":21,"position":30},"https://docshare.wps.com/template/general/","General",3,{"item":32,"name":10,"@type":21,"position":33},"https://docshare.wps.com/template/the-key-principles-and-characteristics-of-an-effective-hospital-medicine-group-an-assessment-guide-for-hospitals-and-hospitalists/261568/",4,{"url":32,"name":10,"@type":35,"image":36,"author":41,"headline":10,"publisher":44,"fileFormat":47,"inLanguage":8,"description":12,"dateModified":48,"datePublished":49,"encodingFormat":47,"isAccessibleForFree":50,"interactionStatistic":51},"DigitalDocument",{"url":37,"@type":38,"width":39,"height":40},"https://docshare.wps.com/thumbnails/the-key-principles-and-characteristics-of-an-effective-hospital-medicine-group-an-assessment-guide-for-hospitals-and-hospitalists/261568.png","ImageObject",442,249,{"name":42,"@type":43},"Emma Mercer","Person",{"url":19,"name":45,"@type":46},"DocShare","Organization","application/pdf","2026-09-22","2026-09-14",true,{"@type":52,"interactionType":53,"userInteractionCount":26},"InteractionCounter",{"@type":54},"ViewAction",{"@type":56,"mainEntity":57},"FAQPage",[58,64,68],{"name":59,"@type":60,"acceptedAnswer":61},"What is the purpose of the key principles and characteristics guide for HMGs?","Question",{"text":62,"@type":63},"It provides an aspirational framework that helps Hospital Medicine Groups conduct self-assessments, identify improvement pathways, and clarify the hospitalist’s central coordination role in acute care team-based settings.","Answer",{"name":65,"@type":60,"acceptedAnswer":66},"How does the guide define HMG effectiveness?",{"text":67,"@type":63},"Effectiveness includes two components: delivering high-quality patient care responsive to needs and preferences, and coordinating care while fostering interdisciplinary communication across the care continuum for optimal outcomes.",{"name":69,"@type":60,"acceptedAnswer":70},"What are the main differences between Basic (Version 1) and Expanded (Version 2)?",{"text":71,"@type":63},"Both organize 47 characteristics into 10 key principles, but Basic (Version 1) focuses on listing characteristics and the rationale for each. Expanded (Version 2) adds Definition and Requirements and Suggested Approaches to Demonstrating each characteristic to enable comprehensive self-assessment.","https://schema.org",{"og:url":32,"og:type":74,"og:title":10,"og:site_name":45,"og:description":12},"article",{"robots":76,"canonical":32},"index,follow",{"doc_id":78,"site_id":7},261568,1790078611,{"code":4,"msg":81,"data":82},"success",[83,88,93,98,103,108,113,118,123],{"id":84,"doc_module":22,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":85,"show_sort_weight":86,"slug":87},11,"Presentations",90,"presentations",{"id":89,"doc_module":22,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":90,"show_sort_weight":91,"slug":92},12,"Resumes",80,"resumes",{"id":94,"doc_module":22,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":95,"show_sort_weight":96,"slug":97},14,"Invoices",70,"invoices",{"id":99,"doc_module":22,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":100,"show_sort_weight":101,"slug":102},15,"Posters",60,"posters",{"id":104,"doc_module":22,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":105,"show_sort_weight":106,"slug":107},16,"Social Media",50,"social-media",{"id":109,"doc_module":22,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":110,"show_sort_weight":111,"slug":112},17,"Forms",40,"forms",{"id":114,"doc_module":22,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":115,"show_sort_weight":116,"slug":117},18,"Letters",30,"letters",{"id":119,"doc_module":22,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":120,"show_sort_weight":121,"slug":122},21,"Paper Templates",5,"papers-templates",{"id":124,"doc_module":22,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":29,"show_sort_weight":4,"slug":125},158,"general-158",{"code":4,"msg":81,"data":127},{"doc_id":78,"user_id":128,"nickname":42,"user_avatar":129,"doc_module":22,"category_id":124,"category_name":29,"doc_title":10,"doc_description":12,"doc_content":130,"file_id":131,"file_url":132,"file_type":133,"file_size":134,"view_count":26,"is_deleted":4,"is_public":22,"is_downloadable":22,"audit_status":22,"page_count":135,"language":136,"language_code":8,"site_id":7,"html_lang":8,"table_of_contents":137,"faqs":138,"seo_title":139,"seo_description":12,"update_tm":140,"read_time":141},962084925502,"https://ap-avatar.wpscdn.com/davatar_6f874abed73319feea01a86fa6f0fab8","1  \nThe Key Principles and Characteristics of an Effective Hospital Medicine Group:  \nAn Assessment Guide for Hospitals and Hospitalists  \nSatisfaction  \nEngaged Hospitalists  \nAdequate Resources  \nUpdated Edition  \nQuality, Safety  \nand Efficiency  \nEffective Leadership  \nManagement Infrastructure  \nCharacteristics  \n2  \nContributors  \nPatrick J. Cawley, MD, MBA  \nChief Executive Officer  \nMedical University of South Carolina Charleston, South Carolina  \nSteven Deitelzweig, MD  \nSystem Department Chair of Hospital Medicine Ochsner Health System New Orleans, Louisiana  \nLeslie A. Flores, MHA, SFHM  \nNelson Flores Hospital Medicine Consultants  \nLa Quinta, California  \nJoseph A. Miller, MS  \nSenior Vice President Society of Hospital Medicine Philadelphia, Pennsylvania  \nJohn Nelson, MD, MHM  \nOverlake Medical Center Hospitalist Practice  \nNelson Flores Hospital Medicine Consultants  \nBellevue, Washington  \nScott Rissmiller, MD  \nPresident, Carolinas Hospitalist Group Chief Medical Director, Adult Acute Care Carolinas Healthcare System  \nLaurence Wellikson, MD, SFHM  \nChief Executive Officer Society of Hospital Medicine Philadelphia, Pennsylvania  \nWinthrop F. Whitcomb, MD, MHM  \nChief Medical Officer Remedy Partners Darien, Connecticut  \nCopyright ©2015 by Society of Hospital Medicine. All rights reserved.  \nNo part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without prior written consent. Unlawful scanning, uploading and distribution of this book via the Internet or via any other means without the permission of the Society of Hospital Medicine may be punishable by law. For more information or to obtain additional copies contact SHM at: Phone: [800-843-3360 | Website: www.hospitalmedicine.org/KeyChar](800-843-3360 | Website: www.hospitalmedicine.org/KeyChar)  \nBackground  \nWith the continuing growth of the specialty of hospital medicine, the capabilities and performance  \nof Hospital Medicine Groups (HMGs) vary significantly. There are few guidelines that HMGs can  \nreference as tools to guide self-improvement. To address this deficiency, the Society of Hospital Medicine (SHM) Board of Directors authorized a process to identify the key principles and characteristics of an effective HMG in February 2012.  \nIn guiding to this effort, the SHM Board felt that the principles and characteristics should be directed at both hospitals and hospitalists, addressing the full range of management, organizational, clinical and quality activities necessary to achieve effectiveness. Furthermore, the Board defined effectiveness as consisting of two components. First, the HMG must assure that the patients managed by hospitalists receive high-quality care that is sensitive to their needs and preferences. Second, the HMG must understand that the central role of the hospitalist is to coordinate patient care and foster interdisciplinary communication across the care continuum to provide optimal patient outcomes.  \nThe SHM Board appointed an HMG Characteristics Workgroup consisting of individuals who have experience with a wide array of HMG models and who could offer expert opinions on the subject. Over a three-year period, these experts developed two related documents, both entitled The Key Principles and Characteristics of an Effective Hospital Medicine Group: An Assessment Guide for Hospitals and Hospitalists. Both documents outline 47 key characteristics of an effective HMG, organized into 10 key principles, but differ somewhat in their content:  \n• Basic (Version 1): Published as part of a manuscript in the February 2014 issue of the Journal of Hospital Medicine, the document lists the 47 key characteristics and 10 key principles, with a rationale for each element of the framework.  \n• Expanded (Version 2): This document is scheduled for publication at the SHM Annual Meeting in March  \n2015. This expanded document inc","cbCairgSjvons5D5","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCairgSjvons5D5","pdf",1571774,76,"English","# Background\n## How to Use this Document\n# Development and Versions\n## Basic (Version 1)\n## Expanded (Version 2)\n# Effectiveness Components\n## High-quality patient care\n## Hospitalist coordination and communication","[{\"question\":\"What is the purpose of the key principles and characteristics guide for HMGs?\",\"answer\":\"It provides an aspirational framework that helps Hospital Medicine Groups conduct self-assessments, identify improvement pathways, and clarify the hospitalist’s central coordination role in acute care team-based settings.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the guide define HMG effectiveness?\",\"answer\":\"Effectiveness includes two components: delivering high-quality patient care responsive to needs and preferences, and coordinating care while fostering interdisciplinary communication across the care continuum for optimal outcomes.\"},{\"question\":\"What are the main differences between Basic (Version 1) and Expanded (Version 2)?\",\"answer\":\"Both organize 47 characteristics into 10 key principles, but Basic (Version 1) focuses on listing characteristics and the rationale for each. Expanded (Version 2) adds Definition and Requirements and Suggested Approaches to Demonstrating each characteristic to enable comprehensive self-assessment.\"}]","The Key Principles and Characteristics of an Effective Hospital Medicine Group - An Assessment Guide for Hospitals and Hospitalists | PDF",1789355348,27]