PUBLIC POLICY

More Money, More Problems

Community health centers could increase hospitalist compensation, burnout

By Richard Quinn

Hospitalists should be mindful that President Obama's half-billion-dollar commitment to new funding for community health centers (CHCs) could translate into unexpected compensation and burnout issues in the coming years, according to an SHM Public Policy Committee member.

Felix Aguirre, MD, FHM, vice president of medical affairs for IPC: The Hospitalist Company, says that until long-term healthcare reform is actually implemented, Obama’s $493 million in grants to CHCs "should be a wash."

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MOVERS AND SHAKERS

SHM Welcomes New Board Member

Former engineer Eric Howell, MD, FHM, aims to "fix" hospital processes

By Carol Berczuk

It has been a good year for Eric Howell, MD, FHM. Not only is he the 2009 recipient of SHM’s Award for Excellence in Teaching, but he also is the society’s newest board member.

Dr. Howell, who studied engineering before becoming a hospitalist, is director of the hospitalist division at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center in Baltimore. An SHM member since 2000, he mentors 120 medical students as an assistant professor at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.

Dr. Howell, who is chair of SHM’s Leadership Committee and a member of the Public Policy Committee, was added to the 12-seat board this spring. Dr. Howell recently spoke to TH eWire about his award and his new position.

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