Live Credit Claim: Connecticut Chapter Meeting: September 15, 2026 -- Beyond the Diagnosis: Addressing the Factors That Drive Hospital Outcomes

This focuses on the role hospitalists can play in addressing social drivers of health and other non-medical factors that influence outcomes like readmissions, adherence, and transitions of care. Rather than being theoretical, this will focus on practical interventions, what has worked, what hasn't, and how hospitalists can make an impact without creating an overwhelming amount of additional work.

Overview

Learning Objectives
After completing this activity, learners should be able to:

Identify social drivers of health and other non-medical factors that contribute to adverse hospital outcomes and describe practical, evidence-informed strategies hospitalists can use to address them.
Incorporate feasible interventions addressing social and non-medical factors into inpatient care, discharge planning, and transitions of care without creating excessive additional workload.

Faculty

Faculty

Christopher Sankey, MD, FACP, SFHM
Christopher Steele, MD

Faculty Disclosures
The individuals in control of content for this activity have no relevant relationships with ACCME-defined ineligible companies to disclose unless listed here. Any relevant relationships were mitigated prior to the start of this activity.

Accreditation

Accreditation Statement
The Society of Hospital Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

CME Credit Statement
The Society of Hospital Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)^TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Summary

Availability:

On-Demand

Release on Sep 15, 2026 12:00 AM Central Daylight Time
Expires on Dec 15, 2026

Cost:

FREE

Credit Offered:

1 CME Credit

1 Participation Credit

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