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Gambling on the Virtual Unit: It's Not Just Craps - On Demand 2025
Against the odds, virtual units are proving a safe, patient-centered alternative to admission. In this on-demand session, we describe the virtual unit model, illustrate how hospitalists deliver acute care at home via telemedicine, and demonstrate why shifting demographics expand your scope. We compare leading programs in the United States and discuss how diversifying with hospital-at-home (HaH) boosts satisfaction, retention, and outcomes—preparing you to lead the next chapter.
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On-Demand
Expires on May 06, 2028
Credit Offered
0.75 CME Credit
0.75 ABIM-MOC Point
0.75 Participation Credit
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Learning Objectives
After completing this activity, learners should be able to:
  1. Describe the concept of a virtual unit and illustrate how this model of acute care is a safe alternative to traditional hospitalization.
  2. Demonstrate how hospitalists are uniquely positioned to care for acutely ill patients outside of hospital walls, and how the changing US demographic will create opportunity to broaden their scope of practice.
  3. Compare two distinct virtual units in the United States, highlighting hospitalists as drivers of innovation.
  4. Discuss how diversification of practice through hospital-at-home can reinvigorate hospitalists, contributing to job sustainability.
Faculty
  • Chrisanne Timpe
  • Margaret Paulson
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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 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 enduring material for a maximum of 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

MOC Credit Statement
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 0.75  MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.

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