hospitalist

What hospitalist does

The Hospitalist is the official newsmagazine of the Society of Hospital Medicine (SHM), published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (NYSE: WLY) under ISSN 1553-085X since 2006. It serves practicing hospitalists, academic hospitalists, nocturnists, and pediatric hospitalists with a mixed editorial product spanning clinical articles, research summaries, practice management guidance, coding education, career resources, and coverage of the SHM Converge annual conference. Distribution is primarily digital via the-hospitalist.org, with the print edition bundled into SHM membership at no incremental cost to readers.

The underlying asset is a content platform rather than a technology platform: editorial workflow, society-validated clinical content, and an audience funnel tied to SHM membership. There is no disclosed proprietary technology stack, software product, or data asset; the title's value lies in its official SHM affiliation, its established readership among hospital medicine clinicians, and its role as Wiley's branded vehicle into that specialty. Monetization is implicit through (i) industry-sponsored editorial content from healthcare advertisers such as Medtronic, (ii) recruitment advertising via the integrated SHM Career Center, and (iii) the broader Wiley professional-media revenue model. Subscription pricing to non-members is not publicly disclosed, reinforcing that SHM-membership distribution is the primary audience-acquisition channel.

Operationally, the publication is a small unit inside Wiley's professional healthcare media portfolio, with two named Wiley commercial contacts (Stephen Donohue, Jennifer Rapuano) responsible for partnership and advertising relationships. There is no publicly disclosed headcount, standalone revenue figure, or funding history for the title. The strategic posture as observed is maintenance-mode: continuous editorial output, ongoing SHM conference coverage, incremental additions such as sponsored content and the Career Center integration, and no visible expansion into adjacent product lines or geographies.

Name

hospitalist

Legal name

The Hospitalist (published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.)

Website

https://the-hospitalist.org

Company type

Public

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Short description

The Hospitalist is the official newsmagazine of the Society of Hospital Medicine, published by John Wiley & Sons since 2006, delivering clinical updates, practice management guidance, and career resources to hospital medicine physicians.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Medical Publishing

SIC

Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721)

akta.pro primary industry

Medical & Clinical Reference (Physicians, Nursing, Allied Health) (EDAGAGAA)

Keywords

• Medical publishing
• Hospital medicine news
• Clinical education
• Physician professional development
• Healthcare journalism

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

The Hospitalist is a monthly newsmagazine publication for hospital medicine professionals, providing clinical literature reviews, practice management guidance, coding education, career resources, and news coverage. It serves as the official publication of the Society of Hospital Medicine (SHM) and is published by John Wiley & Sons, distributed digitally through the-hospitalist.org and as monthly PDF issues.

Product overview

The Hospitalist is a single publication/news magazine product - an official newsmagazine of the Society of Hospital Medicine published by John Wiley & Sons. It provides clinical literature reviews, practice management content, career resources, and news for hospitalists and hospital medicine professionals. Content spans multiple topic areas including cardiology, pulmonology, critical care, practice management, and technology. The publication includes features such as Key Clinical Questions, In the Literature reviews, Coding Corner, and conference coverage (SHM Converge).

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Products and services

• The Hospitalist Monthly digital newsmagazine publication serving hospital medicine professionals, providing news, clinical articles, research summaries, practice management guidance, coding education, career resources, and conference coverage. Published by John Wiley & Sons as the official publication of the Society of Hospital Medicine.

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Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Society of Hospital Medicine (SHM)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Hospitalist is an official publication of the Society of Hospital Medicine, reporting on issues and trends in hospital medicine. SHM Resources section on the website provides links to Journal of Hospital Medicine, SHM Career Center, SHM Learning, SHM Converge, and membership information.
• John Wiley & Sons, Inc.coreOthersJohn Wiley & Sons is the publisher of The Hospitalist. Copyright 2026 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. The publication follows Wiley's publishing standards and platform.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• MDedge: Multi-specialty physician media network offering clinical news and specialty publications. Comparable as a publisher serving hospitalists within a wider physician content portfolio.
• MedPage Today: Broader medical news and clinical coverage platform reaching physicians across specialties including hospital medicine. Overlaps with The Hospitalist on clinical news, policy, and practice content but serves a wider physician audience.
• Physicians Weekly: Physician-targeted clinical news and education platform with hospital medicine coverage. Comparable as a medical professional media brand but serving a broader clinician base.

Direct peers

• Today's Hospitalist: A direct competitor newsmagazine covering hospital medicine, serving the same hospitalist audience with clinical, practice management, and career content. Closely comparable in format, target audience, and editorial mission.
• ACP Hospitalist: Official publication of the American College of Physicians covering hospital medicine for internists and hospitalists. Comparable as a society-affiliated hospitalist periodical with clinical and practice management content.
• NEJM Journal Watch Hospital Medicine: Subscription-based clinical literature summary service covering hospital medicine and related specialties. Comparable as a physician-focused content product distilling peer-reviewed literature for hospital-based clinicians.

Regional players

• Hospital Healthcare Europe: European-focused hospital medicine and healthcare management publication covering clinical and operational topics for hospital-based clinicians. Comparable in editorial mission but primarily serves a different geography.

Emerging players

• Journal of Hospital Medicine: Peer-reviewed academic journal of the Society of Hospital Medicine, also published by Wiley. Comparable as a SHM-affiliated hospitalist publication, but positioned as original research rather than newsmagazine format.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

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Investors

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