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The Society of Hospital Medicine and Wiley to launch InfoPOEMs for hospitalists

Agreement will deliver quality evidence-based medical information to physicians of hospitalized patients

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Wiley

The Society of Hospital Medicine (SHM) and John Wiley & Sons, Inc., announced today a collaborative agreement to launch InfoPOEMs for Hospitalists in spring 2007. InfoPOEMs for Hospitalists will publish in print on a bi-monthly basis in a stand-alone publication that will mail with the Journal of Hospital Medicine, the official peer-reviewed and MEDLINE indexed journal of SHM; in addition, hospitalist physicians who are SHM members will receive syndicated POEMs by email to support them in providing general medical care for hospitalized patients.

POEM is an acronym for "Patient-Oriented Evidence that Matters." InfoPOEMs are summaries of evidence-based medical research filtered from over 120 leading peer-reviewed journals graded for validity and relevance to patient outcomes. Approximately one in 40 eligible studies is converted into a POEM and each POEM is reviewed by at least 15 physicians and/or physician editors prior to publication.

Wiley acquired InfoPOEM, Inc., a provider of evidence-based medical content and web-based search tools, in October 2005. The flagship services of InfoPOEMs form the basis of a medical information management system that improves patient care and increases clinical efficiency. POEMs are published in many of the world's leading medical journals and are highly regarded for their utility and quality in keeping clinicians up-to-date on the latest and most relevant evidence published in the medical literature.

"Hospitalists are on the front line of clinical care and are early adopters of best practices such as evidence-based medicine and clinical decision-making enabled by technology," said Shawn Morton, Vice President and Publishing Director of Medicine at Wiley. "POEMs are high quality evidence available through multiple channels, including at the point of care via pocket PCs and personal digital assistants (PDAs). We see great potential in this marriage of hospital medicine and evidence-based content in print plus digital formats."

"The Society of Hospital Medicine is committed to providing our members with the most useful, relevant medical information to support effective clinical decisions and, ultimately, to promote higher quality care for hospitalized patients," said Laurence Wellikson, M.D., Chief Executive Officer of SHM. "Delivering InfoPOEMs to our members is another example of this commitment and our dedication to bettering the hospital medicine specialty."

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For more information about InfoPOEMs, please visit www.infopoems.com, and for more information about the Journal of Hospital Medicine, please visit www.interscience.wiley.com/journal/jhm.

About the Society of Hospital Medicine
The Society of Hospital Medicine is dedicated to promoting the highest quality care for all hospitalized patients and excellence in the practice of hospital medicine through education, advocacy, and research. The SHM is the premier medical society representing hospitalists. The Society was established in 1997 specifically to support and enhance the practices of hospital doctors and the patients they serve. All 6,000 members receive a subscription to the Journal of Hospital Medicine as part of their membership. The SHM serves as the leading resource and voice for hospitalists across the nation. For more information about the Society of Hospital Medicine, visit www.hospitalmedicine.org.

About John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Founded in 1807, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., provides must-have content and services to customers worldwide. Our core businesses include scientific, technical, and medical journals, encyclopedias, books, and online products and services; professional and consumer books and subscription services; and educational materials for undergraduate and graduate students and lifelong learners. Wiley has publishing, marketing, and distribution centers in the United States, Canada, Europe, Asia, and Australia. The company is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbols JWa and JWb. Wiley's Internet site can be accessed at http://www.wiley.com.


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