Meeting
Abstract Number: 296
SHM Converge 2024
Background: Over 5 million hospital-to-skilled nursing facility (SNF) transitions occur annually. Of these patients, 20% are readmitted within 30 days, and 25% of those readmissions are deemed preventable. While effective communication between the inpatient clinician and the accepting SNF clinician has been shown to improve re-hospitalization rates, few studies have examined clinician confidence or competence […]
Abstract Number: 439
SHM Converge 2024
Background: In 2006, the Institute of Medicine issued a report on the state of emergency care, which identified overcrowding and patient boarding as major concerns. Subsequent research has confirmed that boarding in the emergency department (ED) leads to adverse events including medication errors, higher mortality, and lower patient satisfaction. In answer to this, hospitalist groups […]
Abstract Number: 760
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: A 32-year-old woman with sickle cell HbSS disease presented due to acute encephalopathy in the setting of recent admission for diffuse urticarial rash treated with steroids and diphenhydramine. She was found to be hypotensive, tachycardic, and tachypneic with development of fever soon after presentation. Chest x-ray showed left basilar opacities. She was intubated […]