Meeting
Abstract Number: 223
SHM Converge 2024
Background: Advance Care Planning (ACP), palliative care (PC), and enrolling inpatients near end of life into hospice are known methods to improve patient experience and reduce inappropriate use of inpatient (IP) resources. We sought to increase ACP, PC, and hospice referral by proactively identifying patients near end of life. Methods: In 2020 we introduced the […]
Abstract Number: 924
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: A 70 year old female with metastatic cholangiocarcinoma, heart failure with reduced ejection fraction, stage 4 chronic kidney disease and pulmonary embolism on anticoagulation presented to a NYC safety net hospital with bilateral lower extremity edema, dyspnea at rest and a recent unwitnessed fall. Her malignancy was diagnosed 7 months prior and her […]