Meeting
Abstract Number: 420
SHM Converge 2023
Background: Electronic medical records (EMR) often allow automated recurring orders of different components of hospital care, including lab tests, vital signs, and telemetry monitoring. However, as patients clinically stabilize during a hospital admission the frequency and intensity of these recurring orders may be unwarranted (1). Well-designed EMR order sets have shown potential to decrease inappropriate […]
Abstract Number: 423
SHM Converge 2023
Background: In the inpatient setting, serum potassium (K) and magnesium (Mg) are frequently replaced for patients with values within the reference range (generally K 3.5-5.0 mEq/L, Mg 1.3-2.2 mEq/L) to target an arbitrary goal of 4 mEq/L for K and 2 mEq/L for Mg.(1,2) For certain high-risk non-pregnant adults, K and Mg replacement to these […]
Abstract Number: 424
SHM Converge 2023
Background: Like many other health systems, our large, academic, quaternary care center is experiencing a capacity crisis, with increasing number and duration of emergency department boarders. We hypothesized that there is a population of admitted patients who may be appropriately discharged home with timely follow-up and connection with community resources. Purpose: Our project sought to […]