Meeting
Abstract Number: G12
SHM Converge 2022
Background: Provider-level practice variation is common and may impact clinical outcomes, such as length of stay and imaging ordering. However, it is unclear which provider characteristics lead to variations in practice. Using individual performance data from a provider-level dashboard, we aimed to evaluate variability in clinical performance and predictors of high or low performance. Methods: […]
Abstract Number: K12
SHM Converge 2022
Background: Multiple studies support the association between systematic implementation of Patient Blood Management (PBM) programs and improved patient outcomes, reduced RBC utilization, and decreased healthcare costs. In 2019, Sentara Healthcare launched a system-wide PBM program aimed at decreasing avoidable transfusions by 24% over 3 yrs. Several care collaboratives, including the Society of Hospital Medicine (SHM), […]
Abstract Number: M17
SHM Converge 2022
Background: General medicine physicians should aim to promote patient-centered care in clinical practice, and contribute to research that will advance general medicine as an academic discipline [1]. However, the general medicine certified board in Japan has been established since 2018 [2], and the trend in their research achievements is not clear. Therefore, this study aimed […]