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Abstract Number: 365
SHM Converge 2023
Background: Effective discharge education is important to help patients understand their medications and follow up appointments, thereby improving adherence and reducing risk of readmissions. Our institution’s electronic medical record has a standard After Visit Summary (AVS) that is utilized by nursing staff to educate patients on the discharge care plan and then given to patients […]
Abstract Number: 383
SHM Converge 2023
Background: Hospital overcrowding and extended Emergency Department (ED) wait times are challenges facing most urban hospitals today. There is growing evidence to show that overcrowding in the ED is associated with increased morbidity, mortality and patient dissatisfaction. To improve overcrowding, hospitals have focused on discharge before noon (DBN) as an impactful and sustainable remedy. While […]
Abstract Number: 390
SHM Converge 2023
Background: Delivering high quality and efficient care is a top priority at our 800-bed quaternary care hospital. We have seen significant improvements in many patient-care domains by implementing hospital-wide standardized interdisciplinary rounds. As part of our ongoing efforts to further improve efficiency and value, we hope to leverage a simple order in our electronic medical […]
Abstract Number: 393
SHM Converge 2023
Background: To date, there are limited reports around the use of well-designed information technology tools to enhance communication during interdisciplinary rounds (IDRs). Computer supported cooperative work (CSCW) is a field that studies the integration of information technology into the workflow of healthcare teams. In collaboration with our technology innovations center, we developed a Microsoft Teams […]
Abstract Number: 396
SHM Converge 2023
Background: Ongoing staffing shortages, high bed occupancy rates and post COVID changes are putting substantial strain not only on the inpatient environment, but also on the Emergency Department (ED). Increase in the number of boarded patients and length of boarding times pose risk to optimal patient care. Across the nation, the role of hospitalist as […]
Abstract Number: 403
SHM Converge 2023
Background: Successful discharge practices and avoidance of readmission requires attention to social needs and care coordination with outpatient care providers. While national programs have attempted to identify interventions within the care continuum to prevent readmission, these programs rarely involve inpatient hospitalists. While robust requirements for certain care transitions processes such as medication reconciliation and discharge […]
Abstract Number: 405
SHM Converge 2023
Background: In November 2021, we initiated a project to improve our length of stay (LOS) and plan of care for patients with a LOS of ≥6 days. We created the Complex Cases Rounds (CCRs) for all patients hospitalized under the hospital medicine service in our community hospital, Emory Johns Creek Hospital. Purpose: CCRs provide a […]
Abstract Number: 406
SHM Converge 2023
Background: Our Hospital (Two Campuses A and B) is a part of Yale New Haven Health System (YNHHS). YNHHS is a nonprofit healthcare system in New Haven, Connecticut. Average length of stay (ALOS) for inpatients at Bridgeport Hospital remains longer than the national average. With the recent acquisition of another campus, inpatient volume at our […]
Abstract Number: 408
SHM Converge 2023
Background: Timely, effective follow-up after hospital discharge can improve the efficiency and outcomes of care by increasing hospital throughput and decreasing readmissions and other adverse events after discharge. The University of Chicago Medical Center (UCMC) has chronic bed shortages and a medically and socially complex patient population that makes optimal management of post-discharge care especially […]
Abstract Number: 419
SHM Converge 2023
Background: Reducing hospital length of stay (LOS) for patients who are medically ready for discharge is both an operational necessity and a shared patient goal given fixed hospital capacities and rising costs of care. Presently, there is no readily identifiable time-point in the electronic medical record (EMR) denoting when patients become medically ready for discharge. […]