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Abstract Number: 34
SHM Converge 2024
Background: Clinical documentation integrity (CDI), a process by which documentation is optimized to be both congruent with Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) terminology and reflect patient severity of illness, is widely used in healthcare to ensure appropriate coding for hospital reimbursement and improve accuracy of research and quality outcomes. CDI optimization is often performed […]
Abstract Number: 42
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: A 23-year-old man with cystic fibrosis presented to the Emergency Department with a two-day history of gradual, persistent, right sided abdominal pain associated with dark, tarry stools. He was afebrile with unremarkable vital signs. Exam was notable for generalized abdominal tenderness most noticeable in the right lower quadrant and a normal rectal exam. […]
Abstract Number: 62
SHM Converge 2024
Background: Interprofessional collaboration (IPC) is vital for high-quality patient care, and effective IPC among medical professionals, especially trainees, is crucial to supporting positive individual and team outcomes. Measuring IPC and understanding its impact on patient care remains underexplored. Understanding which IPC patterns are associated with better patient and individual outcomes will inform how to best […]
Abstract Number: 66
SHM Converge 2024
Background: Diagnostic consultations between the General Internal Medicine (GIM) departments and specialty departments are becoming increasingly important to achieve team-based diagnosis and diagnostic excellence, but there have been limited studies on the appropriateness of the GIM diagnostic consultations with specialty departments. We conducted this study to clarify the appropriateness of diagnostic consultations from the GIM […]
Abstract Number: 67
SHM Converge 2024
Background: Hospitalizations for opioid overdose and complications of opioid use disorder (OUD) have risen dramatically over the last two decades. Hospitalizations represent opportunities to initiate lifesaving medications for OUD (MOUD), but rates of hospital MOUD initiation are low. Addiction consult services (ACS) can help facilitate hospital MOUD initiation and promote linkage to post-discharge MOUD, but […]
Abstract Number: 70
SHM Converge 2024
Background: Near-peer teaching is an educational relationship among students close in experience that has gained increasing recognition in medical education and has been shown to be as effective as traditional teaching methods. A sub-internship is a clinical rotation where senior medical students perform the role of an intern under housestaff and attending supervision. Many sub-interns […]
Abstract Number: 78
SHM Converge 2024
Background: Medical school is crucial in giving students both the knowledge and the professional identity required to be a doctor. While there are numerous formal options at our medical school for senior medical students to assist in the former, there are far fewer for the latter. Our group is investigating the possibilities of senior medical […]
Abstract Number: 79
SHM Converge 2024
Background: Internal Medicine Teaching Teams (IMTTs) aim to deliver both exceptional clinical education and efficient, high-quality patient care. However, increasing workloads and the fast pace on inpatient wards are challenging this dual objective. Our study sought to understand the tensions between education and clinical practice in IMTTs and how academic leaders are addressing these challenges. […]
Abstract Number: 80
SHM Converge 2024
Background: The Hospitalist Service of Wellstar-MCG Health run the Family Medicine In-Service (FMIS) rotations. It is a month-long rotation with a team consisting of a hospitalist attending, one or two senior residents, and several interns. A large portion of learning to care for inpatients occurs during these rotations. There currently is no process in place […]
Abstract Number: 82
SHM Converge 2024
Background: Biases and microaggressions are common in the clinical setting and can impact the wellbeing of medical trainees and faculty. From our knowledge, this is the first study to assess workplace experiences based on group identity of medicine faculty and trainees across sites and subspecialities using qualitative and quantitative data to help design re-enactment upstander […]