Meeting
Abstract Number: 258
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Background: Late discharges are a known barrier to patient flow. Our project was to identify barriers to early discharges and develop processes to increase early discharges from the inpatient medicine teams. Purpose: “Daily afternoon multidisciplinary team huddles will increase the % of discharge orders before 10am by 10% on the medicine teams by June 2015” Description: We initially analyzed reasons […]
Abstract Number: 335
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Background: Against medical advice (AMA) discharges are often emotionally charged for healthcare providers. Complicated capacity assessments, confusion regarding legal and ethical obligations to patients, and limited resources may strain providers. This cross-sectional survey study explored provider perceptions, experiences, and self-assessed competence with AMA discharges at a county hospital with a high AMA rate. Methods: Surveys, […]