Meeting
Plenary Presentations
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Background: Audit and feedback is a commonly used strategy to improve performance among providers. Most prior studies on its efficacy were done in the outpatient setting and showed a modest benefit. Certain factors, such as clear targets and repeated frequency of feedback may increase the likelihood of improved performance; however, there is still no consensus […]
Plenary Presentations
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Background: Audit and feedback is a commonly used strategy to improve performance among providers. Most prior studies on its efficacy were done in the outpatient setting and showed a modest benefit. Certain factors, such as clear targets and repeated frequency of feedback may increase the likelihood of improved performance; however, there is still no consensus […]
Abstract Number: 37
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Background: Increased fragmentation of inpatient medical care requires hospitalists to frequently hand off their patients to other providers. Communication breakdown during transitions of care is a major cause of adverse events. Direct observation of handoff encounters and performance feedback can help providers develop the skills needed to safely transition patients across the health system and […]