Meeting
Abstract Number: 45
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Background: In 2014, UCLA Health embarked on a journey to train and inspire the future generation of medicine. The Healthcare Improvement & iNnovation in Quality (THINQ) Collaborative aims to radically shape care delivery by building transformative interdisciplinary platforms to catalyze and nurture innovation at UCLA that lead to large-scale impact. Further, THINQ aspires to engage […]
Abstract Number: 120
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Background: Acute Medical Assessment Units (AMAU) in the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand improve inpatient flow and quality. It is critical to spread such best practices. Qatar, a GCC state (Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia, and UAE) has tremendous recent population growth stressing the healthcare system. Hamad General Hospital (HGH), the main national hospital, […]
Abstract Number: 384
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Background: Five percent of Medicare’s patients account for almost 50 percent of its cost. The same 5:50 rule holds true for other insurances. The ongoing changes in health care like Affordable Care Act, Meaningful Use, ICD 10 transition, and Value Based Purchasing has placed acute care hospitals like ours at risk for significant financial […]