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Abstract Number: 189
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Background: Heart rate (HR) assessment is a vital component in the neonatal resuscitation (NR) algorithm. Research has consistently found auscultation to be an inaccurate means of assessing neonatal HR and may lead to incorrect resuscitation interventions. Current Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) recommendations include auscultation for initial HR determination. Whether HR assessment via auscultation during NR […]
Abstract Number: 210
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Background: CSD’s are an integral component of the inpatient admission process. However, despite their importance, CSD’s are not performed during all admissions. Residents physicians, who are at the forefront of the admission process, are rarely given formal education in the proper way to conduct a CSD, a topic seldom taught in medical schools or residency […]
Abstract Number: 218
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Background: Preventable hospital readmissions are a common problem for medical centers in the United States. Recent studies have focused on what patients perceive as causes for their return to the hospital. One factor driving readmissions is patients’ difficulty anticipating what to expect after they leave the hospital despite discharge instructions, especially anticipating and surmounting challenges […]
Abstract Number: 231
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Background: An effective patient safety and quality improvement (QI) curriculum is imperative for graduate medical education (GME) training programs. Yet many health systems are lacking pedagogical training in these methods. Learning often takes the form of group project work, yet projects may not reflect institutional priorities, duplicate ongoing efforts, or remain unfinished after allotted time […]
Abstract Number: 234
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Background: The high prevalence of diabetes makes it a common co-morbid condition in hospitalized patients. Healthcare systems have increasingly focused on 30-day readmission rates to improve quality and reduce costs. Readmission rates for patients with diabetes are much higher than the rate for all hospitalized patients. In a recent retrospective analysis, formal diabetes education by […]
Abstract Number: 260
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Background: Healthcare costs are a challenge; for the greatest impact, high-value care education should begin early in residency training. Routine lab ordering for hospitalized patients is a well-known cause of high costs. This study utilized multiple interventions to decrease the number of BMPs, CMPs and CBCs ordered by residents on the inpatient medicine service. The […]
Abstract Number: 289
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Background: Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) is increasingly recognized as an important adjunctive diagnostic tool in hospital medicine (HM). The incorporation of POCUS into clinical decision-making has been shown to increase the speed and accuracy of initial diagnosis, decrease procedural complications, and even increase patient satisfaction compared to usual care. It has already been widely adopted in […]
Abstract Number: 322
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Background: High quality discharges improve patients’ health outcomes and experience and are a vital component of resident education. Our internal medicine residency program has had challenges in sustaining our efforts to improve discharge planning and in providing resident feedback on the process. Furthermore, despite access to “big data”, many residency programs struggle to find meaningful […]