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Abstract Number: 96
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Background: Sepsis, which is life-threatening organ dysfunction occurring in response to systemic infection, is a frequently fatal syndrome for which early recognition and treatment are paramount. While there are some reports that female and black patients with sepsis experience greater delays in time to antibiotics, there is an overall paucity of published data on whether […]
Abstract Number: 167
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Background: Adverse drug events (ADEs) are responsible for up to 770,000 inpatient injuries and deaths annually in the United States, most of which are from prescribing errors. Electronic order sets are designed to improve quality by reducing care variability and increasing efficiency of order entry, but may also facilitate prescribing errors via automation bias. There […]
Abstract Number: 223
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Background: Since the advent of Electronic Health Record(EHR) and subsequent workload of clinical documentation, Hospital Medicine physicians are finding themselves spending more time in front of the computer and less with their patients. The implementation of EHR was intended to help physicians improve productivity and quality, however, data shows we are spending up to 25% […]
Abstract Number: 269
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Background: The use of IV insulin is one of the primary therapeutic options for the treatment of hyperkalemia. Unfortunately the available literature reports that hypoglycemia is a common occurrence as a result of the treatment of hyperkalemia. During our safety event review process, we identified the same issue within our own institution. Due to reports […]
Abstract Number: 288
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Background: Patient record form one of the most important part of clinical care as the primary source for patient information for primary team, consultants, nurses and other paramedic staff and help in providing a higher quality of care, as well as monitoring patient safety. Incomplete patient records are a source of gaps in patient care […]
Abstract Number: 290
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Background: Hospitalists spend a significant part of their workday interacting with the electronic medical record (EMR). Less is known regarding the details of the tasks that are performed during this interaction. In considering aspects of workflow and EMR usability, we sought to characterize how hospitalists spend time within the EMR, in terms of number of […]