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Abstract Number: 213
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Background: Hospital Medicine is a relatively new medical speciality that dedicates to the care of hospitalized patients and experienced an exponential growth in the United States (US) during the last years. Nowadays there are more than 50.000 american hospitalists according to the Society of Hospital Medicine. Outside the US it is still brand new and […]
Abstract Number: 226
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Background: Our goal was to evaluate the group of patients that are admitted to the Medicine service under the care of our hospitalist team and then transferred to the medical intensive care unit (MICU) within 12 hours of admission, to see if this was a result of incorrect triage or progression of the underlying disease […]
Abstract Number: 227
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Background: Adverse drug events (ADEs) result in more than 770,000 injuries and deaths each year and cost up to $5.6 million per hospital, depending on size. The hospital admission is often where the patient is most vulnerable to ADEs. Medication reconciliation on admission is a formal process by which efforts are made to ascertain a […]
Abstract Number: 236
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Background: Readmissions continue to be a significant burden on health systems and in 2017 nearly 80% of all hospitals face financial penalties for 30-day readmissions. There are limited examples of standardized processes for notifying discharging physicians of readmissions real-time and encouraging physician self-reflection on reasons for readmissions. Purpose: In the present study, we created a […]
Abstract Number: 265
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Background: Insufficient communication, particularly at transitions in patient care, is a common and accepted cause of negative outcomes. Handoffs between hospitalists and primary care physicians (PCPs) are infrequent, occurring in 3-20% of cases (2). Many institutions are using discharge summaries as automated methods of handing off the patient to the PCP, however it has been […]
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 […]
Abstract Number: 314
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Background: Transitions of care are critical to maintaining patient safety and decreasing adverse events, but they remain a complex process with many pitfalls. Electronic Medical Record (EMR) based handoffs can enhance communication by centralizing content for serial handoffs between providers, facilitating real-time updates and automatically incorporating patient data elements. Over the past several years, much […]
Abstract Number: 349
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Background: Physician Assistants (PAs) and Nurse Practitioners (NPs) play a growing role within hospital medicine groups. We studied physician perceptions of NPs and PAs in Hospital Medicine and identified factors that impact these perceptions. Methods: Data was collected through a mixed methodology survey with both open and closed-ended questions on a 6 point Likert scale. […]
Abstract Number: 353
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Background: Inadequate access to seven-day inpatient medicine services, particularly at weekends, can lead to poor outcomes. Most evidence in this area is from North America and Europe but there is little or no evidence from the Middle East region. Purpose: We evaluated our practice before and after the introduction of an attending physician hospitalist delivered […]
Abstract Number: 354
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Background: Burnout is the syndrome of emotional exhaustion, depersonalization and reduced personal efficacy that occurs in individuals working in the human services field. Recent data suggests that 50% of physicians are experiencing at least one symptom of burnout. Factors that contribute to physician burnout include lack of efficiency and lack of input.There is growing concern […]