Session Type
Meeting
Search Results for Improvement
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: 320
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Background: The high volume of handoffs between the Emergency Department (ED) team and the inpatient team on a daily basis makes this a ripe area for care improvement. Effective, safe and organized transitions facilitate high quality and efficient care, while a dysfunctional process negatively affects patients and practitioners and compounds overall hospital congestion and delays […]
Abstract Number: 324
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Background: Health literacy (HL) is the measure of a person’s ability to obtain, process and understand basic health information and services to make appropriate health decisions.1 Previous studies note positive correlation between high HL and patient understanding of their condition.2 Patients with low HL have greater needs in transitional care domains, citing inadequate caregiver support […]
Abstract Number: 338
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Background: Evidence-based medicine and research are the backdrops to our everyday practice of medicine. Although there are defined steps in carrying research project to publication, there is paucity in the translation of research to practice.(1,2) Over 45% hospitalized patients report poor sleep during their most vulnerable time citing the hospital environment and sleep disruptions from […]
Abstract Number: 355
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Background: Constipation accounts for approximately 20,000 hospitalizations in the United States per year and contributes to increased length of stay for patients hospitalized with other diagnoses. Docusate is routinely prescribed for inpatient constipation although extensive studies have shown minimal effectiveness. It contributes to increased pill burden and polypharmacy for patients, and adds to unnecessary use […]
Abstract Number: 363
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Background: Continuous intravenous (IV) infusions aimed at avoiding dehydration are often referred to as “maintenance fluids” (MF). These infusions are common in clinical practice. Though guidelines exist for MF use in other countries (NICE 2017), there are no specific guidelines in the US. A shortage of IV fluid has existed since 2013. In 2017, Hurricane […]