Meeting
Abstract Number: 266
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Background: The Joint Commission (TJC) included medication reconciliation (MedRec) as a 2005 National Patient Safety Goal to reduce errors related to medication omissions, duplications and interactions. Medication errors and harms continue to be one of the most widely reported healthcare problems. TJC’s sentinel event database includes > 350 medication errors resulting in death or major […]
Abstract Number: 270
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Background: Hospitals are compelled by a variety of factors to optimize patient satisfaction. Pain management has been identified as an important determinant of overall inpatient satisfaction. However, effective pain management may be more challenging in the current climate of more cautious opioid use. Purpose: The 32-item Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) […]
Abstract Number: 272
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Background: The benefits of early ambulation for patients admitted to a hospital are well recognized. Our hospital has a “Nurse Driven Progressive Mobility Protocol” which is intended to guide bedside practitioners in implementing individualized progressive mobility for patients and includes several items that nurses are required to document. It categorizes patients into 5 mobility levels; […]