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Abstract Number: 47
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Background: During hospitalization, many patients cannot identify the physician responsible for their care. Among patients cared for by a hospitalist, many of them are meeting their hospitalist for the first time. Previous work has shown that patients can meet up to 7 physicians and 18 other health professionals during a hospital stay. The large number […]
Abstract Number: 48
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Background: Poor communication among providers is a barrier to seamless transitions in patient care. This problem is compounded when patients undergo interhospital transfer (IHT), where complex patients are transferred between providers, settings and healthcare systems. Templated notes have been used in other hospital-based care transitions to improve communication but have not been widely utilized during […]
Abstract Number: 49
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Background: Developing effective tools which enhance patient-physician communication is crucial to improving the patient experience. Existing research has shown that there are several components which are central to effective communication, including creating a good interpersonal relationship, facilitating exchange of information, and including patients in decision making. Based on our experience at an underserved community hospital […]
Abstract Number: 51
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Background: Frequently hospitalized patients represent a vulnerable population due to discontinuity between episodes of inpatient, outpatient, and specialty care. This discontinuity puts patients at risk for unnecessary over-treatment, dangerous under-treatment, medication errors, and loss of trust due to conflicting messages from healthcare providers. Providers face rising clinical volumes, decreasing familiarity between providers, and ever more […]
Abstract Number: 53
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Background: In an academic center, a physician team may be comprised of medical students, interns, residents, fellows and an attending. Patients encounter multiple members from the same physician team and this often leads to confusion in regards to their individual care. It is evident that this leads to patient confusion and misunderstandings can ensue. A […]
Abstract Number: 60
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Background: Strong evidence exists showing that effective communication in healthcare conversations improves outcomes such as patient satisfaction, safety, reduced malpractice suits, physician professional fulfillment and burnout prevention. Formal communication skills training in medical education is often limited to targeted sessions such as those focused on delivering bad news, code status and end of life care […]
Abstract Number: 187
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Background: Interdisciplinary team-based care is a promising concept in hospital medicine in which healthcare team members representing multiple disciplines collaborate to develop patient care plans. Multiple published studies showed that team based care is associated with decreased length of stay (LOS).1,2Patient-Centered Approach to Health (PATH) team was a redesign of the Structured Interdisciplinary Bedside Rounding […]
Abstract Number: 242
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Background: Patient- and family- centered care (PFCC) is a key element of safe healthcare. Family-centered-rounds (FCR) incorporate PFCC into the daily workflow of children’s hospitals. This observational study assessed whether our rounds on the Baystate Children’s Hospital Infant’s and Children’s unit met key goals of FCR including providing medical information, engaging in open, bidirectional communication, […]
Abstract Number: 271
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Background: Many efforts to improve bed availability in hospitals with high occupancy focus on encouraging providers to discharge patients earlier in the day without making substantial changes to workflows or to address barriers to patient care progression. Unfortunately, when this is most needed is often when teams are at their busiest with high census and […]
Abstract Number: 296
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Background: Inpatient bedside whiteboards enhance patient-provider communication and satisfaction with care, but little is known about patients’ perspectives on the whiteboards. Our objectives were to understand patients’ views on the usability and design/content of these boards; and assess nursing views on current practice of whiteboard utilization, including barriers and suggestions to optimal use. Methods: We […]