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Abstract Number: 23
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Background: Discharge to post-acute care settings (PACs), such as skilled nursing facilities (SNFs), requires significant, complex discharge planning which often needs to be started early during hospitalization to be complete by time of discharge. This study sought to identify and model factors which predict a given patient’s likelihood of requiring PAC after discharge, using routinely […]
Abstract Number: 29
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Background: The United States sees over 35 million hospital discharges a year with a 20% readmission rate. Unplanned readmissions amount to 20 billion dollars annually. Efforts to prevent readmissions impact patient’s overall morbidity/mortality and alleviate the financial burden on health care systems. To that effect, the United States health care reform, under the Affordable Care […]
Abstract Number: 43
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Background: Understanding communication between providers and patients is key to providing patient-centered care. We sought to determine if patient’s perception of time spent by physician at bedside is associated with patient satisfaction with physician communication. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional survey of patients admitted to the hospital medicine service. The survey included questions about patient’s […]
Abstract Number: 52
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Background: Discharge delays occur because of inconsistent communication among all clinicians and providers. Inefficient utilization of resources also contributes to delays. Effective communication among the patient care team is a foundation of creating an effective discharge planning process. We must standardize the process of communication as well as resource optimization in order to provide our […]
Abstract Number: 55
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Background: In the US, the increase in pre-existing maternal conditions and aging of the maternal population has resulted in a shift towards indirect causes of maternal morbidity and mortality. Indirect causes of morbidity and mortality result from previous existing disease or disease that developed during pregnancy and which were not due to direct obstetric causes, but which were […]
Abstract Number: 59
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Background: Hospital Medicine is a growing field and integral part of the evolving healthcare system. Hospitalists are challenged to provide high-quality, effective, and efficient care to complex hospitalized patients, which requires medical knowledge in evidence-based practices, the attitudes to work in interdisciplinary healthcare teams, and skills to perform safe transitions in care. Given the rapid […]
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: 61
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Background: Ethics is at the core of a physician’s professional identity. As internists, we are constantly grappling with medical and moral uncertainty. While ethical action is an integral component of professionalism, most residency programs offer little formal training to systematically explore the ethical dimensions of our work. Medical ethics education can promote moral development and […]
Abstract Number: 71
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Background: Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) has become a ubiquitous tool in clinical care. However, the optimal timing and methods of POCUS integration into medical education remains unknown. We aim to identify and evaluate the baseline competency, improvement and feedback from trainees after participating the POCUS curriculum. Methods: In 2017, National Taiwan University hospitalists established a standardized […]
Abstract Number: 73
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Background: Clinical empathy is associated with improved patient outcomes, but it is often difficult to teach to medical students. Our survey attempted to understand the perception of medical students regarding role of empathy in patient outcomes and ways to improve empathy training for medical students Methods: A qualtrics survey was distributed to 456 medical students […]