Meeting
Oral Presentations
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Background: Coordination of inpatient and outpatient care is an important challenge in improving population health but evidence examining the effectiveness of existing care coordination programs is mixed. The Comprehensive Care Physician (CCP) Program at the University of Chicago provides patients at increased risk of hospitalization the opportunity to receive inpatient and outpatient care from the […]
Oral Presentations
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Background: Coordination of inpatient and outpatient care is an important challenge in improving population health but evidence examining the effectiveness of existing care coordination programs is mixed. The Comprehensive Care Physician (CCP) Program at the University of Chicago provides patients at increased risk of hospitalization the opportunity to receive inpatient and outpatient care from the […]
Abstract Number: 104
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Background: Pneumonia (PNA) is the fourth most common diagnosis for hospital admissions in the United States. Although the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) defines PNA as requiring specific clinical features (cough, fever, sputum production and pleuritic chest pain) along with radiographic imaging confirmation, older adults can present with non-specific symptoms. Furthermore, in a landmark […]
Abstract Number: 107
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Background: Hospital-acquired disability (HAD) is common, and a key contributor to this process is low hospital physical activity. This study examines whether objective measures of hospital physical activity from wearable accelerometers can be used to predict HAD. Methods: Prospective observational study of community-dwelling older adults aged ≥ 60 years, admitted to an academic hospital’s general […]