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Search Results for Patient Safety
Oral Presentations
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Background: Diagnostic errors have been cited as a potential contributor to hospital readmissions, particularly early readmissions (e.g. within 7 days), but little is known about their frequency and characteristics. We performed structured chart review of all medical patients readmitted within 7 days of discharge from a single academic medical center to describe the prevalence of […]
Oral Presentations
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Background: Diagnostic errors have been cited as a potential contributor to hospital readmissions, particularly early readmissions (e.g. within 7 days), but little is known about their frequency and characteristics. We performed structured chart review of all medical patients readmitted within 7 days of discharge from a single academic medical center to describe the prevalence of […]
Abstract Number: 27
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Background: Internal medicine residency contains procedural training, including guidance in paracentesis, thoracentesis, lumbar puncture, arthrocentesis, and central line placement. As a result, most hospitalists are able to perform these bedside procedures. However, national trends confirm that these procedures are increasingly referred to interventional radiology, and these referrals are associated with higher direct hospital costs.1 Enhancing […]
Abstract Number: 38
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Background: Discharging patients is a complicated process that requires planning, coordination and communication between multiple care team members. Ideally this process begins at admission and is updated in real time as the patient care plan evolves and discharge needs become known. Discharge plans are often made using some form of static communication, such as in-person […]
Abstract Number: 66
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Background: At the University of Colorado, we developed the ‘Health Innovations Scholars Program’ (HISP), a 5-week intensive training program for pre-clinical medical students who seek to lead innovative transformation of the healthcare system. The program focuses on quality improvement, patient safety, leadership skills, design-thinking, and change management delivered through didactic sessions and applied to an […]
Abstract Number: 204
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Background: Health information technology (HIT) has the potential to decrease rates of hospital-acquired conditions. The Patient Safety Learning Lab (PSLL) developed a suite of HIT tools to engage patients, families, and providers in identifying, assessing, and reducing patient safety threats. The goal of this current evaluation is to quantify the effects of this intervention on […]
Abstract Number: 205
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Background: Adverse events (AEs) are a major concern in the inpatient setting, with many considered preventable. The Patient Safety Learning Lab implemented a Patient Safety Dashboard integrated with our electronic health record as part of a suite of health information technology tools to reduce inpatient AEs. The goals of this evaluation were to understand patterns […]
Abstract Number: 206
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Background: Since 1951, medical television dramas have impacted how the public views, understands, and learns about the medical profession. Previous studies have examined how these shows depict topics such as cardiopulmonary resuscitation; other studies have shown that medical television dramas influence viewers’ perceptions of the healthcare profession. Our particular area of interest is that of […]
Abstract Number: 207
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Background: Mortality review, well-documented in the medical literature, is a standardized process used to identify patient safety improvement opportunities and also to evaluate providers. As patient safety experts, hospitalists often review mortality cases for their hospitalist group or hospital. As the volume of cases is often not trivial, it can be difficult to allocate the […]
Abstract Number: 209
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Background: Midline vascular catheters are gaining popularity in clinical practice. However, patterns of use and outcomes related to these devices are not well known. Methods: Trained abstractors collected detailed patient-, device- and outcome data from medical records of hospitalized patients that received midline catheters from 12 hospitals participating in the Michigan Hospital Medicine Safety (HMS) […]