Meeting
Abstract Number: 345
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Background: Unnecessary laboratory orders are a well-known contributor to healthcare cost. Our residents identified “fear of attending” as a barrier to more mindful lab ordering. This project focused on educating attending physicians on high-value care and promoting resident-attending discussions. Purpose: Data was collected via anonymous pre and post-intervention survey (designed by the study team). Participants […]
Abstract Number: 346
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Background: The United States is in the midst of a health quality crisis; for this to resolve, we must transform to a high-value, low-cost healthcare culture. To achieve such a culture, trainees must learn high-value care habits. We developed a 95-week longitudinal study to promote mindful laboratory habits in an internal medicine residency program. Purpose: […]
Abstract Number: 347
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Background: A previous project targeting Medicine residents’ high-value care practices prompted evaluation of the non-resident hospitalist teams ordering practices. Would exposure to residents (receiving education on high-value care) translate to changes in attending physician ordering on hospitalist-only teams? Purpose: Participants included Medicine physicians attending on the non-resident and resident inpatient services. Data collected from the […]
Abstract Number: 369
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Background: The Society of Hospital Medicine identified questioning the necessity of repeat labs in stable patients as a Choosing Wisely goal to improve overall value of care. Implications of unnecessary blood draws include over-testing, pain, decreased patient experience, and risk for iatrogenic anemia. Interventions to safely reduce provider lab orders have been applied in various […]