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Abstract Number: 90
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Background: Multidisciplinary rounds occurs in various formats. On our medical wards, centralized multidisciplinary team huddles are conducted daily to ensure the entire care team is engaged and contributing to care plan development. Often times this precludes bedside team rounds. Given the dynamic fluidity of an inpatient care plan and our desire to enhance patient and […]
Abstract Number: 143
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Background: Patient & Family Advisory Councils (PFACs) are groups of patients and caregivers who share their overall experiences of care and perspectives on specific topics with hospital leaders at regular meetings. PFACs provide a crucial supplemental layer of feedback to hospitals outside of HCAHPS survey data and post-discharge phone calls. Hospital Medicine specific PFACs are […]
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: 458
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Background: Hospitalization can be overwhelming for patients. Diagnostic uncertainty is common, and patients interact with many professionals who present information that may seem confusing. We bring a design thinking perspective to creating more patient-responsive hospital care, allowing their stories to drive the creation of a human-centered experience. Design thinking is about understanding needs and generating […]