Meeting
Abstract Number: 460
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Background: Hospitalization provides an opportunity to provide patients who use tobacco with evidence-based treatment for cessation, including nicotine replacement therapy, motivational interviewing, and pharmacotherapy. However, this benefit is often lost without appropriate transitions in care to outpatient cessation resources. We have found that inpatient tobacco cessation interventions at our 600-bed urban academic medical center do […]
Abstract Number: 467
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Background: Discharge planning and transition of care (TOC) is a crucial process for inpatient teams hoping to optimize patient experience and outcomes. Feedback from patients prior to leaving the hospital identifies several areas for improvement, as there are often misunderstandings about hospital courses and treatment plans. Such confusion leads to poor TOC. The Hospital Consumer […]
Abstract Number: 477
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Background: The timing of discharges of admitted patients has a significant impact on hospital efficiency and throughput. Earlier discharges are associated with improved boarding times, admissions arriving to inpatient units earlier in the day, and decreased length of stay. Discharges that occur later in the day creates a bottleneck effect, causing emergency room congestion, overcrowding, […]