Meeting
Abstract Number: 461
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Background: Harborview Medical Center (HMC) is a 413-bed academic safety net hospital in Seattle, WA, and a level one trauma center for five states. Over the past seven years, HMC has observed increasingly long length of stay (LOS) resulting in a critically high patient census and limited capacity. To improve LOS, a Care Management department […]
Abstract Number: 462
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Background: Given the shift-based nature of modern hospital medicine, block schedules where physicians are on clinical service for a defined period of time are common place. As such, end-of-service handoffs are a routine element of hospital medicine practice. Like handoffs to an overnight cross-covering physician, end-of-service handoffs pose a risk to patients if critical information […]
Abstract Number: 463
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Background: Our experience developing the Comprehensive Care Physician (CCP) program within the Section of Hospital Medicine at the University of Chicago has illustrated the value of relational continuity in the care of patients with complex medical needs. For patients with increased risk of hospitalization and who are willing to find a new primary care physician, […]
Abstract Number: 465
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Background: As hospital length of stay has shortened from an average of 6.5 days in 2015 to 4.5 days in 2019 (1), there is increased urgency for providers to efficiently address inpatient needs and to shift diagnostic and therapeutic management to outpatient settings. Patients are faced with increased self-care burdens, often tasked to implement complex […]
Abstract Number: 476
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Background: COPD is the third leading cause of death and hospital readmissions. Inpatient care for patients with COPD exacerbations varies widely across the US which can lead to patients failing to receive recommended evaluation, treatment, education, and follow-up to reduce the likelihood of recurrent exacerbations and unnecessary acute care utilization. In an effort to innovate […]