Meeting
Abstract Number: 445
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 30‐year‐old man with depression and alcohol abuse presented with a 4‐day history of vomiting, productive cough, dyspnea, pleuritic chest pain, and intermittent fevers. His family noted slurred speech, confusion, and auditory and visual hallucinations for 1 day. His maternal grandmother had bipolar disorder. He drank 20 alcoholic beverages daily until one week […]
Abstract Number: 445
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Background: When used optimally, technology should serve as a tool for clinicians, not an obstacle. Yet according to a recent study by the Mayo Clinic, Electronic Health Records (EHR) score in the bottom nineth percentile of technologies when evaluated for usability. This lack of usability can lead to increased documenting times, workflow bottlenecks, and physician […]