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Abstract Number: Oral
SHM Converge 2021
Background: “Hospital at Home” (HaH) models of care have existed for over 20 years in the U.S. Demand for healthcare value has driven renewed attention to HaH, including from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The COVID-19 pandemic has only magnified consideration of alternative sites of care. Where studied, HaH models have had desirable […]
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Abstract Number: Oral
SHM Converge 2021
Background: A small number of patients account for a disproportionate number of hospital readmissions. The Complex High Admission Management Program (CHAMP) is designed to improve care and reduce hospitalizations for frequently readmitted patients. Non-randomized studies of CHAMP found reductions in readmission but may be subject to regression to the mean. We conducted a randomized trial […]
Oral Presentations
Abstract Number: Oral
SHM Converge 2021
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has necessitated rapid changes in healthcare delivery in the United States, including changes in the care of hospitalized children. Our study aimed to identify the major changes in inpatient pediatric healthcare delivery and potential learnings from these changes. Methods: We conducted semi-structured interviews for this qualitative study. We purposefully sampled hospitals […]
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Abstract Number: Oral
SHM Converge 2021
Background: In 2013, the American Academy of Pediatrics’ position statement, “Guiding Principles for Pediatric Hospital Medicine (PHM) Programs,” emphasized the importance of professional development for each PHM physician. However, little is published about PHM physicians’ perspectives on professional development. The objectives of this study were to explore pediatric hospitalists’ perceptions of professional development needs, desired […]
Abstract Number: 2
SHM Converge 2021
Background: Two-thirds of surgical inpatients have at least 2 medical comorbidities, and 14% have six or more. Since 2001, there has been exponential growth of comanagement services, in which hospitalists embedded on surgical services take ownership over medical management. While advanced practice providers (APPs) increasingly manage surgical inpatients, successful comanagement models between hospitalists and APPs […]
Abstract Number: 4
SHM Converge 2021
Background: Despite a rapid increase in academic hospitalists, faculty development in academic hospital medicine remains an ongoing challenge. We aim to describe scholarly output and demographics in relation to academic rank distribution and to identify factors associated with academic promotion of a national sample of academic hospital medicine programs. Methods: We extracted demographic and academic […]
Abstract Number: 6
SHM Converge 2021
Background: Outcomes among hospitalized patients with severe vision impairment or blindness have not been extensively explored. The purpose of this study was to determine clinical and resource utilization outcomes in patients with severe vision impairment/blindness. Methods: This was a retrospective cohort study. Using the Nationwide Inpatient Sample for year 2017, hospitalized adults with and without […]
Abstract Number: 14
SHM Converge 2021
Background: The transfer of patients between hospitals (interhospital transfer, IHT), exposes patients to risks of discontinuity of care, such as errors in communication and gaps in information transfer. In this study, we aim to quantify clinician-reported medical errors attributable to incomplete communication/information transfer during IHT to a tertiary referral hospital. Methods: We included all patients […]
Abstract Number: 36
SHM Converge 2021
Background: Hospital medicine is one of the fastest growing specialties in the United States (1). As more residency graduates pursue careers in hospital medicine, growth of dedicated post-graduate hospitalist fellowship programs has also occurred. These fellowship programs are intended to prepare participants for careers in academic hospital medicine as career paths within hospital medicine vary […]
Abstract Number: 38
SHM Converge 2021
Background: For 6 months in 2018, a major quaternary-care teaching hospital underwent closure of operating rooms (OR) and cardiac catheterization laboratory (CCL) due to flooding/sterilization issues and planned upgrades. Surgery and interventional cardiology trainees were reassigned to other teaching hospital sites of Yale School of Medicine, with the anticipated impact on Medicine/subspecialties not fully known. […]