Meeting
Abstract Number: 218
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Background: Quality improvement and patient safety (QI/PS) is a major focus for hospitalists in both their day-to-day clinical care. In addition, many hospitalists have educational and administrative QI/PS duties, and salary support for them is highly sought after. As part of an ongoing effort to help identify opportunities to further support members of the Society […]
Abstract Number: 254
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Background: Rest is critical to healing, yet a child’s sleep during an inpatient hospital admission is often disrupted. One such disruption is oral medication administration, which is commonly scheduled around the clock (q6h, q8h, q12h) by default, despite comparable efficacy during waking hours. Previous studies suggest that flexible medication times help inpatients sleep longer and […]
Abstract Number: 307
SHM Converge 2021
Background: De-implementation of low-value services remains a challenge in healthcare. Research has shown that Choosing Wisely recommendations are ineffective in reducing low value care alone, and more robust interventions are needed. Additionally, most of the published efforts of reducing unnecessary inpatient services are done in smaller settings within a single hospital. Furthermore, initiatives in resource […]
Abstract Number: 443
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Background: Rural areas are disproportionately affected by physician shortages, and small rural hospitals in particular struggle to staff acute medicine services 24/7. Telehospitalist models are emerging as an alternative to provide inpatient medicine services in rural settings. In a 2018 needs assessment of rural Veterans Health Administration (VHA) hospitals, 60% percent reported being short on […]