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Search Results for BPA
Oral Presentations
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Background: Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is typically diagnosed from ultrasound (US) Doppler evaluation and anticoagulation therapy is the standard treatment to prevent life threatening pulmonary embolism (PE). In our hospital, the treating provider is alerted to the positive test result by phone and/or text in the imaging result. There is an absence of clinical decision […]
Oral Presentations
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Background: Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is typically diagnosed from ultrasound (US) Doppler evaluation and anticoagulation therapy is the standard treatment to prevent life threatening pulmonary embolism (PE). In our hospital, the treating provider is alerted to the positive test result by phone and/or text in the imaging result. There is an absence of clinical decision […]
Abstract Number: 283
SHM Converge 2023
Background: Over-testing leads to inflated direct and indirect costs of care. Re-ordering tests prior to a given recommended interval, whether secondary to a lack of awareness of information in the patient’s chart or a lack of knowledge of the given recommended interval, most often increases costs without benefiting patients. Best Practice Advisory (BPA) pop-ups and […]
Abstract Number: 295
SHM Converge 2021
Background: Early identification of sepsis is the main driver for patient survival. Roughly 30% of patients diagnosed with severe sepsis do not survive. To drive the desired clinical behavior, it is crucial to identify appropriate sensitivity and specificity of a sepsis early detection system. At our institution, we saw a 515% increase in Sepsis Alerts […]
Abstract Number: 639
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A 19-year-old male presented with three days of fevers, cough, and pleuritic chest pain. He had a history of cystic fibrosis (CF) with lung and pancreatic involvement and allergic bronchiopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA). Home medications were albuterol, dornase alfa, 3% normal saline, inhaled tobramycin, voriconazole, and pancrelipase. He was febrile, tachycardic, and had diminished […]
Abstract Number: J12
SHM Converge 2022
Background: Transthoracic echocardiogram (TTE) is a frequently used cardiovascular imaging test for hospitalized patients especially those with chronic heart failure. Over the past two decades, TTE orders increased at a rate of about 5-8% per year. A large component of this is repeat TTE orders, defined as orders done within one year of a prior […]