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Abstract Number: 418
SHM Converge 2023
Background: Nearly 80% of adults will experience non-specific low back pain at some point in their life.(1) In the absence of concerning features such as saddle anesthesia, imaging studies are not indicated and can lead to a downstream cascade of services which can result in undue physical, emotional, and financial harm to the patient.(2-6) As […]
Abstract Number: 418
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Background: Our 165-bed community hospital is in a phase of rapid growth due to demographic changes and expansion of services offered within the hospital. While offering unprecedented level of healthcare access to the community, improvement with emergency department (ED) throughput has emerged as one of our challenges from a patient safety perspective. Unnecessarily prolonged ED […]
Abstract Number: 419
SHM Converge 2024
Background: Rural healthcare in both the US and Brazil faces critical challenges in diagnostic services accessibility and efficiency. The Decentralized Integrated Laboratory System (DILS), an evolved form of Point of Care Testing (POCT) technology, aims to overcome these obstacles by enhancing diagnostic processes and patient care in rural settings of both countries. Building on successful […]
Abstract Number: 420
SHM Converge 2023
Background: Electronic medical records (EMR) often allow automated recurring orders of different components of hospital care, including lab tests, vital signs, and telemetry monitoring. However, as patients clinically stabilize during a hospital admission the frequency and intensity of these recurring orders may be unwarranted (1). Well-designed EMR order sets have shown potential to decrease inappropriate […]
Abstract Number: 421
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Background: VTE is associated with considerable morbidity and mortality, in fact, as many as 10% of deaths of hospitalized patients have been contributed to pulmonary embolism.1 The ACP and AACP in their 2011 and 2012 guidelines, respectively, recommend that all hospitalized patients be evaluated for risk of VTE, and subsequent prophylaxis be initiated if benefits […]
Abstract Number: 422
SHM Converge 2023
Background: Prior to the COVID Pandemic, the telemedicine market was expected to grow at a rate of 18.4 percent a year. With the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act signed into law in March 2020, Telehealth has experienced rapid expansion. Tele-hospital medicine is carving out several new niches. One is providing a virtual hospitalist […]
Abstract Number: 422
SHM Converge 2024
Background: Goal-concordant care is an ongoing challenge in hospital settings. Failures in communication with patients and caregivers can lead to unwanted usage of hospital resources, including the ICU. This leads to lower quality care for patients and increased burden on the hospital. Goals of care conversations can be utilized to ensure that care aligns with […]
Abstract Number: 423
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Background: Hospital discharge is a vulnerable time: patients are at risk for readmission, adverse events, and death. Activated patients–those with the knowledge, confidence, and skills to engage in activities that promote self-management–are more likely to execute a safe discharge plan and less likely to be readmitted. Educational videos focused on self-management may increase patient activation […]
Abstract Number: 425
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Background: A discharge summary serves as a crucial means of communication between inpatient and outpatient providers. Appropriate transitions of care rely on updates to patient problems, diagnostics, treatment history, and discharge plans. Many studies have identified lacking components in discharge summaries that may lead to poor medical management.In an effort to improve patient transitions of […]
Abstract Number: 426
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Background: Hospital discharge is a complex and dangerous process. The emergence and rapid growth of the Hospitalist specialty with the simultaneous decline of traditional practice models complicates discharges. In light of the discontinuity, it is crucial to build reliable communication tools that facilitate transmission of critical information.The discharge summary is an essential piece of that […]