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Search Results for Clinical Outcomes
Abstract Number: 40
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Background: After Libby Zion died tragically in a teaching hospital, much attention from the medical community, public and government, was directed at resident training and the number of hours worked consecutively. This marked a new era heralded by close scrutiny of the time residents spent in the hospital. Two dramatic reductions were mandated nationally by […]
Abstract Number: 96
SHM Converge 2024
Background: Decision fatigue describes the erosion of decision making capacity as a consequence of the repeated acts of decision making. The phenomenon has been detected in ambulatory settings with higher rates of inappropriate antimicrobial and opiate prescribing and lower rates of cancer screening associated with appointments that occur later in the day. As hospital medicine […]
Abstract Number: H6
SHM Converge 2022
Background: Introduction: Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) expediently detects the pulmonary manifestations of COVID-19 and is predictive of patient outcomes. Although lung POCUS can be used in the diagnosis and management of patients hospitalized with COVID-19, there are no standardized scanning protocols. Furthermore, it is not known how much scanning is needed to sufficiently rule-in the pulmonary […]
Abstract Number: 126
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Background: Thoughtful laboratory testing is a key component of high-value and cost-effective patient care. Studies estimate that nearly half of laboratory tests may be unnecessary in certain patient populations. The drivers of observed variation in laboratory testing are not clearly established; our study aims to examine whether testing varies by hospitalist years of experience. Methods: […]
Abstract Number: 199
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Background: Several studies have shown increased mortality and readmission rate in patients admitted to hospitals over the weekend. This “weekend effect” has been well-described for several medical conditions and has been attributed to several factors. However, a comprehensive analysis of clinical outcomes of patients discharged over the weekend has not been performed. The objective of […]
Abstract Number: 244
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Background: The Institute of Medicine estimates that there are 44,000-98,000 preventable deaths per year. However, there is a paucity of literature regarding preventable death rates, despite its importance as a quality measure. Methods: All deaths in the general medicine service from 2010-2012 at an academic hospital underwent an independent retrospective chart review by […]
Abstract Number: 274
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Background: Since the 1999 IOM report To Err is Humanhighlighted that up to 98,000 preventable deaths occur annually in U.S. hospitals, efforts have intensified to understand and eliminate preventable mortality. At our institution, we developed an in-person, near real-time, multidisciplinary mortality review to capture the insight of frontline providers and improve care. In the analysis presented […]
Abstract Number: 399
SHM Converge 2023
Background: The social determinants of health (SDOH) are widely recognized as having an important impact on health and mortality with up to 80% of health outcomes shaped by SDOH domains ( the conditions in which people are born, grow, work, live, and age). There is strong evidence that addressing unmet social needs can lower healthcare […]
Abstract Number: J10
SHM Converge 2022
Background: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has disproportionately affected certain racial and ethnic minority groups, many of whom may not speak english as a primary language. Patients with Limited English proficiency (LEP) have previously been shown to have worse outcomes in the hospital, including higher odds of mortality from sepsis. We investigated the association […]