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Oral Presentations
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Background: Co-management across service lines has become increasingly common in hospital medicine. While debate continues over clinical outcomes, some co-management arrangements have led to enhanced provider satisfaction, which may have implications for burnout. We have established successful co-management services with orthopedics, urology (GU), otorhinolaryngology (ENT), trauma and neurosurgery (NS). We are a large urban/suburban academic […]
Oral Presentations
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Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Background: Trauma co-management is a growing field within hospital medicine. While improvements in quality metrics have been documented in other co-management services, the impact of co-management of trauma patients is uncertain. This study aimed to determine whether a hospitalist trauma co-management program improves clinical outcomes. Methods: This was a pre- and post-implementation study comparing trauma […]
Oral Presentations
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Background: Co-management across service lines has become increasingly common in hospital medicine. While debate continues over clinical outcomes, some co-management arrangements have led to enhanced provider satisfaction, which may have implications for burnout. We have established successful co-management services with orthopedics, urology (GU), otorhinolaryngology (ENT), trauma and neurosurgery (NS). We are a large urban/suburban academic […]
Abstract Number: 17
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Background: Surgical co-management is an up-and-coming field within Hospital Medicine, with great successes documented in the improvement in quality metrics and patient satisfaction owing to the involvement of hospitalists in peri-operative inpatient care. Currently, orthopedic and neurosurgical co-management programs are the most commonly developed partnerships. Our institution is a Level 1 regional trauma center with […]
Abstract Number: 20
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Background: Consultative medicine is an important part of Internal Medicine (IM) resident education. According to the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, residents are expected to “act in a consultative role to other physicians and health professionals.” However, individual programs each have the ability to integrate the consultative experience into training in their own unique […]
Abstract Number: 21
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Background: Consultative medicine has been identified as a core part of internal medicine (IM) resident education by providing the opportunity for residents to care for the non-medical patient. In the early 1980s, two separate academic institutions detailed the initiation of their General Medicine Consultation service. They described who consulted them and the reason for consultation. […]
Abstract Number: 42
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Background: Our institution is a Level 1 regional trauma center with a large inpatient volume. A large percentage of these patients are elderly, with the traumatic events occurring as sequelae of their age, debility or medical complications. Last year, we developed a Trauma/Acute Care Surgery Hospitalist Co-Management program, due to, in large part, the increasing […]
Abstract Number: 44
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Background: Consultative Medicine is one of the fastest growing branches of Hospital Medicine. We believe that residents require adequate exposure and appropriate level of training to provide excellent care to patients. Purpose: The goal of the rotation is to train and prepare residents for a successful future as consultants. The rotation has been designed to […]
Abstract Number: 70
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Background: Co-management across service lines has become increasingly common in hospital medicine. SHM’s Co-Management Task Force has outlined several components of a successful co-management program. Recent studies have shown that cross-disciplinary service arrangements, which are more collaborative, enhance provider satisfaction and may improve patient care. These benefits have encouraged institutions to roll out multiple co-management […]
Abstract Number: 100
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Background: The aging population along with increasing multi-morbidity and stricter regulations on house staff duty hours have played an integral role in fueling the drive for medical co-management of surgical patients. Parallel to these trends is an increasing demand for surgical services and risk for postoperative complications. While a positive impact on clinical outcomes has […]