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Abstract Number: 2
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Background: Effective and timely communication among caregivers is one of the 2016 Hospital National Patient Safety Goals set forth by the Joint Commission. The pager messaging system remains predominant in the U.S health care system, but is this one-way pager device falling out of favor over smart phones in the health care setting? There is […]
Abstract Number: 3
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Background: In hospital-based medicine, maintaining an open line of communication between inpatient teams and community pediatricians serves as an essential component of providing comprehensive patient care and ensuring continuity at time of discharge. At St. Louis Children’s Hospital, inpatient resident teams are responsible for providing timely communication with community pediatricians regarding major patient events. Despite […]
Abstract Number: 4
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Background: Communicating to physicians about electronic health record (EHR) software updates is important for maintaining clinical workflow and preserving patient safety. However, reaching providers with mass e-mails is challenging; the optimal strategy for educating providers about EHR updates remains unclear. Purpose: Modify our communication strategy to improve inpatient physicians’ understanding of EHR software updates. Description: […]
Abstract Number: 5
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Background: Hospitals around the country are facing patient flow issues. Late discharges on the inpatient floors are thought to contribute to overcrowding in the emergency department and increased evening admissions (Wertheimer, 2014). This can lead to decreased quality of care, patient satisfaction, and increased length of stay. Some hospitals have attempted to promote early discharges […]
Abstract Number: 6
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Background: Academic medical centers are complex healthcare delivery systems that are quickly adopting electronic health records (EHR) nationwide while still using alpha-numeric paging for physicians-in-training raised with cell phones, texting, messaging, and newer technologies. Understanding workflow processes for these providers of patient care are key to finding solutions to improve healthcare quality and safety. […]
Abstract Number: 7
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Background: Despite advances in communication technology, alphanumeric paging remains a mainstay of hospital communication. High paging volume can lead to disruptions in clinical work. In this study, we sought to evaluate both the frequency and the content of paging messages from nurses to physicians. We subsequently implemented interventions aimed at decreasing unnecessary pages. Methods: […]
Abstract Number: 8
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Background: Substantial portions of hospitalized patients in the United States do not understand their plan of care. Hospitalized patients’ knowledge of their plan of care affects their ability to provide truly informed consent and assent to inpatient treatment, and to assume their medical care after discharge. There is a need for further study of the […]
Abstract Number: 10
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Background: As generalist physicians on the frontlines of hospital care for seriously ill patients across the country, hospitalists are optimally positioned to lead discussions regarding serious illness. Little is known about hospitalists’ confidence in serious illness communication, or the barriers that limit their engagement. Methods: To assess perspectives on serious illness communication, we surveyed hospitalists […]
Abstract Number: 11
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Background: Lack of urgency indicators and receipt confirmation are two of several known alphanumeric paging limitations. To address absence of urgency indicators, a Priority Structured Paging (PSP) system that allowed nurses to communicate priority was adopted at an academic medical institution across multiple nursing units caring for a mixed patient type and acuity. Data recorded […]
Abstract Number: 12
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Background: Residents are frequently the first physicians notified when acute changes occur in patient conditions. Delays in appropriate diagnostic testing or treatment can adversely affect patients if residents are unfamiliar with certain clinical situations and fail to escalate to an attending physician. Our hospital had no written guidelines on when internal medicine residents should escalate […]