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Abstract Number: K6
SHM Converge 2022
Background: As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, the hospitalist workforce, which has been at the forefront, has been further stretched in both clinical and non-clinical domains. Hospitalists have faced increased clinical workloads due to inpatient volume surges, have been asked to lead hospital administrative pandemic responses, and have had to quickly adapt research to the context […]
Abstract Number: 102
SHM Converge 2023
Background: Hospital Medicine has grown rapidly as a clinical specialty, but the specialty’s inroads in research have been more limited. We sought to understand the current state of research in adult Hospital Medicine. Methods: We repeated a 2018 survey of leaders in the field with changes to improve the response rate and representativeness of surveyed […]
Abstract Number: 110
SHM Converge 2021
Background: Patients with a pre-existing diagnosis of advanced cancer who discharge to a skilled nursing facility (SNF) after an acute care hospitalization rarely receive future oncologic treatment, have high readmission rates, and minimal hospice use. We aimed to evaluate survivorship of patients discharging to a SNF with a new diagnosis of cancer based on their […]
Abstract Number: 118
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Background: In the primary care setting, up to one third of patients are categorized as complex, while this proportion is not well known in the hospital setting. By definition, complex patients demand more effort and/or resources and required care processes are not routine or standard. The treating physician’s complexity assessment is the gold standard, which […]
Abstract Number: 120
SHM Converge 2024
Background: With the transition to diagnosis related group (DRG)-based hospital reimbursement, length of stay has become a significant financial driver of every health system and hospital medicine group. To understand how one health system compares to national peers, length-of-stay index (LOSi) has become the standard method of reporting. LOSi is defined as the ratio of […]
Abstract Number: 125
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Background: Issues with the quality and safety of hospital care have been well-documented, and serve as the basis for improvement strategies and research. However, what is less understood are the perspectives of patients, families, caregivers, and other stakeholders regarding what they feel are the most important targets of improvement research. We systematically engaged a broad […]
Abstract Number: 127
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Background: The systematization of the teaching and training of internal medicine residents should be done with the standardization of techniques, simulations, use of manikins and theoretical lessons. A procedure team was created in a tertiary teaching hospital at south Brazil with the objective of minimizing risks to the patient at the same time optimizing the […]
Abstract Number: 130
SHM Converge 2024
Background: Black patients have been shown to have worse physical function, higher likelihood of developing mobility limitations and higher rates of mobility loss and functional decline. Despite these functional disadvantages, Black patients are less likely to receive acute and post-acute rehabilitation services. These disparities have been described in community-dwelling, ambulatory, and surgical populations, and social […]
Abstract Number: 142
SHM Converge 2021
Background: Adolescents have poor access to preventive care and outpatient providers face many barriers to addressing sexual health with adolescents. Recent literature advises providers to address sexual health in nontraditional settings including emergency department (ED) visits and hospitalizations. In our previous work we identified missed opportunities to address sexual health on the hospital medicine service, […]
Abstract Number: 144
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Background: Health care expenditures in the United States have been increasing exponentially while hospital care accounts for one-third of the costs. Approximately 18% of hospitalized Medicare beneficiaries are being readmitted within 30 days following their discharge. As a quality measure, penalties for high readmission rates are inversely affecting the reimbursements. Currently, research on the factors […]