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Abstract Number: 419
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Background: Hospital readmissions are common, detrimental for patients and associated with significant costs for the healthcare system. The aim of this study was to evaluate Charlson, Charlson age, simplified HOSPITAL and LACE score in 30-day non-elective readmission prediction at a Brazilian tertiary care teaching public hospital in Southern Brazil. Methods: Retrospective cohort study including all […]
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: 420
SHM Converge 2024
Background: Transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) is a clinical tool for cardiac evaluation of hospitalized patients but is frequently associated with a greater hospital length of stay.1 At our institution, delays in TTE completion have been attributed to a shortage of sonographers and overutilization by inpatient teams for certain clinical conditions. From January to October 2023, only […]
Abstract Number: 420
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Background: Hospital readmissions are common, detrimental for patients and associated with significant costs for the healthcare system. The aim of this study was to evaluate simplified HOSPITAL score (Aubert et al, 2017) in 30-day non-elective readmission prediction at a Brazilian tertiary care teaching public hospital in Southern Brazil. Methods: Retrospective cohort study including all hospital […]
Abstract Number: 421
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Background: Interhospital transfer is a poorly understood transition of care that is associated with increased length of stay and mortality. The processes and communication between transferring and accepting facilities and providers are not standardized. Purpose: Hospitalist faculty education on triage processes is an area for potential intervention to improve interhospital transfer. New faculty hires are […]
Abstract Number: 421
SHM Converge 2023
Background: Hospitals are facing increasing pressure to optimize throughput in order to reduce excess length of stay and improve emergency department (ED) boarding times. Improving coordination and throughput in complex organizations with multiple care sites can be particularly challenging. Health systems have implemented numerous initiatives to improve hospital throughput, but these efforts have mainly been […]
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: 423
SHM Converge 2024
Background: In 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services approved the Acute Hospital Care at Home Waiver allowing hospitals to be reimbursed for hospital-level care for patients in their own home. Almost 300 hospitals across 37 states have been approved to launch their own Hospital at Home (HaH) programs. […]
Abstract Number: 424
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Background: In tertiary care centers, transfers from outside hospitals are a common occurrence. Prior studies have shown that interhospital transfers (IHT) in certain populations are associated with an increased adjusted odds of ICU transfer (Mueller 2019). In the age of the electronic medical record(EMR), patient transfer has been improved by direct access to patient records. […]
Abstract Number: 425
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Background: Racial/ethnocultural inequities have been demonstrated throughout our health care system, though their presence among patients who undergo interhospital transfer (IHT), commonly done to provide patients with more specialized care, is poorly understood. The goals of this study are to evaluate the association between patient race/ethnicity and IHT to identify potential racial disparities in this […]