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Abstract Number: 27
SHM Converge 2024
Background: Patient experience (PEX) is associated with higher levels of adherence to recommended prevention and treatment processes, better clinical outcomes, improved patient safety within hospitals, and decreased inappropriate health care utilization. (1,2,3) Furthermore, overall patient satisfaction is associated with lower 30-day risk standardized hospital readmission rates after adjusting for clinical quality. (4) Our hospital medicine […]
Abstract Number: 28
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Background: This is an exciting time for Telemedicine with new programs being implemented across the continuum of care including acute care, post-acute care, and in home settings. Proving the value of telemedicine programs when no access to providers exist is relatively straightforward but proving value of programs where implemented to augment existing care by the […]
Abstract Number: 28
SHM Converge 2024
Background: Interest in hospital medicine is rapidly growing, with a more than 50% growth rate of hospitalists between 2012 and 2019. Despite this large increase in practicing hospitalists, few formal residency resources exist to help internal medicine residents navigate the job application process and support their early hospitalist careers. While most residents will successfully seek […]
Abstract Number: 29
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Background: The United States sees over 35 million hospital discharges a year with a 20% readmission rate. Unplanned readmissions amount to 20 billion dollars annually. Efforts to prevent readmissions impact patient’s overall morbidity/mortality and alleviate the financial burden on health care systems. To that effect, the United States health care reform, under the Affordable Care […]
Abstract Number: 31
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Background: For several years, patient evaluations of their physician has been utilized as a metric to evaluate physician performance and now it has been included as a parameter utilized to calculate reimbursement. Despite the routine use of these evaluations by most hospitals and agencies, little research has been done to evaluate the accuracy and characteristics […]
Abstract Number: 32
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Background: For several years, patient evaluations of their physician has been utilized as a metric to evaluate physician performance and now it has been included as a parameter utilized to calculate reimbursement. Despite the routine use of these evaluations by most hospitals and agencies, little research has been done to evaluate the metrics of patient […]
Abstract Number: 33
SHM Converge 2023
Background: Advanced Practice Providers (APP) are an expanding workforce within hospital medicine. Training and onboarding APPs is essential for developing a confident and competent workforce. However, onboarding options for APP training in hospital-based medicine have been limited due to the breadth and complexity of knowledge required to practice. Purpose: To develop an inpatient hospital medicine […]
Abstract Number: 35
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Background: Patient lists and patient assignment aid hospitalists through their workflow. Lack of a standardized approach has led to various ways of patient assignment and various means to display them. With the evolution of electronic medical records and technology; patient assignment and their display theoretically should have been more straight forward however there are still […]
Abstract Number: 35
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Background: Approximately 1.6 million patients are transferred between hospitals yearly, with disproportionately high cost and mortality. Despite the risk associated with inter-hospital transition of care, there is no established best practice in coordinating and triaging transfers. This gap in knowledge is partly driven by a dearth of studies which integrate clinical data before and after […]
Abstract Number: 36
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Background: Teaching Hospitalists provide a large proportion of clinical medical education for Internal Medicine Residents with varying levels of training and success. We sought to identify common habits of highly rated teaching hospitalists in preparation of faculty development. Methods: We surveyed high performing daytime teaching hospitalists at 3 teaching sites across 2 health systems. Paper […]