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Abstract Number: 295
SHM Converge 2023
Background: Health-related social needs (HRSN) exacerbate poor health in patients with chronic medical conditions. The population of frequently hospitalized patients is heterogeneous, but many have unmet health related social needs. Multidisciplinary programs for this population emphasize longitudinal patient-provider relationships and intensive case management. Studies of these interventions have failed to demonstrate improved readmissions outcomes but […]
Abstract Number: 342
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Background: With 81% of Americans having access to smartphones (1) and 58% using the internet for health related questions (2), there is a need for online resources to prepare patients and families for common experiences in the inpatient setting. The creation of Web based sites for patients and caregivers, such as TheHospitalizedPatient.com, attempts to fill […]
Abstract Number: 343
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Background: Opioids are widely prescribed for cancer and non-cancer related pain in hospitalized patients. The opioid usage increased roughly three times in the past two decades. Pain is a feeling of distress evoked by sensory stimuli with/without organ damage and an associated emotional experience. Considering the subjective nature of pain, the need for medication is […]
Abstract Number: 382
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Background: As chronic illnesses are claiming majority of deaths in United States, it is very important that we identify patients with chronic illnesses who have shortened life expectancy and prioritize their needs for palliative care. The different death trajectories of chronic illnesses make it difficult to prognosticate such patients. Available prognostication tools, both disease specific […]
Abstract Number: 569
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: A 78-year-old man with medical comorbidities of CAD with PCI to LAD and LCx, persistent A. fib, COPD, HTN, and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus was admitted to our hospital for worsening epigastric pain, nausea, and vomiting. Prior to the presentation, he was treated for an upper gastrointestinal bleed secondary to duodenal ulcers. Dabigatran […]
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SHM Converge 2021
Background: A small number of patients account for a disproportionate number of hospital readmissions. The Complex High Admission Management Program (CHAMP) is designed to improve care and reduce hospitalizations for frequently readmitted patients. Non-randomized studies of CHAMP found reductions in readmission but may be subject to regression to the mean. We conducted a randomized trial […]