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Hospital Medicine 2015, March 29-April 1, National Harbor, Md.
Background: To maximize its effectiveness, performance feedback must be personalized, accurate, timely, and visually appealing. In the clinical environment, effective feedback must therefore extract accurate data from an electronic health-record system, link patient care activity to care teams, and report on meaningful metrics. This requires a synthesis of EHR data, scheduling data, which is often […]
Hospital Medicine 2015, March 29-April 1, National Harbor, Md.
Background: Academic medical procedure services (MPS) arise from the continued need for procedural training in the setting of decreasing procedural opportunities, increasing safety awareness, and increasing demands on inpatient resident time. Prior research has shown that MPS can improve resident confidence, subjective patient and resident experience, and resident supervision. Little is known about the procedural […]
Hospital Medicine 2015, March 29-April 1, National Harbor, Md.
Background: Despite the wide use of warfarin therapy this drug is associated with the largest number of serious adverse event reports by the FDA with 86% of warfarin-associated bleeds resulting in serious outcomes, and 10% in fatal outcomes. The American College of Chest Physicians Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines recommend rapid reversal with 4-factor prothrombin complex […]
Hospital Medicine 2015, March 29-April 1, National Harbor, Md.
Background: A recent nationwide recall for large glass evacuated containers has led to new innovations performing large volume paracentesis (LVP). Compared to the individually manufactured evacuated containers traditionally used in the past, wall suction systems are relatively inexpensive and readily available on most inpatient floors. The ease of access and cost savings makes a wall […]
Oral Presentations
Abstract Number: 8
SHM Converge 2024
Background: Facilitating safe transitions of care is a common concern for the discharging hospitalist. Telephone calls are the most common method of contact for post-discharge outreach. These are labor-intensive and therefore limited in scope. To better support patients after hospital discharge, we designed and implemented a 30-day automated texting program. In a pilot study, this […]
Abstract Number: 15
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Background: There is minimal automated electronic feedback to hospitalists about their level of service in professional billing. Based on today’s payor requirements for inpatient admission, the medical decision-making involved in the care of inpatients almost always justifies a level of service above level 1. However, encounters may still receive level 1 due to under-documentation (e.g. […]
Abstract Number: 35
SHM Converge 2024
Background: To date, there are limited reports around the use of well-designed information technology tools to enhance throughput communication during interdisciplinary rounds (IDRs). In collaboration with our technology innovations center, we developed a Microsoft Teams IDR tool known as “NORA.” NORA is an automated process-oriented tool designed to extract patient summary information from electronic health […]
Abstract Number: 40
Hospital Medicine 2015, March 29-April 1, National Harbor, Md.
Background: A 42 year old male with know stage IV rhabdomyosarcoma of the neck presented to the ED from subacute rehab with severe dyspnea. He had already undergone chemotherapy and radiation therapy, and had planned for home hospice after discharge from subacute rehab. He had previously signed a DNR/DNI, but rescinded, and was intubated. CT […]
Abstract Number: 45
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Background: In 2014, UCLA Health embarked on a journey to train and inspire the future generation of medicine. The Healthcare Improvement & iNnovation in Quality (THINQ) Collaborative aims to radically shape care delivery by building transformative interdisciplinary platforms to catalyze and nurture innovation at UCLA that lead to large-scale impact. Further, THINQ aspires to engage […]
Abstract Number: 49
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Background: Developing effective tools which enhance patient-physician communication is crucial to improving the patient experience. Existing research has shown that there are several components which are central to effective communication, including creating a good interpersonal relationship, facilitating exchange of information, and including patients in decision making. Based on our experience at an underserved community hospital […]