Meeting
Abstract Number: 32
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Background: Novel strategies such as the block system have been implemented to address resident teaching while maintaining continuity of care. Studies assessing block scheduling and adequate delivery of quality improvment (QI) concepts are limited. The aim of this study is to show how utilizing the 4+1 block system can deliver a longitudinal quality improvement (QI) curriculum and increase the […]
Abstract Number: 87
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Background: Reduced payments from Medicare related to high rates of hospital-acquired pressure injuries has prompted hospitals to invest in new technologies and strategies to improve wound care and prevention. While many hospitals have increased the purchase of skin care products such as prophylactic dressings, little is known about the association between these products and reductions […]
Abstract Number: 88
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Background: Reduced payments from Medicare related to high rates of hospital-acquired pressure injuries has prompted hospitals to invest in new technologies and strategies to improve wound care and prevention. While many hospitals have increased the purchase of skin care products such as prophylactic dressings, little is known about the association between these products and reductions […]
Abstract Number: 429
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Background: Measures to reduce hospital readmissions help to improve the quality of care patients receive, as well as reduce healthcare costs. The Institute for Healthcare Improvement’s Triple Aim of improving the quality of care through standardization, decreasing the cost of care by reducing hospital utilization, and patient-centeredness around transitions of care, resonate strongly with readmission […]