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Abstract Number: 290
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Background: Hospitalists spend a significant part of their workday interacting with the electronic medical record (EMR). Less is known regarding the details of the tasks that are performed during this interaction. In considering aspects of workflow and EMR usability, we sought to characterize how hospitalists spend time within the EMR, in terms of number of […]
Abstract Number: 290
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Background: Women make up 78.7% of the workforce in healthcare and healthcare-associated fields; further, nearly a third of practicing physicians and surgeons and roughly half of all medical students are women. Whether they are physicians, advanced practice providers, nurses, interprofessional staff members, students, patients or visitors, healthcare facilities have opportunities to improve gender equity. When […]
Abstract Number: 294
SHM Converge 2024
Background: Adverse events (AEs) occur in 19-28% of hospitalized patients in the 30 days after discharge [1,2]. Though new or worsening symptoms (NWS) reported by patients are often an early indicator of post-discharge AEs, they are not systematically captured in electronic health record (EHR) documentation or via patient portals. Higher fidelity capture of patient-reported NWS […]
Abstract Number: 302
SHM Converge 2023
Background: Physician communication scores within the HCAHPS (Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems) directly impacts a hospitals STAR rating. Provider engagement is essential in improving clinical outcomes, quality of care and overall efficiency. There is a high rate of physician burnout and disengagement post pandemic. When physicians are disengaged the hospitals do not […]
Abstract Number: 305
SHM Converge 2024
Background: The United States healthcare system has witnessed an overwhelming trend towards mergers of hospitals and acquisitions, with the proportion of primary care physicians working in hospital – or healthcare system-owned organizations increasing from 28% to 44% from 2010 to 2016. Existing evidence suggests this consolidation has driven higher costs but has had mixed effects […]
Abstract Number: 317
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Background: The 2001 Institute of Medicine Report Crossing the Quality Chasm cited a lack of care coordination as a contributing factor to the “chasm” between evidence-based and delivered care and suggests team-based models of care delivery. Hospitalists are tasked with increasing efficiency in inpatient care. LOS is designated as a measure of care coordination and […]
Abstract Number: 338
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Background: Altered mental status (AMS) is prevalent in hospitalized patients, especially the elderly (1). The work up of AMS is based on history, physical exam, pertinent labs and imaging. Common etiologies include fluid and electrolyte disturbances, infections, drug toxicity, drug withdrawal and metabolic derangements. Many routine labs drawn in the evaluation of acute encephalopathy are […]
Abstract Number: 341
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Background: Since the roll out of the Affordable Care Act in 2012 there has been an increased financial pressure to prevent 30-day hospital readmissions. Yet the readmissions rate has remained relatively unchanged despite myriad of health system interventions have been trialed. To approach this issue from a new perspective we decided to query the patient’s […]
Abstract Number: 342
SHM Converge 2024
Background: Health systems science (HSS) is a burgeoning field in medical education, a movement spearheaded by the American Medical Association (AMA). Proposed as the Third Pillar of Medical Education alongside the two existing Pillars of Basic and Clinical Sciences, this field focuses education on how health care is delivered and improved on every level of […]
Abstract Number: 346
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Background: As electronic health records (EHR) become ubiquitous, the impact on patient outcomes remains largely unknown. One major communication barrier during patient transfers is the lack of interoperability between EHR systems. Inter-hospital transfers involve transitioning high acuity patients between hospital systems that may not be able to directly communicate with one another, creating the ideal […]