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Abstract Number: 293
SHM Converge 2023
Background: Prolonged length of stay (LOS) is associated with worse quality outcomes, poor patient satisfaction, and negative financial performance for hospitals. Geographic cohorting of provider teams and their patients could improve LOS, readmissions, and other quality metrics. Many prior studies of geographic cohorting have shown no beneficial effect on these metrics. In 2021, we implemented […]
Abstract Number: 303
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Background: Millions of people are hospitalized in the United States annually and many of those patients are medically complex requiring a team-based approach to care for their medical problems and complex planning for discharge and the transitions thereafter. The process of discharging a patient is multilayered, time-consuming, and arguably one of the most pivotal times […]
Abstract Number: 321
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Background: Patients who are at risk for readmissions and emergency department visits following hospital discharge frequently have multiple medical comorbidities and a history of multiple prior hospitalizations. Over the past five years, reducing hospital readmissions has increasingly become a priority for hospitals, and effective interventions to reduce readmissions have included multiple components and multiple disciplines. […]
Abstract Number: 324
SHM Converge 2023
Background: At our institution, an interprofessional (IP) hospital team consisting of a hospitalist, pharmacist, and nurse practitioner, meets with IP teams from local skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) in a weekly teleconference to discuss patients recently discharged from the hospital to the SNFs. The purpose is to identify and reconcile gaps in care during patients’ transitions. […]
Abstract Number: 353
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Background: Patients evaluated after sexual assault may require non-occupational post-exposure prophylaxis (nPEP) to prevent infection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), depending on the assessed risk of HIV transmission in each case1-4. Access to nPEP medications, patient counseling, and follow-up care should be offered in a systematic, comprehensive, and compassionate setting. Unfortunately, multiple barriers may impede […]
Abstract Number: 357
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Background: Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infection (CAUTI) is the most common hospital acquired infection and constitutes upto 40% of all Healthcare Associated infections. Urinary catheter is used in 15% to 25% of hospitalized patients and often utilized for inappropriate indications. Daily risk of Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) is 3 to 7% with the use of […]
Abstract Number: 383
SHM Converge 2024
Background: Interdisciplinary rounding at the bedside is associated with improvements in patient flow metrics, interdisciplinary communication, and patient perception of teamwork among care team members. At UC San Diego Health, FIT (Focused Interdisciplinary Team) Rounding has been the standard of care on seven diverse patient care units since 2017. However, with the arrival of the […]
Abstract Number: 387
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Background: Cardiac biomarkers, such as myoglobin and B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP), are frequently ordered in the emergency room and inpatient settings. Newer studies and guidelines have called into question the value of these tests in diagnosis and management. Myoglobin is commonly used for early diagnosis of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) in patients who present with […]
Abstract Number: 389
SHM Converge 2024
Background: Communication between team members is fundamental to providing high quality care to hospitalized patients (1). Breakdowns in communication lead to compromised patient safety, delays in care, and poor utilization of resources (2). Our Veterans Affairs (VA) hospital has about 200 inpatient beds, primarily staffed by resident physician teams. Bedside nurses use the admission order […]
Abstract Number: 390
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Background: Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infection (CAUTI) is the most common hospital acquired infection and constitutes upto 40% of all Healthcare Associated Infections. Urinary catheter is used in 15% to 25% of hospitalized patients and often utilized for inappropriate indications. Daily risk of Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) is 3 to 7% with the use of […]