Meeting
Abstract Number: 329
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Background: Currently, Physical and Occupational Therapy (PT/OT) documentation dictates next site of care. PT/OT recommends how much therapy is needed upon discharge and where the therapist believes these services should be provided, which is often a Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF). This practice eliminates meaningful conversations between provider and patient regarding the patient’s wishes on next […]
Abstract Number: 347
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Background: The Choosing Wisely campaign aims to engage clinicians and public in addressing overuse in healthcare. Through adoption in 20 countries and 75 organizations, clinician engagement is largely successful. However, patient and public engagement remains a challenge, and there is concern that the impact of Choosing Wisely will be dampened if this is not achieved. […]
Abstract Number: 347
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Background: At our medical center, there are 14,716 discharges annually from the general medicine services. Post discharge appointments are made by residents, nurse practitioners, and hospitalists. In a baseline survey, clinicians identified logistical barriers to successfully making appointments and revealed that patients are rarely involved in scheduling discharge appointments. Only an estimated 66% of attempted […]
Abstract Number: 433
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Background: Over the last 2 decades there has been increasing adoption of Observation (OBS) units across the healthcare facilities in United States. Health reforms like 2 midnight rule and 30 day readmission penalties, congestion in the ED, poor operational outcomes in OBS population mixed with inpatients (IP) etc. further added to the need for dedicated […]