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Plenary Presentations
Abstract Number: 2
SHM Converge 2023
Background: Although readmission rates have decreased since the implementation of higher-than-expected 30-day readmission penalties by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), rates remain above optimal. Hospital readmissions reflect two processes: discharge planning and access to care after discharge. To increase access to care, the US Congress passed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care […]
Plenary Presentations
Abstract Number: 2
SHM Converge 2023
Background: Although readmission rates have decreased since the implementation of higher-than-expected 30-day readmission penalties by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), rates remain above optimal. Hospital readmissions reflect two processes: discharge planning and access to care after discharge. To increase access to care, the US Congress passed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care […]
Abstract Number: 37
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Background: When people with Limited English Proficiency (LEP) access the US healthcare system, a disparity is created, leading to worse outcomes and lower quality of care.1-5 In-person interpreters are essential in circumventing these disparities, yet pitfalls to collaboration between providers and interpreters persist.6-9 This study’s goal was to assess barriers and identify opportunities for intervention […]
Abstract Number: 283
SHM Converge 2021
Background: Geographic information science and technology (GIST) is an academic field that explains the importance of geospatial data and analysis. GIST is a powerful tool that has been successfully implemented to help address a number of significant health issues ranging from disease management to improved services. In this study, we have used GIST to help […]
Abstract Number: 341
SHM Converge 2023
Background: It is universal practice to restrain incarcerated patients – regardless of age, illness, mobility, or pretrial status – with metal shackles during hospital stays without consideration for less restrictive alternatives. Globally, human rights and legal groups have voiced opposition to this shackling, citing numerous justice, ethics, and medical concerns relating to the practice. Healthcare […]
Abstract Number: 499
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A twenty-two-year-old male with no significant past medical history who presented with chest pain and found to have ST-segment elevation in leads II, III, aVF and V4-V6 leads. On subsequent EKG’s, patient had new ST-segment elevations in antero-lateral leads with dynamic changes. Cardiac catheterization showed acute dissection with thrombosis of the distal left […]
Abstract Number: 682
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: Our patient was a 29-year-old male with a past history of chronic marijuana use that presented to the hospital with an uncontrolled hemorrhage from his tooth. The patient tripped walking down the stairs and hit his face on a stair cracking his left upper second molar. He reported no other symptoms besides the […]
Abstract Number: 877
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: A 72 year-old male with a diffuse rash and vision changes presented to the ophthalmologist for two weeks of photophobia, binocular horizontal double vision and eye irritation. Ocular exam was significant for visual acuity of 20/60 in the right eye and 20/125 in the left eye, a change from baseline of 20/20 a […]