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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: 192
SHM Converge 2021
Background: What happens when “best practice” is not practiced? Prescribing naloxone to patients at high risk of opioid overdose is considered best practice by the United States Department of Health in order to decrease the risk of overdose and maximize patient safety. Research also shows that patients who receive naloxone may successfully use it on […]
Abstract Number: 226
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Background: Heart failure (HF) is a major cause of hospital readmissions and healthcare costs. HF patients have the highest rate of unexpected readmission of all diseases tracked by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), at 21.2% (1). HF prevalence is also projected to increase 46% from 2012 to 2030, with total costs rising […]
Abstract Number: 230
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Background: As a group of medical students in a five-week leadership program, we were charged with making a medicine inpatient unit at an urban quaternary care academic medical center the best unit in the hospital. Research shows that the hospital spends an estimated $2721 for every inpatient day (Kaiser, AHA Annual Survey, 2015). Longer lengths […]
Abstract Number: 254
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Background: During 2016, the total billed cost of cardiac monitoring neared 4 million dollars at our institution and many patients were observed on the monitor without approved indication as published by the American Heart Association’s (AHA) guidelines published in 2014. The overutilization of cardiac monitoring constitutes a misappropriation of resources which results in undue health […]
Abstract Number: 276
SHM Converge 2021
Background: The Society of Hospital Medicine (SHM)’s Quality Improvement (QI) Special Interest Group’s (QI SIG) mission is “to create and maintain a community that promotes QI by connecting QI enthusiasts to each other and the resources necessary to develop and hone QI skills.” During this year, without in-person local or national meetings as opportunities to […]
Abstract Number: 282
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Background: Serum B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) levels, measured on admission and discharge, have been a prudent predictor of outcomes among patients with heart failure. However, daily BNP measurements have no benefits for the management of heart failure and are costly. We investigated the practice pattern in St. Luke’s Hospital, and employed an educational intervention to […]
Abstract Number: 284
SHM Converge 2021
Background: There is a rising demand for hospitalist involvement in quality improvement (QI). Hospitalists now assume larger patient volumes and have become natural leaders in daily patient care, interdisciplinary rounding and patient safety. Despite a seemingly direct fit into QI, the majority of hospitalists have received minimal QI training in medical school, residency or beyond. […]
Abstract Number: 388
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Background: Morbidity and Mortality Conference (MMC) has been recognized as a valuable educational resource in training programs to improve patient safety. Traditional MMCs are often poorly defined in terms of format, goals, and outcomes, leading to ineffective reflection, discussion and action. Increasing evidence suggests that a structured and transparent approach to MMCs results in measurable […]
Abstract Number: 429
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Background: The most acute patients presenting to the Emergency Department (ED) requirean admission to the inpatient setting. A timely triage and admission process can improve the outcomes of these critically ill patients. Forty-six percent of admissions through our ED are admitted across multiple medicine services. We originally utilized a rotating Medical Admitting Resident (MAR) to […]