Meeting
Oral Presentations
Abstract Number: Oral
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Background: According to AHRQ, patient safety culture refers to the beliefs, values, and norms shared by health care practitioners and other staff throughout the organization that influence their actions and behaviors. Safety reporting (or incident reporting) is an important aspect of safety culture. Safety reporting of adverse events is a valuable epidemiological tool to measure […]
Abstract Number: 237
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Background: Respiratory rate (RR) is a predictor of adverse outcomes and an integral component of many risk prediction scores for hospitalized adults. Despite its clinical value, RRs are often inaccurate and may lead to misclassification of disease severity, potentially jeopardizing patient safety. Purpose: We sought to improve inpatient RR measurement by patient care assistants (PCAs) […]
Abstract Number: 386
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Background: The United States is responsible for 43% of lab expenditures worldwide, and up to 30% of lab tests may be unnecessary. Purpose: This project aims to determine if a human “best practice alert (BPA)” could decrease the number of unnecessary labs ordered by residents at a major academic medical center. Description: Three internal medicine […]
Oral Presentations
Abstract Number: Oral
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Background: According to AHRQ, patient safety culture refers to the beliefs, values, and norms shared by health care practitioners and other staff throughout the organization that influence their actions and behaviors. Safety reporting (or incident reporting) is an important aspect of safety culture. Safety reporting of adverse events is a valuable epidemiological tool to measure […]