Meeting
Abstract Number: 37
SHM Converge 2023
Background: Many patients continue their post-acute care in settings such as skilled nursing facilities (SNFs). One in four hospitalized Medicare patients are discharged to SNFs. These patients are generally the elderly or require more care than patients discharged home, placing them at greater risk of clinical decline and rehospitalization. Moreover, 25% of patients discharged to […]
Abstract Number: 215
SHM Converge 2023
Background: Overuse of daily labs (DL), especially CBC and BMPs in hospitalized patients leads to increased costs and utilization of resources, iatrogenic anemia, and patient discomfort. Prior quality improvement (QI) efforts in hospital medicine have worked to reduce excessive lab utilization, but few have focused on labs ordered on the day of discharge (LOD) . […]
Abstract Number: 325
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Background: The current process of transitioning to a skilled nursing facility (SNF) is non-transparent and inefficient. For patients and caregivers, the process is stressful and confusing. For the providers and the hospital, it could result in lower patient satisfaction and increase patient length of stay. For SNF administrators, it often causes a mismatch of patient […]