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Abstract Number: 25
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Background: Discharge summaries assist in the transition from inpatient to outpatient care by communicating key diagnoses, medication changes, and follow-up instructions. Despite use of standard formats for discharge summaries through electronic medical records (EMR), primary care physicians (PCPs) report dissatisfaction with locating important information in discharge summaries. Purpose: The aim of our project was to […]
Abstract Number: 198
SHM Converge 2021
Background: Hospital discharges represent an important transition of care between the inpatient and outpatient setting. Discharge summary documentation enables providers to convey clinical reasoning and important updates in patient care; however, reviews of these documents suggest error rates as high as 36.4% (1.42 errors per document) (McMillen, et. al. 2006). Formalized resident discharge summary curricula […]
Abstract Number: 226
SHM Converge 2023
Background: A hospital discharge summary serves as an important document that outlines the patient’s hospital course, changes made to their medication regimen, and significant studies or events that took place during their stay. Studies have shown that high-quality discharge summaries are instrumental in facilitating safe transitions from the hospital, minimizing adverse events, and reducing hospital […]
Abstract Number: 245
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Background: Patients admitted to inpatient hospital services are increasingly cared for by hospitalists rather than their primary care providers. When transitioning from hospital-based to ambulatory care, suboptimal information transfer can lead to serious adverse events and readmissions; therefore, demands for timely preparation of high-quality discharge summaries are increasing. Confronted with these demands, most hospitalists are […]
Abstract Number: 269
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Background: Multiple studies have established that delays in discharge summary transmission were associated with higher rates of all-cause hospital readmissions. It has been recently shown that delaying the completion of discharge summaries beyond 72 hours increased the risk of 30-day readmissions by 9%. We had embarked on an initiative to improve the rate of discharge […]
Abstract Number: 284
SHM Converge 2024
Background: There are over 35 million discharges from inpatient hospitalizations annually in the US. During these transitions of care, patients are at risk for adverse events. It is crucial for patient safety to have accurate communication between the inpatient physician and the provider assuming care.The main conduit for this communication is the hospital discharge summary. […]
Abstract Number: 293
SHM Converge 2024
Background: The Discharge Summary (DS) plays a vital role in transmitting key information about a patient’s hospital admission to their primary care clinician (PCC) and serves as a valuable information source for inpatient clinicians. However, current guidelines for DS creation tend to neglect the importance of prioritizing critical content. This oversight, coupled with the excessive […]
Abstract Number: 301
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Background: While CT imaging has become an invaluable tool for expedited medical evaluation, its use has been associated with an increasing number of incidental findings, the handling of which creates both medical and logistical challenges. Pulmonary nodules are among the most frequent and medically relevant incidental findings, but are easily overlooked – especially when discovered […]
Abstract Number: 309
SHM Converge 2023
Background: Hospital discharge summaries are critical to transitions of care as they are oftentimes the only substantive form of communication that accompanies patients to their next care setting. The lack of interoperability in our healthcare IT ecosystem amplifies the need for discharge summaries to mitigate subsequent duplication of services and increased costs. These documents must […]
Abstract Number: 353
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Background: Poor communication among health providers during transitions of care (TOC) between inpatient and outpatient settings is being increasingly recognized as responsible for subpar health outcomes, wasteful healthcare spending and low patient satisfaction. Such poor communication remains the status quo as it becomes part of the implicit curriculum in residency training when residents are not […]