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Abstract Number: 84
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Background: Advanced practice providers (APPs) such as nurse practitioners and physician assistants have become an important addition to the hospital medicine team with the growing demand for physician providers. As APPs experience variable exposure to hospital medicine during training, the Society of Hospital Medicine and other governing bodies such as the American Academy of Physician […]
Abstract Number: 90
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Background: Chest pain and related symptoms are the number two reason patients visit emergency departments in the United States, often leading to routine hospitalization or observation. Improving utilization management of patients presenting to the emergency department with chest pain is an important goal for hospitals. Use of 5th generation troponins and risk stratifying tools can […]
Abstract Number: 93
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Background: Staffing of inpatient medicine services with Advanced Practice Providers (APPs), including physician assistants and nurse practitioners, is becoming increasingly common at academic medical centers across the United States. The various roles filled by APPs have not been well-described in the literature. The purpose of this study is to better characterize how APPs are utilized […]
Abstract Number: 95
SHM Converge 2023
Background: Professional Advancement Models (PAM) have been researched and implemented at large academic institutions as a solution to provide structure and support for career advancement for Advancement Practice Providers (APPs).1,2 Many of these programs fail to appreciate the nuances of inpatient vs outpatient providers. Given the inherent differences of these practice settings, we aim to investigate […]
Abstract Number: 101
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Background: The convergence of rising post-acute health care costs with incomparable outcomes havemade reform a priority resulting in the development of new models of care that often extend the scope of practice andjob duties among health professionals. In these new models, aimed to improve clinical and cost effectiveness of care,advance practice “transitionists” diagnose, triage, conservatively […]
Abstract Number: 111
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Background: Millions of patients with cancer are hospitalized each year in the US for treatment or complications of their disease. Increasing numbers are cared for by hospitalists on services dedicated to patients with cancer. Little is known about the practice characteristics or working environment of this expanding pool of oncology hospitalists. Methods: Using a modified […]
Abstract Number: 115
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Background: Burnout among hospital medicine providers is well known. Advanced practice providers (APPs) are well-established in hospital medicine but there is a lack of data on burnout specific to the physician-APP model. As more hospitalist groups staff a physician-APP model, identifying contributors to burnout is key for ensuring career sustainability. Our academic hospital medicine group […]
Abstract Number: 163
SHM Converge 2021
Background: The nature of the Advanced Practice Provider (APP) and attending physician (MD) relationship is that of trust, mutual respect, and delegation. In U.S. territories where MD supervision or oversight of APP practice is required by law, MDs are left to trust and delegate patient care tasks and authority to their collaborating APPs while sharing […]
Abstract Number: 184
SHM Converge 2023
Background: With the recent consolidation of hospital systems and the increasing complexity of inpatient care, receiving inter-hospital transfers (IHT) has become more common for large academic medical centers. Notably, studies have shown IHT to be associated with increased length of hospital stay (1,2), increased cost of care (2,3), as well as delays in care and […]
Abstract Number: 185
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Background: Choice of agent for venous thromboembolism prophylaxis (VTEP) after joint arthroplasty is a complex decision, the difficulty of which has been compounded by divergent guidelines. Specifically, the adequacy of aspirin monotherapy (ASA) for VTEP has long been debated between the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) and the American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP). […]