Meeting
Abstract Number: 2
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Background: Effective and timely communication among caregivers is one of the 2016 Hospital National Patient Safety Goals set forth by the Joint Commission. The pager messaging system remains predominant in the U.S health care system, but is this one-way pager device falling out of favor over smart phones in the health care setting? There is […]
Abstract Number: 101
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Background: Third year medical students (MS3s) have not regarded the Pediatrics Clerkship at our institution with as high praise as other clerkships. Students cite a relative lack of teaching on the floors from pediatric residents as a key etiology. Interestingly, said residents endorse a desire to teach more. The most common barriers cited are time, […]
Abstract Number: 342
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Background: With 81% of Americans having access to smartphones (1) and 58% using the internet for health related questions (2), there is a need for online resources to prepare patients and families for common experiences in the inpatient setting. The creation of Web based sites for patients and caregivers, such as TheHospitalizedPatient.com, attempts to fill […]