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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: 119
SHM Converge 2023
Background: Since the implementation of the Hospital Readmission Reduction Program, 30-day readmissions have decreased across the U.S. regardless of hospital teaching intensity. The effect of financial penalties on long term readmission rates has not been studied. Teaching hospitals serve as leaders in medical education, research, innovation, and patient care. Therefore, we examined whether long-term readmission […]
Abstract Number: 136
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Background: Cardiovascular disease remains the leading cause of death in the United States. Approximately every 40 seconds, an American will have a myocardial infarction. The aim of this project is to assess the progress of the prevention and management of myocardial infarction by using the National Inpatient Sample (NIS) data. Methods: This is a retrospective […]
Abstract Number: 140
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Background: Academic hospitalists aspire to be highly effective teachers and must demonstrate excellence in teaching to be promoted. Internal Medicine (IM) residency programs increasingly rely on such hospitalists to supervise residents when they are on inpatient service. Accordingly, outstanding resident teaching and evaluations are imperative to the advancement of academic hospitalists and the success of […]
Abstract Number: 211
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Background: Heart failure is a deadly epidemic with over 37 million people affected worldwide with a multitude of physical, psychological and financial implications on patients and the healthcare system. The progression of heart failure can be prevented by appropriate and persistent medication therapy however previous research has estimated forty to sixty percent of patients with […]
Abstract Number: 236
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Background: At our institution, no current standard exists for teaching rounds’ structure or content, which is largely at the discretion of the attending physician. The purpose of this study was to illustrate the “anatomy” of inpatient rounds as a needs assessment for future process improvement efforts. Methods: We performed a descriptive cross-sectional study of general […]
Abstract Number: 257
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Background: The overall national patient satisfaction scores have improved since the HCAHPS reporting began. However, it is unknown whether the improvement trends are different between teaching and non-teaching hospitals. Therefore, our objective was to compare long-term changes in patient satisfaction between teaching and non-teaching hospitals. Methods: We used three datasets; HCAHPS data (2008 […]
Abstract Number: 268
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Background: Discharge from an in-patient hospital stay is a critical opportunity to teach patients about their medications. Communication about medications and appropriate transition of care are two domains of the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) survey via which patients evaluate hospitals. Communication about new medications and side effects is one of […]
Abstract Number: 269
SHM Converge 2021
Background: Throughout medical training future hospitalists have many opportunities to observe the teaching techniques of a variety of clinical instructors to inform the development of their own teaching skills. In contrast, after starting a career as an academic hospitalist there are few chances for ongoing observation of clinical teachers to refine their practice. Peer rounding […]
Abstract Number: 323
SHM Converge 2024
Background: The hospitalists affiliated with academic institutions typically have professional expectations to serve as clinician-educators. Despite these faculty expectations, few hospitalists have explicit training in how to teach effectively and lack formal experience in developing these skills. There is both a demand and need for sanctioned educational opportunities for academic hospitalists to refine their teaching […]