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Abstract Number: 296
SHM Converge 2021
Background: As a direct or indirect consequence of the COVID-19 crisis, staff shortages are inevitable. Hospitalists may require quarantine after significant exposure to the virus or due to illness. Census surges are anticipated as well. It is crucial to implement alternate staffing plans to prevent disruptions in patient care. Telemedicine can be leveraged as a […]
Abstract Number: 297
SHM Converge 2021
Background: Access to pediatric subspecialty care is often challenging outside of large urban areas, especially in the field of pediatric dermatology. Overall, demand for pediatric dermatologic care outstrips the supply of pediatric dermatologists. As a result, the need for dermatology consultative services to hospitalized children is increasingly unmet. Teledermatology, or the use of telemedicine platforms […]
Abstract Number: 304
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Background: Heart failure (HF) is a major public health concern that affects over 5 million adults in the US. HF is among the most common reasons for hospital admissions and presents a considerable cost burden to the medical system. Patients are stabilized and carefully monitored at the hospital but often go home without adequate follow-up […]
Abstract Number: 307
SHM Converge 2023
Background: Night coverage for hospital medicine teams can be the most expensive and busy of all shifts. According to 2020 State of Hospital Medicine Report, only 5.7% of teaching centers use a combination of onsite and off-site night-time coverage. In July 2022, our academic hospital medicine team was asked to create an additional inpatient service […]
Abstract Number: 322
SHM Converge 2024
Background: The COVID-19 omicron variant pandemic has created a community outbreak and the need for tele-consultation with hospital-at-home care has surged, especially in the rural area, like Taitung. There were some innovated telemedicine pilot programs developed in Taitung over the past 4 years in Taiwan. Purpose: This study examines the key success factors driving teleconsultation […]
Abstract Number: 384
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Background: Telemedicine allows for remote patient evaluation and treatment. Traditionally this model has been applied to rural medical centers with physician shortages. Implementation of a telehospitalist program at well-staffed tertiary care centers may streamline services provided by on-site physicians and improve patient satisfaction. Purpose: Successfully implement a telehospitalist consultation service at a tertiary referral hospital, […]
Abstract Number: 391
SHM Converge 2023
Background: Telemedicine emerged as an innovative approach to addressing staffing shortages for hospitalists in resource-limited areas (1), the COVID-19 surge (2), and off-hour shifts (3). Telemedicine can be adapted to non-traditional hospitalist roles, i.e. the triagist where a hospitalist assesses patients for potential admissions and supports outpatient to inpatient transitions (4). Modifying the triagist to […]
Abstract Number: 411
SHM Converge 2024
Background: Healthcare systems face challenges to meet the needs of a complex aging patient population, and simultaneously at risk of clinician burnout and loss of talent. Advancements in technology for clinical use have extended the reach of clinicians into patient homes, improving operational efficiency of Acute Care at Home programs, as well as patient and […]
Abstract Number: 429
SHM Converge 2024
Background: Around one in five Americans live in rural areas, but only 5 percent of physicians practice in these same areas. As such, hospital located in rural area such as Roosevelt Rehabilitation and Specialty Hospitals (RRHS) struggle with physician staffing. Tele-hospital medicine has expanded rapidly since the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act in […]
Abstract Number: 456
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Background: Virtual care is becoming a fully realized modality of providing patient care (1, 2). In hospital medicine, the transition of care from inpatient to outpatient can be challenging to carry out efficiently and effectively while mitigating any preventable harm that may arise prior to a scheduled follow-up appointment with a primary care physician (PCP). […]