Meeting
Abstract Number: 77
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Background: Nearly half of incorrect procedures occur outside the operating room, and failure to conduct a robust time-out is a frequent root cause. Mannequin-based simulation (MBS) has been shown to improve self-confidence and performance of time-outs, but is expensive, time-consuming, and difficult to scale up effectively for large groups of medical learners. Screen-based simulation (SBS) […]
Abstract Number: 171
SHM Converge 2023
Background: Diagnostic errors (DEs) are common and can lead to preventable harm in hospitalized patients.[1] To address this problem as part of our AHRQ-funded Patient Safety Learning Laboratory, we characterized diagnostic process failures that contribute to DEs.[2,3] Next, we refined three interventions (Figure 1) that addressed common process failures and were embedded into our electronic […]
Abstract Number: 259
SHM Converge 2021
Background: The diagnostic process is fraught with diagnostic uncertainty. Typically, discussions about diagnostic uncertainty occur upon admission and during rounds, which are increasingly conducted virtually during the COVID-19 pandemic. Furthermore, key dimensions in the diagnostic process (history taking, physical examination, interpretation of diagnostic tests) are affected by breakdowns in communication between patients and clinicians, physical […]
Abstract Number: 329
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Background: Hospital discharge describes the point at which inpatient hospital care ends, with ongoing care transferred to other providers. The coordination of such care typically involves multiple health care providers and social care contributors. The inherent complexity of coordinating a large number of players, often based in different settings and hospitals, leads to hospital discharge […]