Meeting
Abstract Number: 10
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Background: ED visits increased to 145.59 million in 2016 (CDC 2019), resulting in an increase in hospital admissions. Chen et al. showed a correlation between the overall ED census and likelihood of admission; while, Velasquez et al. found up to 28% of hospitalists reported having admitted patients when no admission criteria were met. They described […]
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: 396
SHM Converge 2023
Background: Ongoing staffing shortages, high bed occupancy rates and post COVID changes are putting substantial strain not only on the inpatient environment, but also on the Emergency Department (ED). Increase in the number of boarded patients and length of boarding times pose risk to optimal patient care. Across the nation, the role of hospitalist as […]