Meeting
Abstract Number: 76
SHM Converge 2021
Background: Young adults with special health-care needs is a growing population due to medical advances and improved patient outcomes. [1] Unfortunately, the transition into adult medical care for these young adults is often met with declining health and increasing acute care utilization. [2-5] To redesign care for this growing population, we started the Med-Peds service […]
Abstract Number: 291
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Background: The transitioning from pediatric to adult care has been correlated with worsened outcomes including increased mortality [1]. Improving patient experience (PEX) has been correlated to improved adherence and lower inpatient mortality rates [2] as well as lower 30-day readmission rates for patients with heart failure, acute MI and pneumonia [3]. Young adults transiting from […]