Meeting
Abstract Number: 272
SHM Converge 2023
Background: The transfer of patients between hospitals, known as inter-hospital transfer (IHT), is associated with higher rates of mortality, longer lengths of stay, and higher hospitalization costs compared to admissions from the emergency department. Despite these poor patient outcomes, best practices to guide IHTs are lacking. To characterize the IHT process and identify key challenges […]
Abstract Number: 351
SHM Converge 2023
Background: Mass General Brigham’s Faulkner hospital (BWFH) is a 171 bed community hospital closely affiliated with Brigham and Women’s hospital (BWH), which is located 2.5 miles away. Patient care at BWFH is supported by robust access to consultation and advanced testing from subspecialists located at BWH. To access some advanced diagnostic testing and procedures, patients […]
Abstract Number: 581
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: Planning a safe discharge from the hospital is a collaboration that includes the care team and the patient. At our VA hospital, a geriatric 4M’s (Mobility, Medications, Mentation, What Matters Most) assessment helps to determine “What Matters Most” to older Veterans as well as to connect them with the right community services (such […]