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Abstract Number: 31
SHM Converge 2023
Background: Effectively communicating information to a patient is the driving force for a successful physician-patient relationship. Patient outcomes depend on successful communication. As efficiency metrics and clinical productivity remain top priorities for most health systems, time spent with each patient gets affected hindering effective patient-physician communication. This in turn affects the HCAHPS (Hospital Consumer Assessment […]
Abstract Number: 32
SHM Converge 2023
Background: There are few hospitalist-specific training supports for writing clinical vignettes and case reports. This can limit participation in academic scholarship and opportunities to share informative cases encountered in everyday practice. Efforts to build hospitalists’ scholarly writing capacity—particularly for junior faculty—must effectively counter modifiable barriers including perceived lack of knowledge and ability. Purpose: Our Division […]
Abstract Number: 51
SHM Converge 2023
Background: Unconscious bias within the U.S. health care system has been linked with disparities in the treatment of patients by age, gender, and race (1). While many factors contribute to these disparities, implicit bias may play a significant role. Stigmatizing language often reflects the implicit bias that healthcare providers possess toward patients (2). Recent research […]
Abstract Number: 52
SHM Converge 2023
Background: Not all residents pursuing an internal medicine subspecialty proceed directly to fellowship. Some trainees take one or more hospital medicine “gap years” prior to applying for fellowship. Residency program directors (PD), fellowship PDs, and faculty advisors spend substantial time advising residents on whether a gap year is the right choice for them. However, virtually […]
Abstract Number: 53
SHM Converge 2023
Background: Effective provider communication improves patients’ satisfaction, engagement, and health outcomes. Sitting at the bedside may improve communication; however, many providers do not regularly sit during inpatient encounters. We conducted a controlled pre-post evaluation of adding wall-mounted folding chairs inside the entrance of patient rooms, coupled with education, to increase sitting at the bedside by […]
Abstract Number: 54
SHM Converge 2023
Background: Family members and caregivers serve valuable roles at the hospitalized patient’s bedside as emotional support systems, patient advocates, and decision makers (1). Hospital visitation restrictions (such as those implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic) may come at a cost to patient and caregiver perceptions of care quality and patient safety. Congruent with CDC guidelines during […]
Abstract Number: 55
SHM Converge 2023
Background: As medical complexity of pediatric patients rises, inpatient family care conferences (FCCs) are increasingly utilized to discuss treatment decisions and goals of care with families and multiple care team members. Studies have shown that emotional connections with providers at a FCC increase family satisfaction with these conferences. Proposals for structuring FCCs suggest involvement of […]
Abstract Number: 56
SHM Converge 2023
Background: Transforming hospital operations to optimize patient experience begins with a collaborative care team. The geographic re-location of physicians into one unit with an entire care team, in addition to the implementation of Structured Interdisciplinary Bedside Rounds (SIBR), have been linked to multiple outcomes related to effective care team communication and collaboration, including patient safety […]
Abstract Number: 301
SHM Converge 2023
Background: Peer feedback facilitates clinician growth, but obtaining feedback is challenging in inpatient settings where provider teams switch frequently. Often supervisors only hear of extremely positive or negative behaviors. Currently, there is no validated evaluation tool for hospitalist faculty. Historically, our group’s method for soliciting peer evaluations for 180+ staff resulted in 30-40 completed evaluations […]
Abstract Number: 302
SHM Converge 2023
Background: Physician communication scores within the HCAHPS (Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems) directly impacts a hospitals STAR rating. Provider engagement is essential in improving clinical outcomes, quality of care and overall efficiency. There is a high rate of physician burnout and disengagement post pandemic. When physicians are disengaged the hospitals do not […]