Meeting
Abstract Number: 384
SHM Converge 2023
Background: The Vizient Quality and Accountability scorecard is a tool that measures academic medical centers (AMCs) clinical performance, focusing on quality and safety while targeting specific opportunities for improvement. The Vizient quality domains include Mortality, Efficiency, Effectiveness, Equity, Patient Experience, and Patient safety. In an academic setting, the frontline healthcare providers are resident physicians. As […]
Abstract Number: 385
SHM Converge 2023
Background: Effectively screening for sepsis in a hospital setting remains an elusive goal. Designed processes have been plagued by poor specificity [3,5], leading to alarm fatigue [2] and overuse of resources. Electronic tools have attempted to automate some or all screening, but thus far to inconsistent success [1]. Furthermore, for patients screened as septic, quickly […]
Abstract Number: 386
SHM Converge 2023
Background: Chronic heart failure (CHF) patients with reduced ejection fraction (EF), as defined as EF < 50%, and iron deficiency have shown improvements in symptoms, functional capacity, and quality of life when treated with IV iron, even without overt anemia (1). The FAIR-HF (2009) and CONFIRM-HF (2015) studies showed improvements in New York Heart Association […]
Abstract Number: 387
SHM Converge 2023
Background: US healthcare costs are exorbitant and excessive lab utilization contributes significantly1. Daily labs (DLs) are often over-ordered for inpatients.2 This leads to increased costs, iatrogenic anemia, patient discomfort and limits phlebotomy resources 3. The Choosing Wisely® campaign recommends against checking DL in patients who have clinical and lab stability5. Previous quality improvement initiatives have […]