From the 2022 HVPA National Conference Rebeca Diaz-Reyes MSPH (Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine), Kayla Herne MSN, RN, Kaye Park RN, Shivaun Celano PharmD, MBA, Stephanie Thornton RN, Abigail Boateng RN, Sheila Goldscheider RN, MS, Yukari Manabe MD, Joyce...
Clinical Care Pathways or Reducing Unwarranted Practice Variability
Evaluation and Assessment of Sign Out Skills: IPASS or Passing up Important information?
From the 2022 HVPA National Conference Alison Koransky MD (Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University), Dharmini Shah Pandya MD Background Inpatient transitions of care of patients between providers occurs twice a day in systems with night coverage....
Iterative Input to Optimize Transition of Care Curriculum: Achieving Patient Centered Care with Multi-Stakeholder Contribution
From the 2022 HVPA National Conference Matan Arnon DO (Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University), Dharmini Shah Pandya MD, FACP Background Post hospitalization discharge instructions have been established as integral for guidance and communication for...
Impact of Ongoing Front-End Redesign on an Urban Academic Emergency Department’s Door-to-ECG Performance; A Rapid Cycle Improvement Approach
From the 2022 HVPA National Conference Kaveesh Kutty MD (Johns Hopkins Hospital), Susan Peterson MD, Kelly Williams RN, Barbara Maliszewski RN, Heather Shiel RN Background The Emergency Department at our urban, academic tertiary care center is undergoing an “Up Front”...
Improving the Care of Patients with Communication-Related Disabilities in an Acute Care Setting
From the 2022 HVPA National Conference Daniel Yusupov B.S. Neurobiology, University of Washington, Class of 2016 (Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University), Xin (Linda) Zhou M.D. Background Patients present to the hospital who are unable to communicate...
Decreasing CLABSIs on an Oncology Inpatient Unit at Henry Ford Hospital through preparation: A collaborative effort between PICC Team and Oncology Unit (P2)
From the 2021 HVPAA National Conference Robin Williams (Henry Ford Health System), Kelsey Hebel, Fred Giertz, Swati Verma P2 is a 40-bed unit, specializing in Oncology, stem cell transplant and cellular therapy for patients with primary and metastatic malignant solid...
Developing a Care Delivery Framework for Older Adults with Chronic Vision Loss: A Mixed Methods Study on Patient Perspectives
From the 2021 HVPAA National Conference Fahd Naufal (Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine), Xinxing Guo, Judith Goldstein Background The ageing population with chronic vision loss (VL) is growing yet the unique healthcare needs of this...
Incorrect Count Intra-Operative Radiographic Protocol
From the 2021 HVPAA National Conference Abigail Cogman (University of Utah), Robert Glasgow, Catherine Hiatt, Alex Nieves, Yoshimi Anzai Purpose A retained surgical foreign body (FB) is considered a "never event" by the Joint Commission and Department of HHS. In the...
Implementing a Student Led Hackathon Competition for Medical Students to Explore High-Value Care
From the 2021 HVPAA National Conference Lauren Pomerantz (Penn State College of Medicine), Kira Garry, Zachary Corey, Garrett Thompson, Lisa Yoder, Brian McGillen Background Student-organized educational initiatives highlight topics that may not be covered within...
Reducing Duration and Usage of Pre-Procedural NPO for Inpatients at an Academic Medical Center
From the 2021 HVPAA National Conference Karen Chang (University of Texas Medical Branch), Krishna Suthar, Erin Hommel Background Preoperative fasting (nothing per os, NPO) is implemented before procedures or diagnostic studies to prevent the risk of aspiration in...
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