From the 2022 HVPA National Conference Mackenzie Whitcomb BA (Oregon Health and Science University), Alysssa Andretta BA, Anne Smeraglio MD Background While large hospital systems perform majority of laboratory studies in in-house facilities, a small subset of...
Improving Appropriateness of Diagnostic or Screening Services
Back to Basics: Improving Pandemic-Related Colorectal Cancer (CRC) Screening Rates in a Military-Based Primary Care Clinic
From the 2022 HVPA National Conference Matthew Genelin BA (University of Colorado School of Medicine), Jaime Baker MD, Heather Cassidy MD Background Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third leading cause of cancer death in the United States. Preventative screening is...
Redundant Inflammatory Marker Use on a Pediatric Hospital Medicine (PHM) Service
From the 2022 HVPA National Conference Kathryn Bakkum MD (Akron Children's Hospital), Prabi Rajbhandari MD, FAAP Background Due to their widespread availability, inflammatory markers are used with increasing frequency, often concurrently, without adding any diagnostic...
Raising The Bar In Imaging Stewardship: Electronic Determination Of Appropriate Patient And Exam Selection
From the 2022 HVPA National Conference Davis Rogers MD (Johns Hopkins Hospital), Suresh Nayar MD, Brandyn Lau MPH, MD, Uma Srikumaran MD, Robert Sterling MD, Pamela Johnson MD, Lee Riley MD, Franco Verde MD, Alex Johnsons MD, Katie Lobner MILS, Adam Levin MD...
Safe Implementation of Evidence-Based Nutritional Rehabilitation for Hospitalized Adolescents with Eating Disorders
From the 2022 HVPA National Conference Miyabi Saito B.S (University of Virginia School of Medicine), Andrew Burns MD, Kelsey Berry MD, Eva Manthe RDN, CSP, Julia Taylor MD MA, Susan Gray MD, Joanne Mendoza MD Background Adolescent mental health has worsened...
Increasing Utilization of the FIB-4 Score to Improve Appropriate NAFLD Consultation to the Orlando VA GI/Hepatology Service
From the 2022 HVPA National Conference Omar Masarweh MD (UCF/HCA), Teayoung Kim MD, Mohammed Rahhal MD, Fanny Stampfli MD, Stephanie Lopez MD, Feras Al-Moussally MD, George Alvarez DO, Ashwini Komarla MD Background Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is...
REDUCING REPEAT TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAMS IN AN INPATIENT SETTING
From the 2022 HVPA National Conference Becca Engels MD, MPH (Johns Hopkins Hospital), Stacie Richardson, Ken Lee, Allison Hays MD, Sara Keller MD, Amit Pahwa MD Over the past two decades, Transthoracic echocardiogram (TTE) orders increased at a rate of about 5-8% per...
A Quality Improvement Project: A Multifaceted Approach to Test Overutilization in Rheumatology
From the 2022 HVPA National Conference Saloni Goyal DO (Lehigh Valley Health Network), Yasin Kanakrieh DO, Marie O'Brien DO, Amy Slenker MD, Kathryn Zaffiri MPH, James Ross MD Background Inappropriate use of laboratory tests is a problem affecting health care systems...
Assessing the feasibility and impact of a risk-based approach to cataract surgery pre-operative medical evaluation
From the 2021 HVPAA National Conference Tony Cuttitta (University of Michigan), Shahzad Mian, James Henderson, David Portney, Jenna Keedy, Wendy Benedict, Hannah Lahti, Pattricia Klarr, Roni Shtein, Paul Lee, Shannon Joseph, Eve Kerr Background In 2019, the Centers...
High Value Care Practice Habits for Internal Medicine Residents in a Federally Qualified Health Center
From the 2021 HVPAA National Conference Krista Dionne (Stamford Hospital), Rajeswari Jasty, Rebecca Newman, Forugh Homayounrooz Background The American College of Physicians (ACP) supports the Choosing Wisely® Campaign whose mission is to “promote conversations...
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