From the 2021 HVPAA National Conference Niloofar Latifi (Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center), Kelly Graham, Ritika Parris Background The rise in healthcare costs has led to the urgent need for providing value-based care at both the system and provider level. Most...
Improving appropriateness of diagnostic or screening services
A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Behavioral Economic Intervention to Reduce Overuse of Low-Value Services Among Older Adults
From the 2021 HVPAA National Conference Jeff Kullgren (VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System and University of Michigan), Myra Kim (University of Michigan), Megan Slowey, Joseph Colbert, Barbara Soyster, Stuart Winston, Kerry Ryan, Jane Forman, Melissa Riba, Angela Fagerlin,...
Improving Asthma Management in Children through Asthma Action Plan and Appropriate Pulmonology Referrals: A Quality Improvement Project at a Community Hospital
From the 2021 HVPAA National Conference Humaira Achakzai (Brookdale Hospital Medical Center), Ahmad Soliman, Ajitha Yeluru, Adaku Nwosu, Nahid Chowdhury, Sai Policherla, Pratichhya Khatiwada, Natalie Smith, Khalid Ahmad, Kusum Viswanathan, Ratna Basak, Lita Aeder...
Nurse-Driven Protocol for Testing and Isolation for Clostridioides (formerly Clostridium) difficile
From the 2021 HVPAA National Conference Michele Obeid (Hurley Medical Center/Michigan State University), Ryan D. Murphy (University of Utah), Philip McDonald Background Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) is a gram positive spore-forming anaerobe. The manifestations of...
The Utility of Serial Hemoglobin Monitoring in Non-operative Management of Blunt Splenic Injury
From the 2021 HVPAA National Conference Nicolas Poupore (University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville), Bree Baginski, Nicole Boswell, Katherine Pellizzeri Background Serial hemoglobin (Hgb) measurements are frequently used to monitor ongoing hemorrhage...
Improving Health Care Value with the SOFI Project: Standardization of IV Fluids in Inpatient Settings
From the 2021 HVPAA National Conference Sri Lalitha Garimella (Richmond University Medical Center), Sireesha Aleti, Hina Fatima, Aishwarya Palorath, Kristen Roy, Lenny Shats, Kelly Reinhold, Jean Gordon, Joann Stuart, Ellen Heinrich, Jiliu Xu, Teresa Lemma, Kevin...
Screening for Social Needs in Critically Ill Patients: Addressing More than Health Conditions
From the 2021 HVPAA National Conference Danielle Maholtz (Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center), Carley Riley Background The County Health Rankings estimates medical care accounts for only 10-20% of modifiable health factors. The remaining factors are...
Standardizing Diagnosis and Management of Functional Constipation at an Academic Tertiary Pediatric Emergency Department
From the 2021 HVPAA National Conference Denise Young (Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital), Alexandra Houck, Nikita Habermehl, Sarah Margolius, Senthilkumar Sankararaman Background Constipation is a common pediatric disorder, with a mean prevalence of 14% of...
Quality Improvement Project to Reduce Unnecessary Chest X-Rays in Children with Asthma Exacerbations
From the 2021 HVPAA National Conference Mohamed Sakr (Brookdale Hospital Medical Center), Mohamed Alkanjo, Palanikumar Balasundaram, Ameet Kumar, Hyunbin Park, Fernanda Kupferman, Ratna Basak Background Asthma exacerbation are a common reason for Emergency Department...
Measuring the Effectiveness of Choosing Wisely Campaign (MC2 Study)
From the 2021 HVPAA National Conference Ajin John (VCU), Nargiza Kurbanova, Alexandra Ulbing, Rehan Qayyum Background The Choosing Wisely Campaign (CWC) started in 2012 with the aim of promoting high-value care. On its Choosing Wisely List, the Society of Hospital...
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