From the 2023 HVPA National Conference Sophia Rokkas MD (Lankenau Medical Center), Loukya Kanakamedala MD, Talar Telvizian MD, Kristin Lohr MD Background:Serum folate levels are routinely tested on patients with anemia and altered mental status. Following mandatory...
Improving Appropriateness of Treatment/Interventional Services
Inpatient Medication Reconciliations: Are They Complete and Equitable?
From the 2023 HVPA National Conference Emma He BA (University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine), Alexandra Diaz-Barbe BA, Misha Tran MD, MS, Matthew Cerasale MD, MPH Background:Medication reconciliation is an essential part of hospital care. Failure to generate...
Piloting an immersive treatment room to promote early therapeutic activity after stroke
From the 2023 HVPA National Conference Amelia Tenberg MSN (Johns Hopkins School of Medicine), Sandra Deluzio MS (The Johns Hopkins Hospital), Kelly Jordan MS, Elizabeth Zink PhD, Mona Bahouth MD, PhD Background: Stroke remains a common disease and is a leading cause...
Provider Confidence of Admission Medication Reconciliation: Questions in Accuracy and Equity
From the 2023 HVPA National Conference Alexandra Diaz-Barbe, BA (University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine) Emma He, BA, Misha Tran MD, MS, Matthew Cerasale MD, MPH Background:Improving medication reconciliation is a difficult, yet crucial task in improving...
Standardizing Opioid Administration for an Acute Rehabilitation Unit
From the 2023 HVPA National Conference Hyun Kim, Bachelors of Science (University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus) Jamie Baker MD Background:Pain control is not one size fits all. It is thus common practice for providers to utilize an order set with multiple pain...
GLP-1 Agonist Use in Outpatient Cardiology
From the 2023 HVPA National Conference Emily Hansinger MD (Thomas Jefferson University Hospital), Harrison Bell MD, Zoe Begun MD, Claire Zurlo MD, Maria Winte MD, Fernando Cordero-Baez MD, Yair Lev MD Background:Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist (GLP-1)...
Reducing the rate of iatrogenic supratherapeutic INR due to warfarin administration
From the 2023 HVPA National Conference Erwin Wang MD (NYU Langone Health), Joseph Eskandrous PharmD, BCIDP Introduction:Warfarin is associated with greater bleeding risk and morbidity than direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs). Warfarin use has decreased with more...
A Compass for Antibiotic Stewardship: Using a Digital Tool to Improve Guideline Adherence for Appendicitis Treatment in the Emergency Department
From the 2023 HVPA National Conference Mai Vu BS (UC San Francisco, School of Medicine), Hope Shwartz BA, Steven Straube MD, Neha Pondicherry BA, David Emanuels BS, Jaskirat Dhanoa MD, Jaskaran Bains MD, Malini Singh MD, MPH, MBA, Nicholas Stark MD, MBA, Christopher...
Creating a Unified MARRS (Medication Alert and Refills Renewal System)
From the 2023 HVPA National Conference Kalyani Dhar MD (Stony Brook University Hospital), Yu Zhuo MD, Lisa Fisher MD, Michele Zito PharmD Background: In a resident primary care clinic, it was noted that there were an overwhelming number of messages received daily for...
Utilizing the Care Assessment Need (CAN) score to identify vulnerable male veterans who would benefit from advance directives in a resident primary care clinic at the Northport Veteran Affairs Medical Center
From the 2023 HVPA National Conference Kalyani Dhar MD (Stony Brook University Hospital), Lisa Fisher M (Northport VA Medical Center) Background: Advance care planning helps providers understand future healthcare decisions if an individual is no longer able to make...
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