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...
Clinical care pathways or reducing unwarranted practice variability
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...
Utilizing CFIR for improvement and implementation of transitional care management in a rural, academic healthcare system
From the 2021 HVPAA National Conference John Morrissey (Tuck School of Business, Dartmouth College; Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth College), Henry Fang (The Dartmouth Institute, Dartmouth College; Section of General Internal Medicine, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical...
Standardized Discharge Instructions to Promote More Effective Transitions of Care
From the 2021 HVPAA National Conference John Santucci III (Department of Medicine, NYU Grossman School of Medicine), Kevin P. Eaton (Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, NYU Langone Health), Background Hospital discharges challenge providers to...
Implementation of an Integrated Admission Order Set to Improve Institutional Clinical Practice Guideline Adherence
From the 2021 HVPAA National Conference Justine Mrosak (Emory University/Childrens Healthcare of Atlanta), Swaminathan Kandaswamy (Emory University School of Medicine), Claire Stokes, David Roth, Evan Orenstein Background Clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) help...
Evidence Based Phlebotomy Timing: Evening Labs as an Alternative to Morning Labs
From the 2021 HVPAA National Conference Vita Jaspan (NYU School of Medicine), John Medamana, Siyuan Cao, Gregory Rubinfeld, David Kudlowitz, Kevin P. Eaton Background On inpatient general medicine units, the timing of routine lab draws is not evidence-based, and...
System approach to prevent lost studies and improve radiology report turn around time
From the 2021 HVPAA National Conference Jacob Schick (Penn State College of Medicine), James Austin Baer (Penn State Hershey Medical Center), Jonelle Thomas Background MR Pelvis examinations may represent studies of the prostate to be read by body imaging (BI)...
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