From the 2022 HVPA National Conference Priya Abhyankar MD (University of Kentucky), Aaron Brenner MD, Austin Matney BS, Kshitij Thakur MD Background Decompensated cirrhosis is associated with a high mortality rate, and patients experience poor health-related quality...
Clinical care pathways or reducing unwarranted practice variability
Implementing a Choosing Wisely Approach in Family Medicine Clinics
From the 2022 HVPA National Conference Noor Kawmi B.S. (Pennstate College of Medicine), Brian McGillen M.D. Background Overuse of resources in healthcare affects not only patients, but also providers and health systems and stems from causes related to the clinician...
Opioid Analgesic Stewardship in Acute Pain Clinical Care Standard
From the 2022 HVPA National Conference Steve Waller Bachelor of Pharmacy; MBA (Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care) Background Medication-related harm from opioid analgesics was identified in Australia’s response to the World Health Organization...
Improved quality of discharge information using a standardized template in a large academic medical center
From the 2022 HVPA National Conference John Santucci III MD (NYU Langone), Jamie Schlacter BS (NYU Langone), Kevin Eaton MD Background Hospital discharges represent a vulnerable transition of care for patients. Discharge instructions are intended to summarize vital...
Improving Turnaround Times for Inpatient Examinations
From the 2022 HVPA National Conference Elizabeth Dobben MD (Henry Ford Hospital), Courtney Cave MD, John Duchak MD, Mohammed Ali MD, Peter Hoeksema MD, Karyn Ledbetter MD Background Evening hours provide a prime opportunity to perform inpatient radiologic examinations...
Improving Inpatient Life Sustaining Treatment Documentation at the Orlando VA
From the 2022 HVPA National Conference Michael Stewart DO (University of Central Florida HCA Healthcare GME, Greater Orlando, Florida), Jomaris Centeno Girona MD, Lahari Tumuluri MD, Patrick Abou Jaoude MD, Muhaimeen Hossain DO, George Alvarez DO, Ashwini Komarla MD,...
Improving Safety During Intra-Hospital Transport of Medical Intensive Care Unit Patients
From the 2022 HVPA National Conference Gabrielle Matias MD (Loyola University Medical Center), Brian White MD, Devin Williams MD Background Intra-hospital transport of critically ill patients is often associated with adverse events (AE). This study analyzed the...
Failure to Measure: Identifying the Limits of a Critical Patient Safety Metric in Neurosurgery
From the 2022 HVPA National Conference Emily Rodriguez BS (The Johns Hopkins Hospital), Tej Azad MD, MS, Divyaansh Raj BA, Yuanxuan Xia MD, Joshua Materi BA, Jordina Rincon-Torroella MD, L. Fernando Gonzalez MD, Jose Suarez MD, Rafael Tamargo MD, Henry Brem MD,...
A Resident-driven Initiative Toward Improvement in Breast Cancer Screening Adherence
From the 2022 HVPA National Conference Matthew Reeder MD (Cleveland Clinic Foundation), Basel Bazerbachi MD, Adam Fawaz MD, John Gaskill DO, Helene Puzio DO, Nivaas Thanoo MD, Arsal Tharwani MD, Katie Shen MD, Jessica Donato MD Background Breast cancer is the most...
Standardizing a Process for Identifying Out of Care Patients at an HIV Clinic Site
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...
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