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...
Improving appropriateness of diagnostic or screening services
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...
Using Pre-Visit Planning and Electronic Health Record Messaging to Improve Liver Function Monitoring in the Pediatric Cystic Fibrosis Clinic
From the 2021 HVPAA National Conference Shruti Paranjape (Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine) Background Quarterly liver function tests (LFT) are required for people with cystic fibrosis (pwCF) newly started on highly effective modulator (HEM) therapy, which...
Feasibility of AI-assisted home-based auscultation to enhance telemedicine visits and assist decision-making regarding need for echocardiography
From the 2021 HVPAA National Conference Jessica Campanile (Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine), Christopher Golden, Julia Kim, Michael Crocetti, W. Reid Thompson Background Cardiac auscultation with a stethoscope is often used to determine need for...
Creation of a Dynamic, Centralized Resource of Blood Product Transfusion Documentation in the Electronic Health Record to Promote High Value Care
From the 2021 HVPAA National Conference Joseph Goldenberg (University of Chicago), Mary Acosta, Eve Edstrom, Shannon Martin, Vineet Arora, Micah Prochaska Background Accurate documentation of blood product transfusion is critical to avoid unnecessary transfusion, to...
Uniting Physical Therapy and Emergency Medicine to Reduce Admissions
From the 2021 HVPAA National Conference Joshua Rosentel (Lehigh Valley Health Network), Gillian Beauchamp, Daniel Sawyer Background LVH has been a consistent high outlier for back pain admissions on CMS’s Program for Evaluation Payment Patterns Electronic Report...
Examining local practice patterns of urinary screening in elderly patients presenting to the emergency department without lower urinary symptoms or sepsis
From the 2021 HVPAA National Conference Christopher Tsoutsoulas (University of Toronto), Joseph Choi Introduction Despite guidelines recommending against routine screening and treatment of asymptomatic bacteriuria (ASB), it continues to be commonly performed for...
The Impact of Fecal Occult Blood Testing on Endoscopic Procedures in Hospitalized Patients with Anemia
From the 2021 HVPAA National Conference Vinod Kumar (Division of General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics Indiana University School of Medicine), Shobha Shahani, FNU Jaydev, Jai Khatri, Areeba Kara Background Gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopic procedures are among the...
Starting a High Value Care curriculum and it’s impact on In Training Exam scores
From the 2021 HVPAA National Conference Sabrina Matosz (UAB Huntsville Internal Medicine Residency Program), Jose Cavo, Chandler Stisher, C.C. Linder, Shivani Malhotra, Parekha Yedla Background Education during residency training has the greatest impact on long-term...
Reducing Unnecessary Chest X-rays in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit- Assessing Baseline Unit Characteristics and Readiness for Change
From the 2021 HVPAA National Conference Daniel Loeb (Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center), Kelli Paice, Kathryn Pavia, Conor Merritt, Andrea Maxwell, Edward Cooper, Ranjit Chima, Maya Dewan Background The American College of Radiology recommends against...
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