From the 2022 HVPA National Conference Andrew Bodlak (Undergraduate, Creighton University), Jenny Xiao (Undergraduate), Cyle Johnson MD, Shannon Kinnan MD Background Major depressive disorder (MDD) is one of the most common psychiatric illnesses in the United States,...
Provider behavior modification (comparative effectiveness of interventions)
Evidence Based Guidelines for Urinary Catheter Management in the Emergency Department
From the 2022 HVPA National Conference Harry Flaster MD (Johns Hopkins Hospital Emergency Department), Kristin Ridenour MPH Background Complications related to chronic, indwelling urinary catheters and complications involving the placement of new urinary catheters are...
Human Centered Design of Clinical Decision Support to Prevent Sudden Unexpected Infant Death
From the 2022 HVPA National Conference Steven Miller MBE, MD (Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition), Andrea Rosen MPH (Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health), Barry...
The Use of Forced Restraints in Provider Order Entry to Induce Daily Intentional Laboratory Test Ordering
From the 2021 HVPAA National Conference Peter McCaffrey (University of Texas Medical Branch), Ragini Desai, Rick Trevino, Todd Masel, Stephen Williams, Gulshan Sharma Despite the unambiguous value of laboratory testing for diagnosis and patient care, it is estimated...
High-Value Care Tools to Understand Institutional Culture and Inform Value-Improvement Efforts
From the 2021 HVPAA National Conference Kimberly O'Hara (University of Colorado School of Medicine and Children's Hospital Colorado), Angela Moss, Emily Albrecht, David Chung, Nicole Clifton, Elizabeth LaGuardia, Jennifer Reese, Michael Tchou Background Low-value care...
Don’t Hold the Metformin! Enhancing the Inpatient Diabetes Order Set to Encourage Best Practices
From the 2021 HVPAA National Conference Samantha Sanders (NYU School of Medicine), Michael Shen, Daniel Alaiev, Brianna Knoll, Michael Natter, Fiona Fitzgerald, Kayla Nunemacher, Mariah Schaflin, Meredith Ugell, Hyung (Harry) Cho, Ian Fagan, Amanda Klinger Background...
Shifting spine interventional procedures from the hospital to a clinic setting: Increased efficiency and decreased health system costs.
From the 2021 HVPAA National Conference Justin Costello (University of Utah), Miriam Peckham, Yoshimi Anzai, Lubdha Shah, Geoff de Gennaro, Troy Hutchins Background Spine interventional procedures are commonly performed for the diagnosis and treatment of pain and have...
A Brief Intervention to Increase Provider and Staff Ability to Create a Welcoming and Affirming Environment for LGBTQ Patients
From the 2021 HVPAA National Conference Tiffany Wandy (LifeBridge Health), Daniel Durand, Sommer Gray Background Studies show that lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender populations, in addition to having the same basic health needs as the general population,...
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