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Implementation Of A Volunteer Based Hospital Visitation Program For Older Adults, Mariana R. Kuperman, Md, Mph, Kristine Swartz, Md, Elizabeth Collins, Md, Jennifer Kim, Bs
Implementation Of A Volunteer Based Hospital Visitation Program For Older Adults, Mariana R. Kuperman, Md, Mph, Kristine Swartz, Md, Elizabeth Collins, Md, Jennifer Kim, Bs
House Staff Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Conference (2016-2019)
Background
Hospital Elder Life Program (HELP)¹: a multi faceted, volunteer led, hospital based program has been shown to:
- Reduce the incidence of delirium
- Decrease length of stay
- Reduce hospital costs
Implementation of such a program requires upfront investment.
A smaller, volunteer based visitation program for older adults was started to provide support for the allocation of hospital resources in delirium prevention and establishment of HELP in this institution.
This research aims to investigate the program’s implementation and impact on delirium specific outcomes.
Improving Diabetic Retinopathy Screening In A Large Ambulatory Practice, Erica Li, Md, Rebecca Simon, Md, Michael Weissberger, Md, Jennifer Moyer, Md, Rachel Ehrman-Dupre, Md, Andrew Rabovsky, Md, Simon Newsom, Md, Pooja Padgaonkar, Md, Julita Mienko, Md, Sarah Hirsh, Md, Geoffrey Mills, Md, Phd
Improving Diabetic Retinopathy Screening In A Large Ambulatory Practice, Erica Li, Md, Rebecca Simon, Md, Michael Weissberger, Md, Jennifer Moyer, Md, Rachel Ehrman-Dupre, Md, Andrew Rabovsky, Md, Simon Newsom, Md, Pooja Padgaonkar, Md, Julita Mienko, Md, Sarah Hirsh, Md, Geoffrey Mills, Md, Phd
House Staff Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Conference (2016-2019)
Aim 1: To increase the percentage of JFMA diabetic patients with up-to-date retinopathy screening to 60% by April 1, 2019.
Aim 2: To increase the utilization of an in-office portable retinal scanner by identifying current barriers to its use and developing a standardized workflow to overcome these barriers.
Outcome measure: The percentage of adult diabetic patients with a JFMA provider listed as the PCP who have been seen in the Jefferson health system within the last 24 months, who had retinopathy screening once in the last 24 months.
Process measure: The number of retinal scans completed each week.
Getting To The Source: Safety Findings In Cervical Cancer Screening Using External Lab Databases, Miranda Aragon, Md, Sunny Lai, Md, Mph, Geoffrey Mills, Md, Phd
Getting To The Source: Safety Findings In Cervical Cancer Screening Using External Lab Databases, Miranda Aragon, Md, Sunny Lai, Md, Mph, Geoffrey Mills, Md, Phd
House Staff Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Conference (2016-2019)
Objective
To investigate the feasibility of using external lab databases to locate Pap smear results completed at outside clinics.
Effective Hepatitis C Screening In High Risk Populations, Aekata Shah, Do, Jennifer Seymour, Do
Effective Hepatitis C Screening In High Risk Populations, Aekata Shah, Do, Jennifer Seymour, Do
House Staff Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Conference (2016-2019)
Purpose
The purpose of our study was to demonstrate how various quality improvement initiatives activated in selected Jefferson Northeast family medicine teaching offices have enabled effective HCV screening. Given the cost effectiveness of screening and early treatment versus treatment of the disease in the later stages of progression,8 we hope to encourage other primary care offices to implement quality initiatives to encourage appropriate HCV screening. This is especially important for the baby boomer generation, as well as for high risk individuals with a history for and/or current IV drug abuse or other high risk behaviors.