Research

The Research category of the Society of Hospital Medicine’s (SHM’s) Research, Innovations and Clinical Vignettes (RIV) poster competition features posters addressing clinical research, basic science research and systematic reviews of clinical problems. Individuals who submit Research posters are also encouraged to consider topics of efficiency, cost or methods of healthcare delivery and medical decision making.

This year, SHM received 194 Research submissions, of which 157 were accepted and 32 chosen as finalists.

Research Poster Winner

COMPARISON OF PALLIATIVE CARE CONSULTATION SERVICES IN CALIFORNIA HOSPITALS BETWEEN 2007 AND 2011
Steven Pantilat 1, David O'Riordan 2
1 UCSF, San Francisco, CA
2 UCSF, San Francisco, CA
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Research Poster Finalists

AN INTENSIVE DISCHARGE INTERVENTION FOR PATIENTS WITH DIABETES
Jeffrey Schnipper, MD, MPH, FHM1, Cherlie Magny‐Normilus, FNP2, Jorge Borges, MD, PhD, MPH3, Stephanie Labonville, PharmD, BCPS4, Judy Cheng, PharmD, BCPS, MPH5, Beth Hirning, PharmD, BCPS6, Iwona Rybak, PharmD, BCPS7, Heather Dell'Orfano, PharmD, BCPS8, Margo Hudson, MD9;
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ARE ALL VITAL SIGNS 'VITAL'? A RETROSPECTIVE STUDY OF NIGHTTIME VITAL SIGN FREQUENCY AND RISK OF CLINICAL DETERIORATION
Jordan Yoder, BSE1, Trevor Yuen, BA2 , Matthew Churpek, MD, MPH3, Vineet Arora, MD, MA4, Dana Edelson, MD, MS5;
1University of Chicago, Chicago, IL;
2University of Chicago, Chicago, IL;
3University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
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ASSOCIATION OF PATIENT PREFERENCE TO PARTICIPATE IN MEDICAL DECISIONS WITH SATISFACTION WITH HOSPITAL CARE

Abstract not available
BLIND SPOT: ASSESSING AND CORRECTING VISION AMONG HOSPITALIZED PATIENTS
Alisha Ranadive, BS1, Vineet Arora, MD, MAPP2 , Madeleine Shapiro, BA3, Kristin Constantine, BA4, Ainoa Coltri, MA5, Gavin Hougham, PhD6, Seenu Hariprasad, MD7, David Meltzer, MD, PhD8, Valerie Press, MD, MPH9;
1University of Chicago, Chicago, IL;
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BREAST CANCER SCREENING PREFERENCES AMONG HOSPITALIZED WOMEN
Waseem Khaliq, MD, MPH1, Kala Visvanathan, MB, BS, FRACP2, Regina Landis, BA3, Scott Wright, MD4;
1Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD;
2Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD;
3Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
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CAUSES OF READMISSIONS AND THEIR AVOIDABILITY FOR THE MOST COMMON COMORBIDITIES
Jacques Donze, MD, MSc1, Stuart Lipsitz, ScD2 , Jeffrey Schnipper, MD, MPH3;
1Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA;
2Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA;
3Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
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CHANGES IN INPATIENT STAFFING FOLLOWING IMPLEMENTATION OF NEW RESIDENCY WORK HOUR RESTRICTIONS
Jennifer Oshimura, MD1, Jeffrey Sperring, MD2 , Benjamin Bauer, MD3, Aaron Carroll, MD, MS4, Daniel Rauch, MD5;
1Riley Children's Hospital, Indianapolis, IN;
2Riley Children's Hospital, Indianapolis, IN;
3Riley Children's Hospital, Indianapolis, IN
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CHARACTERISTICS OF INTER-HOSPITAL TRANSFER PATIENTS CARED FOR BY ACADEMIC HOSPITALISTS
Lauge Sokol‐Hessner, MD1, Andrew White, MD2 , Katherine Feldman, RN3, Samuel Hohmann, PhD4;
1Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA;
2University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, WA;
3University HealthSystem Consortium, Chicago, IL
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COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF VITAL SIGN RANGES IN THE PEDIATRIC EARLY WARNING SYSTEM
Christine Hrach, MD1, Becky Doerhoff, MSN, RN2, Nickie Kolovos, MD3, Frederick Huang, MD4;
1Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO;
2Saint Louis Children's Hospital, St. Louis, MO;
3Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO
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COMPARISON OF PALLIATIVE CARE CONSULTATION SERVICES IN CALIFORNIA HOSPITALS BETWEEN 2007 AND 2011
Steven Pantilat, MD1, David O'Riordan, PhD2 ;
1University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA;
2University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
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DETERMINING THE INTER-RATER RELIABILITY OF THE “4T” PRE-TEST CLINICAL SCORING SYSTEM FOR HEPARIN INDUCED THROMBOCYTOPENIA.
Richard Duszak, MD1, Robert Dachs, MD2;
Hiromi Mahon, MD3;
1Ellis Hospital, Schenectady, NY;
2Ellis Hospital, Schenectady, NY;
3Ellis Hospital, Schenectady, NY
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DO INPATIENT CARDIOLOGY CONSULTS REDUCE 30 DAY READMISSIONS FOR ACUTE HEART FAILURE EXACERBATION?
Ying Jin, MD1, James Emerson, MD2, Richard Hilger, MD3;
1University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN;
2University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN;
3University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
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EVALUATION OF CHARLSON COMORBIDITY INDEX AS A PREDICTOR OF ADVERSE OUTCOMES IN PATIENTS ADMITTED WITH COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA
Rafael Cabrera, MD1, Qasim Shakeel, MD2, Abdul Uduman, MD3, Luis Watanabe, MD4, Amit Vahia, MD5, David Paje, MD6;
1Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI;
2Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI
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HOSPITAL-ACQUIRED VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM: INCIDENCE AND PREVENTABILITY IN A COHORT OF ACADEMIC HOSPITALS
Raman Khanna, MD1, Greg Maynard, MD, MSc2, Sofia Medvedev, PhD3, Laurie Hensley, MHA4, Richard White, MD, FACP5;
1UCSF, San Francisco, CA;
2UCSD, San Diego, CA;
3UHC, Chicago, IL;
4UHC, Chicago, IL;
5UHC, Chicago, IL
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HOSPITALIST EXPERIENCES, PRACTICE, OPINIONS AND KNOWLEDGE RELATED TO PERIPHERALLY INSERTED CENTRAL CATHETERS: A MICHIGAN SURVEY
Vineet Chopra, MD, MSc1, Charles Coffey, MD, MSc2, James Barron, MD3, Mohammad Salameh, MD4, Sarah Krein, PhD5, Scott Flanders, MD6, Sanjay Saint, MD, MPH7;
1Ann Arbor VA Medical Center, Ann Arbor, MI
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HOW DO INTERNAL MEDICINE RESIDENTS SPEND THEIR TIME? A TIME-MOTION STUDY
Jane Wieler, MBS1, Eileen Hennrikus, MD2;
1Penn State Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA;
2Penn State Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA
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IMPACT OF AN AUTOMATED EMAIL NOTIFICATION SYSTEM FOR RESULTS OF TESTS PENDING AT DISCHARGE: A CLUSTER-RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL
Anuj Dalal, MD1, Christopher Roy, MD2, Eric Poon, MD, MPH3, Nyryan Nolido, MA4, Deborah Williams, MHA5, Jeffrey Scnipper, MD, MPH6;
1Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA;
2Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA;
3Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
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IMPACT OF WEEKLY FEEDBACK ON NUMBER OF LABORATORY TESTS ORDERING IN INTERNAL MEDICINE RESIDENCY
Jean‐Sebastien Rachoin, MD1, Elizabeth Cerceo, MD2, Charlene Bierl, MD3;
1Cooper Medical School of Rowan University — Cooper University Hospital, Camden, NJ;
2Cooper Medical School of Rowan University — Cooper University Hospital, Camden, NJ;
3Cooper Medical School of Rowan University — Cooper University Hospital, Camden, NJ
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IMPLEMENTATION OF A PROTOCOL FOR ABG USE INCREASES THE DIAGNOSTIC YIELD WHILE REDUCING UNNECESSARY TESTS

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IMPROVING BED MANAGEMENT BY UTILIZING EARLY INTERDISCIPLINARY DISCHARGE PLANNING
Surekha Bhamidipati, MD1, Andrew Abraham, MD2, Edith Johnson, PhD3;
1Christiana Care Health System, Newark, DE;
2Christiana Care Health System, Newark, DE;
3Christiana Care Health System, Newark, DE
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OFF-LABEL USE OF ONDANSETRON IN HOSPITALIZED MEDICAL PATIENTS: PREVALENCE, PATTERNS AND PREDICTORS
Sarah Hartley, MD1, Latoya Kuhn, MPH2, Staci Valley, MD3, Nabil Fallouh, MD4, Katie Dussan, MD5, Stephanie Judd, MD6, Susan Murphy, ScD, OTR, MS7, Sanjay Saint, MD, MPH8, Vineet Chopra, MD9;
1University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
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PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIAN AND HOSPITALIST PERCEPTIONS OF CAUSES OF READMISSIONS: PRELIMINARY RESULTS FROM THE HOSPITAL MEDICINE REENGINEERING NETWORK (HOMERUN)
Andrew Auerbach, MD MPH1;
1UCSF, San Francisco, CA
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RECOGNITION OF VULNERABILITY IN HOSPITALIZED CARDIOVASCULAR PATIENTS
Sunil Kripalani, MD, MSc1, Susan Bell, MD, MSCI2, John Schnelle, PhD3, Samuel Nwosu, MS4, Courtney Cawthon, MPH5, Jonathan Schildcrout, PhD6;
1Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
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RISK OF DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS IN PATIENTS WITH CELLULITIS AND ERYSIPELAS: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS.
Craig Gunderson, MD1, John Chang, MD2;
1Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT;
2Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
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RISK OF VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM ASSOCIATED WITH PERIPHERALLY INSERTED CENTRAL CATHETERS: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS
Vineet Chopra, MD, MSc1, Sarah Anand, MD2, Andy Hickner, MSI3, Mary Rogers, PhD4, Sanjay Saint, MD, MPH5, Scott Flanders, MD6;
1Ann Arbor VA Medical Center, Ann Arbor, MI;
2Ann Arbor VA Medical Center, Ann Arbor, MI
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TABLET-BASED CARDIAC ARREST DOCUMENTATION: A PILOT STUDY
Jack Peace, BA1, Dana Edelson, MD, MS, FAHA, FHM2, Trevor Yuen, BA3, Meredith Borak, RN, MSN4;
1University of Chicago, Chicago, IL;
2University of Chicago, Chicago, IL;
3University of Chicago, Chicago, IL;
4University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
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THE EFFECT OF VAPOCOOLANT SPRAY ON PAIN DUE TO VENIPUNCTURE IN ADULTS: A RANDOMIZED, BLINDED, PLACEBO CONTROLLED TRIAL
Sharon Mace, MD1;
1Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH;
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THE IMPACT OF RENAL IMPAIRMENT, INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE AND ADVANCED AGE ON MORTALITY AMONG HOSPITALIZED PATIENTS WITH CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE-ASSOCIATED DIARRHEA
Rebecca Campbell, MD, MPH1, Bonnie Dean, PhD, MPH2, Brian Nathanson, PhD3, Tracy Haidar, MS4, Marcie Strauss, MPH55, Sheila Thomas, PharmD6;
1Cerner Research, Culver City , CA;
2Cerner Research, Culver City , CA
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THE SLEEPY & RESTLESS? PHYSICAL ACTIVITY & SLEEP IN ADULT INPATIENTS
Claire Beveridge, BA1, Paul Staisiunas, BA2, Marie Adachi, BA3, Lisa Spampinato, BA4, Kristen Knutson, PhD, MA5, David Meltzer, MD, PhD6, Eve Van Cauter, PhD, MS7, Vineet Arora, MD, MAPP8;
1University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, IL;
2University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, IL
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THE VALUE OF CLINICAL JUDGMENT IN DETECTION OF CLINICAL DETERIORATION: A PROSPECTIVE BLINDED VALIDATION OF THE PATIENT ACUITY RATING SCORE IN COMPARISON TO THE MODIFIED EARLY WARNING SCORE
Amitkumar Patel, MD, MBA1, Robert Young, MD, MS2, Trevor Yuen, BA3, Mark Williams, MD4, Dana Edelson, MD, MS5;
1Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL;
2Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL;
3University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
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TIMING OF POST-DISCHARGE VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLIC EVENTS AND EFFECT OF PROPHYLAXIS IN HOSPITALIZED MEDICAL PATIENTS
Paul Grant, MD1, Todd Greene, PhD2, Steven Bernstein, MD3, Julie Wietzke, MHSA, MLS4, Kristen Cowan, MBA, BSN, RN5, Elizabeth McLaughlin, MS, BSN, RN6, Scott Kaatz, DO7, David Paje, MD8, Bobby Lee, MD9, James Barron, MD10, Scott Flanders, MD11;
1University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI
2University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI
3University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI
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WHEN AND HOW DOES PICC-RELATED DVT OCCUR? AN EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDY
Vineet Chopra, MD1, Sanjay Saint, MD, MPH2, Scott Flanders, MD3;
1Ann Arbor VA Medical Center, Ann Arbor, MI;
2Ann Arbor VA Medical Center, Ann Arbor, MI;
3Ann Arbor VA Medical Center, Ann Arbor, MI
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