Four abstracts related to the quality work of HMS were presented as posters at the Society of Hospital Medicine Annual Meeting 2015 on March 29-April 1 in National Harbor, Maryland. The 4 abstracts were:
Appropriateness Criteria for PICC Use in Hospitalized Patients Epidemiology of PICC Use in Michigan Hospitals
Hospital Use of Pharmacologic Prophylaxis for Venous Thrombembolism – Does Patient Risk Make a Difference in Prescribing Practice
Identifying Hospitalized Medical Patients for Whom Venous Thromboembolism Pharmacologic Prophylaxis is Not Needed