470: Successful Technological Implementation at an Inner City Medical Center

Single-Site Robotic Cholecystectomy at an Inner-City Academic Center

INTRODUCTION We investigate the safety and efficacy of single-site robotic cholecystectomy compared to laparoscopic cholecystectomy at an inner-city academic medical center. MATERIALS AND METHODS Retrospective analysis comparing single-site robotic to laparoscopic cholecystectomies from August 1, 2013, to January 31, 2015, was conducted. Age, gender, race, body mass index (BMI), total operati...

703Osteoarticular Tuberculosis in an Inner City University Medical Center: Epidemiology and Outcomes

Evaluation of telemetry utilization, policy, and outcomes in an inner-city academic medical center.

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the appropriateness and intermediate outcomes of telemetry admissions. METHODS We abstracted demographic and clinical data from records of all new telemetry admissions during a 2-month period. To determine appropriateness, 2 authors classified patients using the American College of Cardiology (ACC) guidelines and our telemetry policy. Other utilization and outcome measur...

Development and implementation of a comprehensive strategic plan for medical education at an academic medical center.

Despite their vital contributions to the training of future physicians, many academic teaching hospitals have grown operationally and financially distinct from affiliated medical schools because of divergent missions, contributing to the erosion of clinical training. Some institutions have responded by building hybrid organizations; others by creating large health care networks with variable re...

Implementation of an Automated Electronic Medical Record “Antibiotic Timeout” Alert at a Tertiary, Academic Medical Center