Background: Due to the growing dependence on Electronic Health Records (EHRs), medical providers are facing a greater clerical burden than ever before, resulting in high …
Background: Gestational Diabetes, a condition when a woman without a history of diabetes develops chronic hyperglycemia during pregnancy, is the most common complication during pregnancy. …
Analysis of Hypertension Control via Remote Patient Monitoring Author: Jason Stone ScM Medical Sciences Candidate1 Mentors: Kathryn Amalfitano MPH1, Pamela Greenhalgh RN NCM1, Sarah Reinstein …
BACKGROUND: Patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) often have to receive care for many ailments that require multiple appointments, which can lead to persistent gaps in …
The goal of pre-visit planning is to increase the efficiency of patient visits by gathering and organizing patient information ahead of time. This can be …
Background: Healthcare staff burnout has serious repercussions, and has been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Thousands of patients in Rhode Island receive care through Federally …
Due to the deeply personal and exhaustive nature of medicine, burnout strongly affects healthcare providers, causing a range of psychological symptoms. Burnout is of particular …
"Background: At Brown Internal Medicine, quality improvement measures were not being met. Pre-visit planning was implemented to ensure all goals were potentially accomplished at a …
Background: Pneumococcal diseases carry high morbidity and mortality rates, yet vaccination rates remain low. Pre-visit planning consists of documenting which preventive measures, such as immunizations …
Background: Missed appointments, termed no-shows, disrupts patient care and impacts clinic revenue. Minimizing no-show rates in care centers that serve at-risk communities can be complex. …
"Background: Exclusively breastfeeding for the first 6 months of life has been associated with multiple health benefits for the infant and mother; however, only 24.9% …
Background Postpartum depression (PPD) is a common, yet devastating condition affecting many women in the United States. Postpartum visits (PPVs) are crucial to the early …
Burnout is an occupational risk characterized on the Maslach Burnout Inventory by emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and low sense of personal accomplishment, which can adversely affect …
Background: Burnout for healthcare workers has been exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic, especially in Rhode Island. Providers and their support staff at many federally qualified …
Background: Research shows there are ample benefits of breastfeeding including fewer respiratory tract infections, less otitis media, as well as less obesity and T1DM/T2DM cases …
Background: Though there are many reported benefits to medical scribes, very few studies investigate the impact of medical scribes beyond the experience of providers. The …
Title: Improving Breast Cancer Screening Rates through Text Messaging and Patient Phone Calls. Authors: Ethan Mickelson Dr. Jonathan Gates, Urmiry Saldana, Jennifer Belfry NP Dr. …
Background: It is the responsibility of the provider to ensure that patients are aware and up to date with their health maintenance measures. These measures …
"BACKGROUND: Anxiety is characterized by feelings of excessive uneasiness, worry, and fear. Anxiety in adolescents can impair daily functioning, hamper academic achievement, and increase risk …