In this session, you’ll learn how to:
-    Provide practical tools to assist hospitalists in safely and effectively discharging patients home.
-    Discuss how to anticipate obstacles to discharge and utilize available resources to assist patients at home.
-    Provide insight as to why our patients return to the hospital (Emergency Room) and require readmission.
-    Discuss HRRP and the implications of readmission on hospital reimbursement. 

Kellee L. Randle, DO, FACOI (she/her/hers), Physician, CEO, Assistant Professor, UNT HSC Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine/Equity Ventures Plus, LLC,

In this session, you’ll learn how to:
-    Define the role/responsibilities of the physician.
-    Discuss the importance of self-care.
-    Define implicit bias and discuss how it shows up in healthcare.
-    Discuss implicit bias mitigation. 

Kellee L. Randle, DO, FACOI (she/her/hers), Physician, CEO, Assistant Professor, UNT HSC Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine/Equity Ventures Plus, LLC,

In this session, you’ll learn how to:
-    Define and discuss the impact of inpatient providers on CDI metrics, discharges, readmissions, and length of stay.
-    Define the partnership between Care Management and inpatient providers.
-    Define the next site of care decision process.

Ariana L. Peters, DO, FACOI, Medical Director, Care Management, Mayo Clinic Arizona

In this session, you’ll learn how to:
-    Define and discuss the impact of inpatient providers on CDI metrics, discharges, readmissions, and length of stay.
-    Define the partnership between Care Management and inpatient providers.
-    Define the next site of care decision process.

Ariana L. Peters, DO, FACOI, Medical Director, Care Management, Mayo Clinic Arizona

In this session, you’ll learn how to:
-    Discuss the changing landscape of delivering healthcare via telemedicine.
-    Predict the future of telemedicine in the care of the hospitalized patient. 
-    Explore potential models for utilization of Telehealth services for inpatient care. 

Rodney Bates, DO, FACOI, Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine, Idaho College of Osteopathic Medicine (ICOM)

In this session, you’ll:
-    Learn conditions associated with the development of DIC.
-    Understand how to diagnose DIC.
-    Learn how to mange DIC, both acute and chronic.

Sara M. Nehring, DO, FACOI

In this session, you’ll learn how to:
-    Understand the impact of unnecessary testing.
-    Discuss reasons unnecessary testing is performed.
-    Review the “Choosing Wisely” campaign that targets unnecessarily testing. 

Sara M. Nehring, DO, FACOI

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