2018 Quality Improvement (QI) Grant

Stanford Health Care (SHC)

QI Grant

Awardees

Name of Awardee & ProgramAbstract Name
Surbhi Singhal, MD, Internal MedicineDecreasing Inappropriate Inpatient Laboratory Ordering through Electronic Health Record (EHR) Cost Display Interventions
Amy Chang, MD, Resident Safety CouncilImproving Goals of Care Discussions in the Emergency Department
David Kim, MD, Emergency MedicineAddressing Social Disparities in ED Hallway Bed Assignment
Nisha Jadhaw, MD, Family MedicineImproving Postpartum Long Acting Reversible Contraception (LARC) Rates in a Family Practice Clinic
Cristen Olds, MD, OtolaryngologyOtolaryngology Surgical Instrument Tray Utilization and Optimization at SHC
Jenny Pan, MD, General SurgeryReady2Receive: improving electronic delivery of patient information during transfer between hospitals
Adam MacLellan, MD, Vascular Neurology StrokeReducing cost and duration of ICU stay in patients with intracerebral hemorrhage by facilitating timely transition from intravenous to oral antihypertensive regimens
Justin Slade, MD, Resident Safety CouncilReducing Inappropriate Utilization of Cardiac Monitoring and Inappropriate Level of Care
Cassie Ludwig, MD, OphthalmologyProtocol Implementation to Prevent Nosocomial Exposure Keratitis in the Critically Ill
Ryan Ribeira, MD, Emergency MedicineStanford Admissions Guide App
Diane Wu, MD, PsychiatryTransforming SHC and Adult Psychiatry Residency Program Care of Suicidal Callers

Stanford Children's Health (SCH)

QI Grant

Awardees

Name of AwardeeAbstract Name
Ananta Addala, DO, Pediatric EndocrinologyLab Passports: A tracking document for monitoring infants and toddlers with congenital hypothyroidism
Maya Landan, MD, PediatricsImproving newborn safe sleep on the LPCH postpartum unit
Elizabeth Lippner, MD, Allergy & ImmunologyUsing antibiotic allergy evaluations to improve antibiotic use and reduce costs: an assessment of potential impact
Anisha Mazloom, MD, PediatricsImproving central line maintenance bundle compliance in the PICU as a means to reduce overall CLABSI rates
Sanaa Suharwardy, MD, Clinical InformaticsReducing the number of excess narcotic pills prescribed to obstetrics patients after Cesarean section