Caring Wisely FY 2025 Project Contest

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Proposals (3 total)

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Establishing a Lab Stewardship Program to Reduce Lab Overutilization

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PROPOSAL TITLE: Establishing a Lab Stewardship Program to Reduce Lab Overutilization

PROJECT LEAD(S): Parul Bhargava, MD, Anoop Muniyappa, MD, MS, Teddy Peng, MD

EXECUTIVE SPONSOR(S): Amy Lu, MD, MPH, Andrew Auerbach­­­, MD

ABSTRACT 

Expedited Post-Discharge Enrollment into Care at Home: Reducing Length of Stay and Preventable Readmissions for Medically Complex Homebound Older Adults

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PROJECT LEADS

  • Robbie Zimbroff, MD - Assistant Professor, Division of Geriatrics; Assistant Medical Director, Care at Home (Outpatient Lead)
  • Todd James, MD - Professor, Division of Geriatrics; Co-Lead, Age-Friendly Emergency Department (Inpatient Lead)
  • Melody Luo, MPH - Age-Friendly Health Systems QI Specialist (Admin and QI lead)

EXECUTIVE SPONSORS

  • Cynthia Barginere, DNP, RN, FACHE - President of Adult Services, UCSF Health; Senior Vice

Reducing Unnecessary Respiratory Virus Testing in the Pediatric Emergency Department

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PROPOSAL TITLE: Reducing Unnecessary Respiratory Virus Testing in the Pediatric Emergency Department

PROJECT LEADS: 

  • Emily Roben, MD, MS, Director for Quality and Safety, UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Emergency Department, Oakland
  • Israel Green-Hopkins, MD, Director for Quality and Safety, UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Emergency Department, San Francisco

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