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81. McAlearney, Ann Scheck | Digital Healthcare Research
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    January 01, 2023 - McAlearney, Ann Scheck Understanding secure messaging in the inpatient … Understanding secure messaging in the inpatient environment: a new avenue for communication and patient … Principal Investigator McAlearney, Ann Scheck Project Name Portals in Inpatient Care: … An exploration of the association between inpatient access to tablets and patient satisfaction with hospital … An exploration of the association between inpatient access to tablets and patient satisfaction with hospital

82. Measuring the Value of Remote Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Monitoring - 2008 | Digital Healthcare Research
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    January 01, 2008 - tele-ICUs may have decision support software to help identify subtle trends like rising creatinine and falling … five of the health care system’s hospitals at the time of the study. … severity of the initial diagnosis), as well as on hospital costs. … ICUs in a tertiary care teaching hospital, and in seven community (including two “small”) hospitals … The crude mean hospital LOS for survivors in the pre-tele-ICU group was 9.8 days versus 10.7 days for

83. The Medication Metronome Project (pdf file)
    digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/activity/r18hs018648-atlas-annual-summary-2012.pdf
    January 01, 2012 - Organization: Massachusetts General Hospital Mechanism: PAR: HS08-270: Utilizing Health Information … However, national and local data indicate that the United States health care system is falling significantly … randomized controlled trial using an existing electronic health record (EHR) at Massachusetts General Hospital … in April 2012. … This resulted in 22 PCPs in each study arm.

84. The Medication Metronome Project (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2011 - Organization: Massachusetts General Hospital Mechanism: PAR: HS08-270: Utilizing Health Information … However, national and local data indicate that the United States health care system is falling significantly … short of evidence-based goals for these three conditions, both in terms of risk-factor control and … in monitoring adverse drug events. … randomized controlled trial using an existing electronic health record (EHR) at Massachusetts General Hospital

85. Can electronic medical record systems transform health care? Potential health benefits, savings, and costs. The adoption of interoperable EMR systems could produce efficiency and safety savings of $142-$371 billion | AHRQ Digital Healthcare Research: Informing Improvement in Care Quality, Safety, and Efficiency
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    August 23, 2021 - American Hospital Association Hospital Survey from 2000. 2000 National Ambula-ry Medical Care Survey … Implementation:  Model assumes that 90% of all U.S. hospitals and outpatient practices will have adopted … Cost of HIT systems:  Simulation methods were used to estimate the cumulative costs for 90% of hospitals … to adopt EHR systems as $98 billion (assuming 20% of current hospitals have already adopted EHRs) with … Changes in healthcare costs:  Cost savings from improved efficiency assuming 90% nationwide EHR adoption

86. Measuring the Value of Remote Intensive Care Unit Monitoring (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2009 - tele-ICUs may have decision support software to help identify subtle trends like rising creatinine and falling … five of the health care system’s hospitals at the time of the study. … severity of the initial diagnosis), as well as on hospital costs. … in a tertiary care teaching hospital, and in seven community (including two “small”) hospitals using … The crude mean hospital LOS for survivors in the pre-tele-ICU group was 9.8 days versus 10.7 days for

87. ED Disability Diagnostic Tool: An HIT Feasibility Study | Digital Healthcare Research
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    January 01, 2023 - Report ( PDF , 218.58 KB) Disclaimer Disclaimer The findings and conclusions in … No statement in this report should be construed as an official position of AHRQ or of the U.S. … These patients are disproportionately admitted to the hospital without cause, with a significant proportion … experiencing negative health outcomes related to the hospitalization, such as infections, disorientation, and falls … are unreliable and invalid in the ED.

88. Detecting alerts, notifying the physician, and offering action items: a comprehensive alerting system | AHRQ Digital Healthcare Research: Informing Improvement in Care Quality, Safety, and Efficiency
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    January 01, 1996 - alert system to automatically identify, notify, and advice physicians of serious clinical conditions in … on health care effectivness/quality Summary: Settings:  Medical and surgical housestaff participated in … this study, which took place in a tertiary-care hospital in Boston, Massachusetts. … to 1214 (70.2%) of 1730 alerts for which they were paged; they responded to 1002 (82.5% of the 1214) in … display screen in 39.4%.

89. California Regional Health Information Organization (ppt file)
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    January 01, 2007 - Current Status: As the first step in community-wide implementation, a Pilot Project is currently underway … IT Committee – IT leaders from partner organizations plus HIM Directors from local hospitals. … patient master index Import registry data from claims, lab, pharmacy and point of care for patients in … Next Steps: Roll-out registry in Safety Net Clinics (Fall/Winter 2005) Expand claims data to include … Foundation post-Epic implementation (Summer, 2006) Applications: Browser-based diabetes registry running in

90. HIT Based Regional Medication Management Pharmacy System (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2007 - Luke’s Hospital in Duluth served as the hub hospital. … Im po rt an ce S ca le Im po rt an ce S ca le Green Zone: Definitely measure any metric falling … Yellow Zone: For metrics falling within this zone, weigh the importance of the metric to the project … Red Zone: The costs of obtaining the data for metrics falling within this zone exceed the value of the … other printer in the rural hospital.

91. Use of Patient Buddy Application to Disseminate Knowledge & Prevent Readmission - Final Report (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2017 - Patients are often re-admitted for HE, falls, infections and ascites-related issues. … apps, which can communicate problems that can be handled before they need an emergent visit to the hospital … The reason for hospitalization was anasarca in 10, HE in 10, GI bleeding in 9, infections in 3, hepatic … hydrothorax in 2 and cirrhosis-unrelated conditions in 5 patients (Table 2). … they were already on assistive walking devices and had counseling regarding falls before).

92. Evaluation of the SCALED (SCaling AcceptabLE cDs) Approach for the Implementation of Interoperable Clinical Decision Support for Venous Thromboembolism Prevention | Digital Healthcare Research
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    January 01, 2024 - SMART/FHIR Patient-Generated Health Data Care Setting Academic Medical Center Hospital … to scale and evaluate the implementation of a CDS tool for venous thromboembolism (VTE) prophylaxis in … In parallel with the effectiveness-implementation trial, researchers will also conduct a mixed-methods … goal was, can we develop this decision support system as an app and make it as easy to scale to other hospitals … Related Stories A Clinical Decision Support Tool for Preventing Falls

93. Evaluation of reported medication errors before and after implementation of computerized practitioner order entry | AHRQ Digital Healthcare Research: Informing Improvement in Care Quality, Safety, and Efficiency
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    January 01, 2006 - Purpose of Study:  review changes in reported medication errors before and after CPOE implementation … Summary: Settings:  six acute care and three intensive care units of the 473-bed University of Kentucky Hospital … clusters of units and services implementing the system about one month apart Barriers:  71% or errors in … Errors of illegibility were eliminated by CPOE. 71% of errors in the post-implementation period were

94. Making Medication Safe for Elderly People in Long-Term Care | AHRQ Digital Healthcare Research: Informing Improvement in Care Quality, Safety, and Efficiency
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    September 29, 2008 - Researchers from Samaritan North Lincoln Hospital, a facility of Samaritan Health Services, and Oregon … Safeway, Rexall, and RiteAid, as well as numerous hospitals, long-term care facilities, and physician's … "The moments of transferring a patient from a hospital to a nursing home involve many risks. … To complicate matters further, computers at pharmacies, long-term care facilities, hospitals, and physicians … While senior care, hospitals, and rehab facilities are accustomed to sharing pharmaceutical data with

95. Bringing Communities and Technology Together for Healthy Aging | Digital Healthcare Research
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    January 01, 2023 - No statement in this report should be construed as an official position of AHRQ or of the U.S. … their homes for as long as possible, a concept referred to as aging in place. … However, there are often challenges to this, including isolation and loneliness, falls, medication management … are to provide greater independence and quality of life and to reduce healthcare costs with decreased hospital … Analyses indicated that the system reduced the risk of falls and depression, and improved quality of

96. Towards Effective and Efficient Health Information Technology Adoption in Home Care - Final Report (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2014 - Using a modified technology acceptance model in hospitals. … Falling through the cracks: Challenges and opportunities for improving transitional care for persons … Activity-based costing and management in a hospital- based GI unit. … Using root cause analysis to reduce falls with injury in community settings. … Activity-based costs of blood transfusions in surgical patients at four hospitals.

97. Electronic Health Records | Digital Healthcare Research
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    January 01, 2023 - IT Successes and Challenges in Opening an All-Digital Hospital Organizational Barriers and Enablers … All-Digital Hospital Genesis: Clinical Process Redesign Moving Healthcare into the 21st Century … Return on Investment (ROI) ROI will vary by hospital, depending on current medical record … Peggy Esch; Bolivar, MO) Rural Community Partnerships-EMR Implementation Project  (R'Nee Mullen; Twin Falls … Branscombe; Presque Isle, ME) Tulare District Hospital RuralHealth EMR Consortium  (Paul D.

98. July Teleconference Transcript (pdf file)
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    April 25, 2013 - So now we did – we followed that up with calibration on falls in the hospital. … And we didn’t want falls that were not related to it – we didn’t want falls related to admission, so … and needed to be reported by hospitals. … our hospital. … s ordering where the physician orders a medication; transcription where in most hospitals still in

99. Evaluation of Effectiveness of an Health Information Technology-based Care Transition Information Transfer System - 2011 | Digital Healthcare Research
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    January 01, 2011 - In July 2011, the project went live with the distribution of the Clinical Summary Form in the Housewide … that his/her patient has been in the hospital. … In fall 2011, Dr. … Ciemins' research in the area of transitions to non-hospital care settings because Billings Clinic Hospital … is widely considered to be one of the most progressive hospitals in the region in terms of care transitions

100. Portals in Inpatient Care: Evaluating the Usability, Use, and Patient Experience Associated With Patient Portal Technology at the Bedside | Digital Healthcare Research
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     January 01, 2023 - which this tool is embedded in an EMR and continues to evolve. … inpatient portals; poor design can result in a frustrating user experience. … With a detailed understanding of user experience associated with using these tools, hospitals can be … An exploration of the association between inpatient access to tablets and patient satisfaction with hospital … An exploration of the association between inpatient access to tablets and patient satisfaction with hospital