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Using the Hendrich II inpatient fall risk screen to predict outpatient falls after ED visits
Dr. Brian Patterson et al. used electronic health record data to evaluate whether routinely collected Hendrich II fall scores can predict…
Primary care colorectal cancer screening correlates with breast cancer screening
In a retrospective cohort study, Dr. Jennifer Weiss et al. examined 90 primary care providers (PCPs) and over 33,000 patients…
By Default: The Effect of Prepopulated Prescription Quantities on Opioid Prescribing in the Emergency Department
Opioid prescribing patterns have come under increasing scrutiny with the recent rise in opioid prescriptions, opioid misuse and abuse, and…
Hospitalizations for ambulatory care-sensitive conditions among children with chronic and complex diseases
Ambulatory-care sensitive (ACS) hospitalizations are those in which high quality outpatient care could have potentially prevented the need for hospitalization.…
Can claims data algorithms identify the physician of record?
Eva DuGoff and co-authors investigated the agreement of primary care providers (PCPs) identified by claims algorithms and in EHR data.…
Bridging clinical researcher perceptions and health IT realities: A case study of stakeholder creep
In an article co-authored by Drs. Edmond Ramly and Christie Bartels, the investigators describe "stakeholder creep," which resulted in a…
Stratifying patients with diabetes into clinically relevant groups by combination of chronic conditions
Dr. Elizabeth Magnan et al. looked at combinations of chronic conditions among patients with diabetes to examine their relationships with…
Transitioning from General Pediatric to Adult-Oriented Inpatient Care: National Survey of US Children's Hospitals.
Hospital charges and lengths of stay may be greater when adults with chronic conditions are admitted to children's hospitals. Despite…
Longitudinal trends and predictors of statin use among patients with diabetes.
Patients with diabetes have a well-established elevated risk of cardiovascular disease. Statins reduce morbidity and mortality among patients with diabetes,…
30-day readmission & mortality among Medicare beneficiaries discharged to SNFs after vascular surgery
Using HIP Chronic Conditions Warehouse data, authors looked at readmissions among vascular surgery patients discharged to skilled nursing facilities (SNFs).…