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1 to 3 of 3 Research Studies DisplayedStangenes SR, Painter IS, Rea TD
Delays in recognition of the need for telephone-assisted CPR due to caller descriptions of chief complaint.
The objective of this study was to test if caller descriptions of chief complaint delays emergency medical dispatchers' (EMDs) recognition of the need for telephone-assisted CPR (T-CPR). The investigators conducted an analysis of N = 433 cardiac arrest calls from six large call centers in the United States. They concluded that caller chief complaint description affected the time to recognition of the need for T-CPR.
AHRQ-funded; HS021658.
Citation: Stangenes SR, Painter IS, Rea TD .
Delays in recognition of the need for telephone-assisted CPR due to caller descriptions of chief complaint.
Resuscitation 2020 Apr;149:82-86. doi: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2020.02.013..
Keywords: Emergency Medical Services (EMS), Cardiovascular Conditions, Patient Safety, Quality of Care, Telehealth, Health Information Technology (HIT), Communication
Goss FR, Zhou L, Weiner SG
Incidence of speech recognition errors in the emergency department.
The study’s aim was to determine the incidence and types of speech recognition (SR) errors introduced by computerized SR technology in the emergency department (ED). It found that SR errors occur commonly with annunciation errors being the most frequent. Error rates were comparable if not lower than previous studies. Fifteen percent of errors were deemed critical, potentially leading to miscommunication that could affect patient care.
AHRQ-funded; HS024264.
Citation: Goss FR, Zhou L, Weiner SG .
Incidence of speech recognition errors in the emergency department.
Int J Med Inform 2016 Sep;93:70-3. doi: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2016.05.005.
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Keywords: Communication, Emergency Medical Services (EMS), Health Information Technology (HIT), Patient Safety
Cummins MR, Crouch BI, Del Fiol G
Information requirements for health information exchange supported communication between emergency departments and poison control centers.
The researchers analyzed audio recordings of current telephone-based communications between emergency departments (EDs) and poison control centers (PCCs) in order to describe the information requirements for health information exchange between PCCs and EDs. Their goal was to identify a focused subset of available health information, most relevant to emergency treatment of poison exposure, in order to support generalizable process re-design.
AHRQ-funded; HS018773.
Citation: Cummins MR, Crouch BI, Del Fiol G .
Information requirements for health information exchange supported communication between emergency departments and poison control centers.
AMIA Annu Symp Proc 2014 Nov 14;2014:449-56..
Keywords: Communication, Emergency Department, Emergency Medical Services (EMS), Health Information Exchange (HIE), Health Information Technology (HIT)