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1 to 2 of 2 Research Studies DisplayedAcher AW, LeCaire TJ, Hundt AS
Using human factors and systems engineering to evaluate readmission after complex surgery.
The study objective was to use a human factors and systems engineering approach to understand contributors to surgical readmissions from a patient and provider perspective. Patients and clinician providers identified a number of factors during the transition of care that may have contributed to readmission, including poor patient and caregiver understanding; inadequate discharge preparation for home care; insufficient educational process and materials.
AHRQ-funded; HS022446.
Citation: Acher AW, LeCaire TJ, Hundt AS .
Using human factors and systems engineering to evaluate readmission after complex surgery.
J Am Coll Surg 2015 Oct;221(4):810-20. doi: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2015.06.014..
Keywords: Surgery, Hospital Readmissions, Hospital Discharge, Transitions of Care, Electronic Health Records (EHRs)
Melton GB, Wang Y, Arsoniadis E
Analyzing operative note structure in development of a section header resource.
Using their experience with clinical standards evaluation, the researchers sought to use the HL7 Implementation Guide for Clinical Document Architecture Release 2.0 Operative Note Draft Standard for Trial Use (HL7-ON DSTU) Release 1 (HL7-ON DSTU) and Logical Observation Identifiers Names and Codes (LOINC®) section codes to represent operative note section headers and to develop a resource for operative note section headers.
AHRQ-funded; HS022085.
Citation: Melton GB, Wang Y, Arsoniadis E .
Analyzing operative note structure in development of a section header resource.
Stud Health Technol Inform 2015;216:821-6..
Keywords: Health Information Technology (HIT), Surgery, Electronic Health Records (EHRs)