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1 to 2 of 2 Research Studies DisplayedHobensack M, Ojo M, Barrón Y
Documentation of hospitalization risk factors in electronic health records (EHRs): a qualitative study with home healthcare clinicians.
The objectives of this study were to identify risk factors that home healthcare clinicians associate with patient deterioration and to understand clinicians’ response to and documentation of these risk factors. The authors interviewed multidisciplinary home healthcare clinicians and used directed content analysis to identify risk factors for deterioration. A total of 79 risk factors were identified by the clinicians, who responded most often by communicating with the prescribing provider or following up with patients and caregivers. Clinicians also acknowledged that social factors played a role in deterioration risk. The authors noted that, since most risk factors were documented in clinical notes, methods such as natural language processing are needed to extract them. They concluded that by providing a comprehensive list of risk factors grounded in clinician expertise and mapped to standardized terminologies, the results of their study supported the development of an early warning system for patient deterioration.
AHRQ-funded; HS027742.
Citation: Hobensack M, Ojo M, Barrón Y .
Documentation of hospitalization risk factors in electronic health records (EHRs): a qualitative study with home healthcare clinicians.
J Am Med Inform Assoc 2022 Apr 13;29(5):805-12. doi: 10.1093/jamia/ocac023..
Keywords: Electronic Health Records (EHRs), Health Information Technology (HIT), Home Healthcare, Risk, Hospitalization
Squires A, Ma C, Miner S
Assessing the influence of patient language preference on 30 day hospital readmission risk from home health care: a retrospective analysis.
In home health care, language barriers are understudied. Language barriers between patients and providers are known to affect a variety of patient outcomes. How a patient's language preference influences hospital readmission risk from home health care has yet to be determined. The objective of this retrospective cross-sectional study was to determine if home care patients' language preference is associated with their risk for hospital readmission from home health care within 30 days of hospital discharge.
AHRQ-funded; HS023593.
Citation: Squires A, Ma C, Miner S .
Assessing the influence of patient language preference on 30 day hospital readmission risk from home health care: a retrospective analysis.
Int J Nurs Stud 2022 Jan;125:104093. doi: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2021.104093..
Keywords: Cultural Competence, Home Healthcare, Hospital Readmissions, Risk, Communication