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1 to 2 of 2 Research Studies DisplayedCummins 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)
Nguyen V, Okafor N, Zhang J
Using TURF to understand the functions of interruptions.
TURF stands for Task, User, Representation, and Function (TURF) analyses. This paper explores interruptions as an emergent feature of communication in teams. The authors focus on emergency medicine as this complex environment requires team based concurrent management of multiple patients coping with limited resources in a life-critical and interruption-laden environment. They classify interruptions into those activities that support required work and those interruptions that create unnecessary breaks in workflow.
AHRQ-funded; HS021236; HS017586.
Citation: Nguyen V, Okafor N, Zhang J .
Using TURF to understand the functions of interruptions.
AMIA Annu Symp Proc 2014 Nov;2014:917-23..
Keywords: Communication, Emergency Department, Health Information Technology (HIT), Teams