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Research Studies is a compilation of published research articles funded by AHRQ or authored by AHRQ researchers.
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1 to 5 of 5 Research Studies DisplayedPatterson BW, Jacobsohn GC, Maru AP
Comparing strategies for identifying falls in older adult emergency department visits using EHR data.
This study compared seven different strategies for identifying falls in older adult emergency department (ED) visits using electronic health record (EHR) data. This retrospective cohort study used randomly selected data from 500 ED visits by patients 65 and older at an academic medical center from December 2016 to April 2017. The seven strategies tested were: Chief complaint (CC), ICD codes, Restrictive ICD codes, Broad ICD codes, Combined approaches, Natural language processing (NLP), and Manual abstraction (gold standard). When compared with manual chart review, NLP was found to be the most accurate fall identification strategy, followed by a combination of a restrictive ICD code-based definition with CC.
AHRQ-funded; HS024558.
Citation: Patterson BW, Jacobsohn GC, Maru AP .
Comparing strategies for identifying falls in older adult emergency department visits using EHR data.
J Am Geriatr Soc 2020 Dec;68(12):2965-67. doi: 10.1111/jgs.16831..
Keywords: Elderly, Falls, Emergency Department, Electronic Health Records (EHRs), Health Information Technology (HIT)
Topaz M, Woo K, Ryvicker M
Home healthcare clinical notes predict patient hospitalization and emergency department visits.
About 30% of home healthcare patients are hospitalized or visit an emergency department (ED) during a home healthcare (HHC) episode. Novel data science methods are increasingly used to improve identification of patients at risk for negative outcomes. The aim of the study was to identify patients at heightened risk hospitalization or ED visits using HHC narrative data (clinical notes).
AHRQ-funded; HS027742.
Citation: Topaz M, Woo K, Ryvicker M .
Home healthcare clinical notes predict patient hospitalization and emergency department visits.
Nurs Res 2020 Nov/Dec;69(6):448-54. doi: 10.1097/nnr.0000000000000470..
Keywords: Elderly, Home Healthcare, Emergency Department, Hospitalization, Risk, Electronic Health Records (EHRs), Health Information Technology (HIT)
Clarke MA, Fruhling AL, Sitorius M
Impact of age on patients' communication and technology preferences in the era of meaningful use: mixed methods study.
Impact of age on patients' communication and technology preferences in the era of meaningful use: mixed methods study.
AHRQ-funded; HS022110.
Citation: Clarke MA, Fruhling AL, Sitorius M .
Impact of age on patients' communication and technology preferences in the era of meaningful use: mixed methods study.
J Med Internet Res 2020 Jun;22(6):e13470. doi: 10.2196/13470..
Keywords: Elderly, Clinician-Patient Communication, Communication, Patient and Family Engagement, Electronic Health Records (EHRs), Health Information Technology (HIT)
Ramirez-Zohfeld V, Seltzer A, Xiong L
Use of electronic health records by older adults, 85 years and older, and their caregivers.
Healthcare providers may not offer patient portal (PP) access to electronic health records (EHRs) to their patients older than 85 years, due to the false impression that they do not utilize technology. It is imperative that older adults be given equal opportunity to use technology in regard to their healthcare. The objective of this study was to characterize the content and frequency of use of PP messaging tethered to EHRs by older adults, aged 85 years and older, and their caregivers.
AHRQ-funded; HSO24071.
Citation: Ramirez-Zohfeld V, Seltzer A, Xiong L .
Use of electronic health records by older adults, 85 years and older, and their caregivers.
J Am Geriatr Soc 2020 May;68(5):1078-82. doi: 10.1111/jgs.16393..
Keywords: Electronic Health Records (EHRs), Health Information Technology (HIT), Elderly, Caregiving
Sakaguchi-Tang DK, Turner AM, Taylor JO
Connected personas: translating the complexity of older adult personal health information management for designers of health information technologies.
HumanHuman-centered design (HCD) can be used to communicate research study findings to designers of health information technologies (HIT). In this paper, the investigators describe how they used the HCD approach to develop personas, scenarios, and design guidelines for designers with the aim that it would lead to new HIT designs that support the autonomy and health of older adults.
AHRQ-funded; HS022106.
Citation: Sakaguchi-Tang DK, Turner AM, Taylor JO .
Connected personas: translating the complexity of older adult personal health information management for designers of health information technologies.
AMIA Annu Symp Proc 2020 Mar 4;2019:1177-86..
Keywords: Elderly, Electronic Health Records (EHRs), Health Information Technology (HIT)