Although conservative treatment is commonly used for osteoporotic vertebral fracture (OVF), some patients experience functional disability following OVF. This study aimed to develop prediction models for new-onset functional impairment following admi...
BACKGROUND: Revision total hip arthroplasty (rTHA) was recently removed from the Medicare inpatient-only list. However, appropriate candidate selection for outpatient rTHA remains paramount. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the utility of a ...
BACKGROUND: The lack of automated tools for measuring care quality limits the implementation of a national program to assess guideline-directed care in heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF).
BACKGROUND: Intensive care units (ICUs) harbor the sickest patients with the utmost needs of medical care. Discharge from ICU needs to consider the reason for admission and stability after ICU care. Organ dysfunction or instability after ICU discharg...
BACKGROUND: Although transcatheter aortic valve replacement has emerged as an alternative to surgical aortic valve replacement, it requires extensive healthcare resources, and optimal length of hospital stay has become increasingly important. This st...
Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA
Sep 30, 2024
PURPOSE: Despite the increase in outpatient total knee arthroplasty (TKA) procedures, many patients are still discharged to non-home locations following index surgery. The ability to accurately predict non-home discharge (NHD) following TKAs has the ...
Recent advancements in computing have led to the development of artificial intelligence (AI) enabled healthcare technologies. AI-assisted clinical decision support (CDS) integrated into electronic health records (EHR) was demonstrated to have a signi...
BMC medical informatics and decision making
Aug 29, 2024
BACKGROUND: Medical text, as part of an electronic health record, is an essential information source in healthcare. Although natural language processing (NLP) techniques for medical text are developing fast, successful transfer into clinical practice...
International journal of medical informatics
Aug 10, 2024
INTRODUCTION: Delays in discharging patients from Acute Medical Units hamper patient flows throughout the hospital. The decision to discharge a patient is mainly based on the patients' physiological condition, but may vary between physicians. An obje...
Discharge planning is integral to patient flow as delays can lead to hospital-wide congestion. Because a structured discharge plan can reduce hospital length of stay while enhancing patient satisfaction, this topic has caught the interest of many hea...
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