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Using the Electronic Medical Record to Identify Patients at High Risk for Frequent Emergency Department Visits and High System Costs

July 28, 2017 Comments Off

A small proportion of patients account for a high proportion of healthcare use. Accurate preemptive identification may facilitate tailored intervention. We sought to determine whether machine learning techniques using text from a family practice electronic medical record can be used to predict future high emergency department use and total costs by patients who are not […]

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electronic medical records, Hospitalization, Patient Care
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Best Practice Advisories Should Not Replace Good Clinical Acumen

March 22, 2017 Comments Off

Electronic medical records (EMR) have revolutionized clinical practice. They facilitate documentation, improve communication and coordination of care among medical providers, and afford a manner of communication for patients, as well as provide a platform for the storage of large quantities of clinical data. Several of these qualities, in addition to federal incentives for their use, […]

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Commentary, electronic medical records, information systems, Patient Care, technology
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Sampling of Electronic Medical Records Predicts Hospital Mortality

July 14, 2016 Comments Off

  Validated system for monitoring electronic health records in real time predicts patients at a higher risk for mortality, according to new report published in The American Journal of Medicine Hospitalized patients can deteriorate quickly, requiring prompt identification and treatment, especially since each hour of treatment delay can increase the risk of mortality. In a […]

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Clinical Research, electronic medical records, statistics, technology
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