2010
Electronic health records and adverse drug events after patient transfer
Boockvar K, Livote E, Goldstein N, Nebeker J, Siu A, Fried T. Electronic health records and adverse drug events after patient transfer. BMJ Quality & Safety 2010, 19: e16. PMID: 20724395, PMCID: PMC2965207, DOI: 10.1136/qshc.2009.033050.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdverse drug eventsHigh-risk medication discrepanciesElectronic health recordsMedication discrepanciesSite of careDrug eventsPatient transferStructured medical record reviewNon-VA groupsNon-VA patientsVeterans Affairs patientsHealth recordsMedical record reviewGroup of patientsPairs of physiciansHospitalisation episodesMedication reviewHospital transferOverall incidenceRecord reviewClinical covariatesMedication errorsNursing homesPatientsTime of transfer
2009
Prescribing discrepancies likely to cause adverse drug events after patient transfer
Boockvar K, Liu S, Goldstein N, Nebeker J, Siu A, Fried T. Prescribing discrepancies likely to cause adverse drug events after patient transfer. BMJ Quality & Safety 2009, 18: 32. PMID: 19204129, PMCID: PMC2728360, DOI: 10.1136/qshc.2007.025957.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdverse drug eventsPositive predictive valueDrug classesMedication discrepanciesDrug eventsPatient transferObserved positive predictive valueHigh positive predictive valueHigh-risk patientsHigh-risk medicationsNon-opioid analgesicsNursing home patientsSite of careCertain drug classesDrug discrepanciesOpioid analgesicsDrug prescribingMedical recordsNursing homesPatientsPredictive valueCare qualityClinician ratersAnalgesicsTypes of discrepancies
1999
Older persons' preferences for site of terminal care.
Fried T, Doorn C, O'Leary J, Tinetti M, Drickamer M. Older persons' preferences for site of terminal care. Annals Of Internal Medicine 1999, 131: 109-12. PMID: 10419426, DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-131-2-199907200-00006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTerminal careOlder persons' preferencesCommunity-dwelling persons 65 yearsChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseCongestive heart failureObstructive pulmonary diseasePersons 65 yearsSite of careLong-term care needsCare of disabilitiesFamily membersNonterminal illnessHeart failurePulmonary diseaseQuantitative interviewsPatient preferencesLife careCare needsNursing homesQualitative interviewsTerminal illnessParticipants' homesOlder personsHospitalCareWho Dies at Home? Determinants of Site of Death for Community‐Based Long‐Term Care Patients
Fried T, Pollack D, Drickamer M, Tinetti M. Who Dies at Home? Determinants of Site of Death for Community‐Based Long‐Term Care Patients. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 1999, 47: 25-29. PMID: 9920226, DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1999.tb01897.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSite of deathInpatient hospiceLong-term care patientsCommunity-based long-term care programsDependent functional statusPatients 65 yearsChronic lung diseaseCoronary artery diseaseYear of admissionCommunity-based long-term careLong-term care programsLong-term careCohort studyArtery diseaseCare patientsHome deathLung diseaseFunctional statusPatient preferencesHomecare patientsFemale genderTerminal careMAIN OUTCOMECare needsNursing homes
1997
Frailty and Hospitalization of Long‐Term Stay Nursing Home Residents
Fried T, Mor V. Frailty and Hospitalization of Long‐Term Stay Nursing Home Residents. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 1997, 45: 265-269. PMID: 9063269, DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1997.tb00938.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCongestive heart failurePrimary diagnosisNursing homesHeart failureRespiratory diseaseRecent functional declineNursing home patientsSevere functional impairmentCertain patient groupsNursing home stayNursing home residentsProprietary nursing homesLower ratesLogistic regression modelsCohort studyAcute careHome patientsHospitalization ratesPatient groupFeeding tubeDecubitus ulcersFunctional impairmentHome residentsFunctional declineHospitalization
1995
Whether to transfer?
Fried T, Gillick M, Lipsitz L. Whether to transfer? Journal Of General Internal Medicine 1995, 10: 246-250. PMID: 7616332, DOI: 10.1007/bf02599879.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLong-term care facilitiesDependent functional statusEpisodes of pneumoniaElevated respiratory rateRespiratory rateLTCF patientsOral antibioticsHospital transferFunctional statusElderly long-term care patientsLong-term care patientsGood markerRetrospective cohort studyPatient-related factorsNursing home residentsHebrew Rehabilitation CenterHigher respiratory rateNew infiltratesPneumonia episodesAcute illnessCohort studyCare patientsHospital therapyRespiratory signsPatient outcomesThe Limits of Proxy Decision Making: Overtreatment
Fried T, Gillick M. The Limits of Proxy Decision Making: Overtreatment. Cambridge Quarterly Of Healthcare Ethics 1995, 4: 524-529. PMID: 8563963, DOI: 10.1017/s0963180100006368.Peer-Reviewed Original Research