2025
A mixed-methods study assessing the performance of a clinical decision support tool for Clostridioides difficile testing for patients receiving laxatives
Peaper D, Rathod S, Sussman L, Azar M, Murdzek C, Roberts S, Tichy E, Topal J, Kashyap N, McManus D, Martinello R. A mixed-methods study assessing the performance of a clinical decision support tool for Clostridioides difficile testing for patients receiving laxatives. Infection Control And Hospital Epidemiology 2025, 46: 497-503. PMID: 40079209, PMCID: PMC12034449, DOI: 10.1017/ice.2025.30.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchClinical decision supportAdvanced practice providersClinical decision support alertsClinical decision support toolMixed-methods studyPractice providersClinician interactionClinician concernsPhysician's instructionsTest orderingAttending physiciansMixed-methodsDoses of laxativesPatient riskLaxative useClinicians' rationaleCliniciansDecision support toolHospitalized patientsStudy periodDecision supportAttendanceCase seriesAntibiotic exposureResidents
2024
Diagnostic Errors in Hospitalized Adults Who Died or Were Transferred to Intensive Care
Auerbach A, Lee T, Hubbard C, Ranji S, Raffel K, Valdes G, Boscardin J, Dalal A, Harris A, Flynn E, Schnipper J, Feinbloom D, Roy B, Herzig S, Wazir M, Gershanik E, Goyal A, Chitneni P, Burney S, Galinsky J, Rastegar S, Moore D, Berdahl C, Seferian E, Suri K, Ramishvili T, Vedamurthy D, Hunt D, Mehta A, Katakam H, Field S, Karatasakis B, Beeler K, Himmel A, Eid S, Gandhi S, Pena I, Ranta Z, Lipten S, Lucier D, Walker-Corkery B, Kleinman Sween J, Kirchoff R, Rieck K, Kolar G, Parikh R, Burton C, Dugani C, Dapaah-Afriyie K, Finn A, Raju S, Surani A, Segon A, Bhandari S, Astik G, O’Leary K, Helminski A, Anstey J, Zhou M, Alday A, Halvorson S, Esmaili A, Barish P, Fenton C, Kantor M, Choi K, Schram A, Ruhnke G, Patel H, Virapongse A, Burden M, Ngov L, Keniston A, Talari P, Romond J, Vick S, Williams M, Marr R, Gupta A, Rohde J, Mao F, Fang M, Greysen S, Shah P, Kim C, Narayanan M, Wolpaw B, Ellingson S, Kaiksow F, Kenik J, Sterken D, Lewis M, Manwani B, Ledford R, Webber C, Vasilevskis E, Buckley R, Kripalani S, Sankey C, Ostfeld-Johns S, Gielissen K, Wijesekera T, Jordan E, Karwa A, Churnet B, Chia D, Brooks K. Diagnostic Errors in Hospitalized Adults Who Died or Were Transferred to Intensive Care. JAMA Internal Medicine 2024, 184: 164-173. PMID: 38190122, PMCID: PMC10775080, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2023.7347.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPatient harmIntensive care unitHospitalized adultsDiagnostic errorsAssociated with patient harmCohort studyMultivariate modelRandom sample of adultsAcademic medical centerSample of adultsDiagnostic error reductionTemporary harmGeneral medical conditionsAttributable fractionRetrospective cohort studyMain OutcomesMedical inpatientsTest orderingPermanent harmTrained cliniciansImprovement effortsMedical conditionsClinician assessmentMedical CenterPatient records
2023
Choice Architecture to Assist Clinicians with Appropriate COVID-19 Test Ordering
Sangal R, Venkatesh A, Cahill J, Pettker C, Peaper D. Choice Architecture to Assist Clinicians with Appropriate COVID-19 Test Ordering. The Journal Of Applied Laboratory Medicine 2023, 8: 98-105. PMID: 36610419, DOI: 10.1093/jalm/jfac104.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRSV testingSymptomatic visitsED visitsSARS-CoV-2 nucleic acid amplification testsCOVID-19Respiratory syncytial virus testingNucleic acid amplification testsElectronic health record ordersSystems-based interventionsSARS-CoV-2Symptomatic patientsPrimary outcomeInfluenza testingClinical guidelinesClinician educationClinician practiceVirus testingAmplification testsPatientsTest orderingInstitutional guidelinesClinical needHospital systemVisitsTesting patterns
2019
Improving laboratory test utilisation at the multihospital Yale New Haven Health System
Harb R, Hajdasz D, Landry ML, Sussman LS. Improving laboratory test utilisation at the multihospital Yale New Haven Health System. BMJ Open Quality 2019, 8: e000689. PMID: 31637323, PMCID: PMC6768328, DOI: 10.1136/bmjoq-2019-000689.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchYale New Haven HealthTest utilisationBlood savingYale New Haven Health SystemRoutine labsTest order volumeOrder entryUtilisation managementPhysician order entrySuccess of interventionsPhysician educationPatient's bloodClinical testingMultiple interventionsTest orderingEducational sessionsFormulary committeesHealth systemSpecific interventionsDuplicate ordersStudy periodDuplicate testingInterventionCost savingsSelect group
2007
Physicians and Electronic Health Records: A Statewide Survey
Simon SR, Kaushal R, Cleary PD, Jenter CA, Volk LA, Orav EJ, Burdick E, Poon EG, Bates DW. Physicians and Electronic Health Records: A Statewide Survey. JAMA Internal Medicine 2007, 167: 507-512. PMID: 17353500, DOI: 10.1001/archinte.167.5.507.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElectronic health recordsHealth recordsPhysicians' actual useLaboratory test orderingPredictors of useMedical practiceVisit documentationClinical decision supportPhysicians' perceptionsTest orderingEHR usePhysiciansEHR functionsElectronic prescriptionsOrder entryHealth careEHR adoptionSignificant differencesEHR usersLaboratory reportsRandom sampleLow usersPrescription
This site is protected by hCaptcha and its Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply