2024
A Descriptive Analysis of Access to Assistive Technology in Children With Acquired Brain Injury: The Right to Assistive Devices
Fins J, Knitter J, Mukherjee D, Conti K, Donleavy-Hiller B, Gerber L, Hersh J, Kotorac-Erlbaum R, Milch B, Klein S. A Descriptive Analysis of Access to Assistive Technology in Children With Acquired Brain Injury: The Right to Assistive Devices. Journal Of Head Trauma Rehabilitation 2024, 39: 152-159. PMID: 37492972, PMCID: PMC10811270, DOI: 10.1097/htr.0000000000000876.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSkilled nursing facilityMedical recordsAcquired Brain InjuryHospital outpatient departmentsModerate to severe brain injuryBrain injuryTime to deliveryPotential adverse implicationsAssistive technologyNursing facilitiesSelf-CarePediatric cliniciansFostering social integrationImprove mobilityInsurance coverageOutpatient departmentRetrospective chart review of patientsChart review of patientsRetrospective chart reviewAssessment delayInpatient statusVulnerable childrenDescriptive analysisMedical statusLongitudinal tracking
2023
Comparing patient comorbidity between hospital outpatient department and ambulatory surgery center for arthroscopic surgery
Rajput K, Aggarwal N, Chow R. Comparing patient comorbidity between hospital outpatient department and ambulatory surgery center for arthroscopic surgery. Perioperative Care And Operating Room Management 2023, 30: 100298. DOI: 10.1016/j.pcorm.2022.100298.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHospital outpatient departmentsAmbulatory surgery centersElixhauser Comorbidity IndexUnplanned hospital admissionsPatient comorbiditiesDuration of stayHospital admissionOutpatient departmentSicker patientsSurgery centersArthroscopic surgerySimilar perioperative outcomesHigher ECI scoresComorbidity indexPerioperative outcomesHealthy patientsAnesthesia chargesKnee arthroscopyGeneral anestheticsPatientsECI scoresOrthopedic surgeryComorbiditiesSurgeryReadmission
2022
Primary care doctor and nurse consultations among people who live in slums: a retrospective, cross-sectional survey in four countries
Watson S, Bakibinga P, Kabaria C, Kasiira Z, Kibe P, Kyobutungi C, Mbaya N, Mberu B, Mohammed S, Njeri A, Azam I, Iqbal R, Nazish A, Rizvi N, Syed A, Ahmed S, Choudhury N, Alam O, Khan A, Rahman O, Yusuf R, Odubanjo D, Ayobola M, Fayehun O, Omigbodun A, Osuh M, Owoaje E, Taiwo O, Lilford R, Sartori J, Watson S, Diggle P, Aujla N, Chen Y, Conlan C, Gill P, Griffiths F, Harris B, Madan J, Muir H, Oyebode O, Pitidis V, de Albuquerque J, Smith S, Taylor C, Tregonning G, Ulbrich P, Uthman O, Wilson R, Yeboah G, Park J. Primary care doctor and nurse consultations among people who live in slums: a retrospective, cross-sectional survey in four countries. BMJ Open 2022, 12: e054142. PMID: 34996795, PMCID: PMC8744106, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-054142.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsConsultation ratesPrimary care consultation ratesPrimary care servicesHealth-seeking behaviorPrimary care doctorsCross-sectional surveyHospital outpatient departmentsMonthly total expenditureSecondary outcome measuresHigh-income countriesNurse consultantsCare doctorsCare servicesProvider typeMedian travel timeSlum sitesChild surveysChronic diseasesSlum populationTraditional healersProvidersOutpatient departmentMedian costVisit ratesVisits
2021
Recovery Room Protocols for Nursing in Ambulatory Surgery Centers (ASCs) and Hospital Outpatient Departments (HOPDs)
Zafar J, Vadivelu N, Rajput K, Fontanez P. Recovery Room Protocols for Nursing in Ambulatory Surgery Centers (ASCs) and Hospital Outpatient Departments (HOPDs). 2021, 355-367. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-55262-6_27.ChaptersHospital outpatient departmentsAmbulatory surgery centersQuality of carePostoperative nauseaAdverse cardiac eventsFast-track protocolPain management protocolPain assessment scalesEvidence-based guidelinesLength of stayHypothermia protocolUnplanned admissionsCardiac eventsNursing protocolNurse assessmentPain managementRecovery roomOutpatient departmentStandardization of practiceOutpatient surgerySurgery centersCommon causeAmbulatory settingMultidisciplinary teamAssessment Scale
2020
Variation in Risk-standardized Rates and Causes of Unplanned Hospital Visits Within 7 Days of Hospital Outpatient Surgery
Desai MM, Zogg CK, Ranasinghe I, Parzynski CS, Lin Z, Gorbaty M, Merrill A, Krumholz HM, Drye EE. Variation in Risk-standardized Rates and Causes of Unplanned Hospital Visits Within 7 Days of Hospital Outpatient Surgery. Annals Of Surgery 2020, 276: e714-e720. PMID: 33214469, DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000004627.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUnplanned hospital visitsHospital outpatient surgeryHospital outpatient departmentsHospital visitsOutpatient surgeryShort-term safety outcomesFacility-level variationHierarchical logistic regression modelingPost-surgical visitSame-day surgeryHalf of proceduresLogistic regression modelingUrinary retentionStudy cohortUnplanned visitsClinical comorbiditiesOutpatient departmentOutpatient settingPreventable conditionPreventable reasonsBACKGROUND DATASafety outcomesMedicare feeSurgeryService beneficiaries
2017
Trends in hospital-physician integration in medical oncology.
Clough JD, Dinan MA, Schulman KA. Trends in hospital-physician integration in medical oncology. The American Journal Of Managed Care 2017, 23: 624-627. PMID: 29087634.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospital outpatient departmentsMedical oncologyHigh-volume specialtiesOutpatient departmentMedical oncologistsMedical oncology practiceHospital-physician integrationProportion of physiciansGreater absolute changeManagement visitsThoracic surgeryOncology practiceRetrospective analysisOncologyAbsolute changeOncologistsMajority of evaluationsPhysiciansHigher proportionSpecialtiesDepartmentState-level variationYearsProportionSurgery
2015
Differences in Colonoscopy Quality Among Facilities: Development of a Post-Colonoscopy Risk-Standardized Rate of Unplanned Hospital Visits
Ranasinghe I, Parzynski CS, Searfoss R, Montague J, Lin Z, Allen J, Vender R, Bhat K, Ross JS, Bernheim S, Krumholz HM, Drye EE. Differences in Colonoscopy Quality Among Facilities: Development of a Post-Colonoscopy Risk-Standardized Rate of Unplanned Hospital Visits. Gastroenterology 2015, 150: 103-113. PMID: 26404952, DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2015.09.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUnplanned hospital visitsDay of colonoscopyHospital visitsOutpatient facilitiesColonoscopy qualityHealthcare costsRisk-standardized ratesHospital outpatient departmentsUtilization Project dataAmbulatory surgery centersLogistic regression modelsHierarchical logistic regressionQuality improvement effortsPrior arrhythmiaAbdominal painElectrolyte imbalanceOutpatient departmentSurgery centersCommon causeHospital careOutcome measuresPsychiatric disordersColonoscopyUtilization ProjectPatient choice
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