2018
Implementing a Warm Handoff Between Hospital and Skilled Nursing Facility Clinicians
Campbell Britton M, Hodshon B, Chaudhry SI. Implementing a Warm Handoff Between Hospital and Skilled Nursing Facility Clinicians. Journal Of Patient Safety 2018, Publish Ahead of Print: &na;. PMID: 30095538, DOI: 10.1097/pts.0000000000000529.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSkilled nursing facilitiesWarm handoffsSNF cliniciansPatient transferPatient careAdvanced practice providersHospital discharge summariesSafe patient careSNF physiciansAdverse eventsHospital dischargePatient dischargePractice providersHospital cliniciansHigh riskNursing facilitiesClinician workloadDischarge summariesCliniciansPatient safetyHospitalStage 3Specific barriersStage 1Stage 2Long-Term Cognitive Decline After Newly Diagnosed Heart Failure
Hammond CA, Blades NJ, Chaudhry SI, Dodson JA, Longstreth WT, Heckbert SR, Psaty BM, Arnold AM, Dublin S, Sitlani CM, Gardin JM, Thielke SM, Nanna MG, Gottesman RF, Newman AB, Thacker EL. Long-Term Cognitive Decline After Newly Diagnosed Heart Failure. Circulation Heart Failure 2018, 11: e004476. PMID: 29523517, PMCID: PMC6072263, DOI: 10.1161/circheartfailure.117.004476.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIncident heart failureHeart failureYears of ageEjection fractionHF diagnosisAtrial fibrillationModified Mini-Mental State Examination scoresCommunity-based prospective cohort studyCognitive declineHistory of HFMini-Mental State Examination scoreLong-term cognitive declineModified Mini-Mental State ExaminationAtrial fibrillation statusComorbid atrial fibrillationMini-Mental State ExaminationProspective cohort studyGlobal cognitive abilityState Examination scoreHospital discharge summariesPublic health implicationsCohort studyClinical strokeCardiovascular healthAdjusted model
2013
Cognitive Impairment in Older Adults with Heart Failure: Prevalence, Documentation, and Impact on Outcomes
Dodson JA, Truong TT, Towle VR, Kerins G, Chaudhry SI. Cognitive Impairment in Older Adults with Heart Failure: Prevalence, Documentation, and Impact on Outcomes. The American Journal Of Medicine 2013, 126: 120-126. PMID: 23331439, PMCID: PMC3553506, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2012.05.029.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeart failureCognitive impairmentOlder adultsPhysician documentationSevere impairmentCox proportional hazards regressionFolstein Mini-Mental State ExaminationMini-Mental State ExaminationProportion of patientsProspective cohort studyTime of hospitalizationProportional hazards regressionTime of dischargeHospital discharge summariesYears of ageMild cognitive impairmentMultivariable adjustmentCohort studyHospital dischargeHospital readmissionHazards regressionMean agePrimary diagnosisState ExaminationPatients