2015
MORTALITY REDUCTION ASSOCIATED WITH PROACTIVE USE OF EMR-BASED ACUITY SCORE BY AN RN TEAM AT AN URBAN HOSPITAL
Rothman M, Rimar J, Coonan S, Allegretto S, Balcezak T. MORTALITY REDUCTION ASSOCIATED WITH PROACTIVE USE OF EMR-BASED ACUITY SCORE BY AN RN TEAM AT AN URBAN HOSPITAL. BMJ Quality & Safety 2015, 24: 734. DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2015-ihiabstracts.21.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIntervention periodRothman IndexPatient's conditionAdult medical-surgical patientsHigh-risk patientsMedical-surgical patientsRisk-adjusted mortalityRisk of mortalityQuality of careElectronic medical recordsHigh-quality careClinical deteriorationRisk patientsNursing assessmentPatient populationMedical recordsMortality reductionPercent of dischargesUrban hospitalMortality rateAcuity scoresPatientsEarly identificationPatient volumeQuality care
2000
Utilization and effectiveness of a weight-based heparin nomogram at a large academic medical center.
Balcezak TJ, Krumholz HM, Getnick GS, Vaccarino V, Lin ZQ, Cadman EC. Utilization and effectiveness of a weight-based heparin nomogram at a large academic medical center. The American Journal Of Managed Care 2000, 6: 329-38. PMID: 10977433.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWeight-based nomogramWeight-based heparin nomogramTherapeutic rangeTherapeutic thresholdHeparin nomogramIntravenous heparin therapyProportion of patientsProspective cohort analysisLarge academic medical centerInternal medicine serviceComputerized order entry systemAcademic medical centerEffective patient careSupratherapeutic aPTTsHeparin therapyConsecutive patientsOrder entry systemEfficacious therapyMedical CenterCohort analysisMedicine servicePatient carePhysician behaviorNomogramPatients