2016
Crossing the Communication Chasm: Challenges and Opportunities in Transitions of Care from the Hospital to the Primary Care Clinic
Rattray NA, Sico JJ, Cox LM, Russ AL, Matthias MS, Frankel RM. Crossing the Communication Chasm: Challenges and Opportunities in Transitions of Care from the Hospital to the Primary Care Clinic. The Joint Commission Journal On Quality And Patient Safety 2016, 43: 127-137. PMID: 28334591, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcjq.2016.11.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCommunicationContinuity of Patient CareHospitals, UniversityHumansInterprofessional RelationsIschemic Attack, TransientOrganizational CulturePatient Care PlanningPatient Care TeamPatient DischargePrimary Health CareStrokeTransitional CareUnited StatesUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsConceptsTransitions of careClinical providersAcute settingDischarge documentationOutpatient providersStroke/transient ischemic attack patientsAcute stroke/TIATransient ischemic attack patientsVeterans Affairs Medical CenterStroke/TIAOutpatient primary carePrimary care clinicsPrimary care providersCare clinicsAcute careLongitudinal managementCare transitionsInpatient providersPrimary careProvider communicationAttack patientsTeaching hospitalComplete medicationMedical CenterDischarge communication
2011
Anemia is Associated with Poor Outcomes in Patients with Less Severe Ischemic Stroke
Sico JJ, Concato J, Wells CK, Lo AC, Nadeau SE, Williams LS, Peixoto AJ, Gorman M, Boice JL, Bravata DM. Anemia is Associated with Poor Outcomes in Patients with Less Severe Ischemic Stroke. Journal Of Stroke And Cerebrovascular Diseases 2011, 22: 271-278. PMID: 22100828, DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2011.09.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAnemiaBrain IschemiaChi-Square DistributionDisability EvaluationFemaleHospice CareHospital MortalityHumansLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisOdds RatioPatient AdmissionPatient DischargePredictive Value of TestsPrognosisRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSeverity of Illness IndexStrokeUnited StatesYoung AdultConceptsAcute ischemic strokeSevere ischemic strokeSevere strokeHospital mortalityIschemic strokeConsecutive ischemic stroke patientsHealth Stroke Scale scoreAdmission National InstitutesRole of anemiaStroke Scale scoreChronic kidney diseaseIschemic stroke patientsCongestive heart failureAcute myocardial infarctionAdmission anemiaCombined endpointRetrospective cohortStroke severitySymptom onsetHeart failureHospital admissionStroke patientsPoor outcomeKidney diseaseMyocardial infarction