2010
Electronic health records and adverse drug events after patient transfer
Boockvar K, Livote E, Goldstein N, Nebeker J, Siu A, Fried T. Electronic health records and adverse drug events after patient transfer. BMJ Quality & Safety 2010, 19: e16. PMID: 20724395, PMCID: PMC2965207, DOI: 10.1136/qshc.2009.033050.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdverse drug eventsHigh-risk medication discrepanciesElectronic health recordsMedication discrepanciesSite of careDrug eventsPatient transferStructured medical record reviewNon-VA groupsNon-VA patientsVeterans Affairs patientsHealth recordsMedical record reviewGroup of patientsPairs of physiciansHospitalisation episodesMedication reviewHospital transferOverall incidenceRecord reviewClinical covariatesMedication errorsNursing homesPatientsTime of transfer
1997
Short‐Term Functional Outcomes of Long‐Term Care Residents with Pneumonia Treated with and without Hospital Transfer
Fried T, Gillick M, Lipsitz L. Short‐Term Functional Outcomes of Long‐Term Care Residents with Pneumonia Treated with and without Hospital Transfer. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 1997, 45: 302-306. PMID: 9063275, DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1997.tb00944.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsResolution of pneumoniaHospital transferHospital treatmentFunctional statusLong-term care facility patientsRespiratory rateLong-term care residentsCare facility patientsIndependent functional statusRetrospective cohort studyCases of pneumoniaTerm functional outcomesFunctional status outcomesHebrew Rehabilitation CenterAcademic medical centerLogistic regression modelsLower respiratory rateNew infiltratesLTCF residentsAcute episodeCohort studyFacility patientsSevere pneumoniaFunctional outcomeRespiratory signs
1995
Whether to transfer?
Fried T, Gillick M, Lipsitz L. Whether to transfer? Journal Of General Internal Medicine 1995, 10: 246-250. PMID: 7616332, DOI: 10.1007/bf02599879.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLong-term care facilitiesDependent functional statusEpisodes of pneumoniaElevated respiratory rateRespiratory rateLTCF patientsOral antibioticsHospital transferFunctional statusElderly long-term care patientsLong-term care patientsGood markerRetrospective cohort studyPatient-related factorsNursing home residentsHebrew Rehabilitation CenterHigher respiratory rateNew infiltratesPneumonia episodesAcute illnessCohort studyCare patientsHospital therapyRespiratory signsPatient outcomes