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
1999
Older persons’ perceptions of home and hospital as sites of treatment for acute illness
Fried T, van Doorn C, O’Leary J, Tinetti M, Drickamer M. Older persons’ perceptions of home and hospital as sites of treatment for acute illness. The American Journal Of Medicine 1999, 107: 317-323. PMID: 10527032, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9343(99)00236-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute illnessChronic obstructive pulmonary diseasePersons age 65 yearsCongestive heart failureObstructive pulmonary diseaseHome careAge 65 yearsOlder patients' perceptionsEfficacy of treatmentAcute home careSite of treatmentSelf-rated healthPatient characteristicsHeart failurePulmonary diseaseAcute careHospital treatmentDependent patientsPrimary diagnosisPatients' perceptionsHome treatmentUse of homeHospital careOlder persons' perceptionsHospitalOlder persons' preferences for site of terminal care.
Fried T, Doorn C, O'Leary J, Tinetti M, Drickamer M. Older persons' preferences for site of terminal care. Annals Of Internal Medicine 1999, 131: 109-12. PMID: 10419426, DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-131-2-199907200-00006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTerminal careOlder persons' preferencesCommunity-dwelling persons 65 yearsChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseCongestive heart failureObstructive pulmonary diseasePersons 65 yearsSite of careLong-term care needsCare of disabilitiesFamily membersNonterminal illnessHeart failurePulmonary diseaseQuantitative interviewsPatient preferencesLife careCare needsNursing homesQualitative interviewsTerminal illnessParticipants' homesOlder personsHospitalCare