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Alerting Clinicians to 1-Year Mortality Risk in Patients Hospitalized With Heart Failure
Ahmad T, Desai NR, Yamamoto Y, Biswas A, Ghazi L, Martin M, Simonov M, Dhar R, Hsiao A, Kashyap N, Allen L, Velazquez EJ, Wilson FP. Alerting Clinicians to 1-Year Mortality Risk in Patients Hospitalized With Heart Failure. JAMA Cardiology 2022, 7: 905-912. PMID: 35947362, PMCID: PMC9366654, DOI: 10.1001/jamacardio.2022.2496.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overEmpiricismFemaleHeart FailureHospitalizationHumansMaleQuality ImprovementStroke VolumeVentricular Function, LeftConceptsUsual care groupElectronic health recordsHeart failureAlert groupMedian agePrimary outcomeFemale patientsTerminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide levelsYale New Haven Health SystemPro-brain natriuretic peptide levelsMedian NT-proBNP levelLeft ventricular ejection fractionLarge tertiary care centerHeart failure hospitalizationHeart failure medicationsNatriuretic peptide levelsNT-proBNP levelsHealth recordsHours of admissionTertiary care centerVentricular ejection fractionRate of hospitalizationIntensive care unitEthnicity groupsSmall community hospital
2023
Electronic Health Record Embedded Strategies for Improving Care of Patients With Heart Failure
Fuery M, Kadhim B, Samsky M, Freeman J, Clark K, Desai N, Wilson F, Ahmed T, Ahmad T. Electronic Health Record Embedded Strategies for Improving Care of Patients With Heart Failure. Current Heart Failure Reports 2023, 20: 280-286. PMID: 37552356, DOI: 10.1007/s11897-023-00614-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeart failure patientsFailure patientsElectronic health recordsEHR alertClinical trialsRandomized clinical trialsCare of patientsQuality of careHeart failureClinician satisfactionRandomized fashionRecent FindingsTherePatientsUnmet needPatient careClinical decisionEvidence-based decisionsFuture interventionsCareHealth recordsTrialsCliniciansInterventionFindingsThere
2019
Quality Improvement Goals for Acute Kidney Injury
Kashani K, Rosner MH, Haase M, Lewington AJP, O'Donoghue DJ, Wilson FP, Nadim MK, Silver SA, Zarbock A, Ostermann M, Mehta RL, Kane-Gill SL, Ding X, Pickkers P, Bihorac A, Siew ED, Barreto EF, Macedo E, Kellum JA, Palevsky PM, Tolwani AJ, Ronco C, Juncos LA, Rewa OG, Bagshaw SM, Mottes TA, Koyner JL, Liu KD, Forni LG, Heung M, Wu VC. Quality Improvement Goals for Acute Kidney Injury. Clinical Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2019, 14: 941-953. PMID: 31101671, PMCID: PMC6556737, DOI: 10.2215/cjn.01250119.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsFuture quality improvement projectsManagement of AKIRisk of AKIAcute kidney injuryLong-term outcomesAcute care settingCost of careHealth care providersQuality improvement projectSignificant clinical consequencesQuality of careHealth care costsQuality Improvement ProgramQuality care deliveryHigh-quality careKidney injuryEmergency departmentInpatient careCare settingsNurse practitionersClinical consequencesHospital settingCare providersHigh incidencePatients