Risk Factors for Readmission After Knee Arthroplasty Based on Predictive Models: A Systematic Review
Background: An increase in the aging yet active US population will continue to make total knee arthroplasty (TKA) procedures routine in the coming decades. For such joint procedures, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services introduced programs such
Satish M. Mahajan, PhD, MStat, MEng, RN +5 more
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Oncology programs across Canada are reaching capacity as more Canadians are diagnosed with and treated for cancer each year. There is an increasing need to share care with family doctors, however it is unclear how this type of care impacts patient ...
Linda Watson +3 more
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Walking speed is a strong indicator of the health status of older people and patients. Using algorithms, the walking speed can be estimated from wearable accelerometers, which enables minimally obtrusive (longitudinal) monitoring.
Sietse M. Rispens +5 more
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Patient empowerment in Flemish hospital wards : a cross-sectional study
Objective: Measuring empowerment of patients on Flemish hospital wards by the short form of the Patient Activation Measure (PAM-13) and exploring the association between patient empowerment and patient-centred care, health literacy, patient- and context ...
Beeckman, Dimitri +5 more
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Development of a Patient Reported Experience Measure (PREM) for use in the ambulance service [PDF]
Background NHS health policy emphasises the crucial role of patient experience as a core component of high quality care, alongside effectiveness and safety. Patient Reported Experience Measures (PREMs) measure patients’ experiences with their healthcare.
Siriwardena, A. Niroshan +2 more
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Information technologies that facilitate care coordination: provider and patient perspectives [PDF]
Health information technology is a core infrastructure for the chronic care model, integrated care, and other organized care delivery models. From the provider perspective, health information exchange (HIE) helps aggregate and share information about a ...
Dixon, Brian E. +2 more
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Synthesis of qualitative research studies regarding the factors surrounding UK critical care trial infrastructure [PDF]
© 2019 Author(s). Re-use permitted under CC BY-NC. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJConducting clinical trials in critical care is integral to improving patient care.
Arulkumaran, Nishkantha +7 more
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Pharmacologic management of adolescent catatonia: A dual-case series [PDF]
Introduction Catatonia is a syndrome characterized by psychomotor and behavioral disturbances and is associated with a substantially increased mortality risk in adolescent patients.
Lauren Leiby, PharmD, BCPP +4 more
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The organizational dynamics enabling patient portal impacts upon organizational performance and patient health: a qualitative study of Kaiser Permanente. [PDF]
BackgroundPatient portals may lead to enhanced disease management, health plan retention, changes in channel utilization, and lower environmental waste.
de Bont, Antoinette +4 more
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Accelerometer-Based Human Activity Recognition for Patient Monitoring Using a Deep Neural Network
The objective of this study was to investigate the accuracy of a Deep Neural Network (DNN) in recognizing activities typical for hospitalized patients.
Esther Fridriksdottir, Alberto G. Bonomi
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