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Showing 1 to 20 of 21 for “"Patient Record"”.
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A simulation model for evaluating national patient record networks in South Africa.
… model can represent different network models, patient types and performance metrics to aid in the evaluation of NPR solutions. Using the current model, more case studies can be investigated for various public health issues - such as the impact of disease or regional services planning.
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An exploration of nurse-patient interactions in acute hospital settings when electronic patient record (EPR) systems are used
Background: The introduction of Electronic Patient Record (EPR) systems is changing contemporary nursing practice at a rapid rate. EPR systems use an anticipatory approach to address patient needs via digital prompts, that promote patient safety and assure fundamental care needs are met. It is …
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A Machine Learning Framework for Securing Patient Records
… of this research is safeguarding Electronic Patient Record (EPR)systems in particular. Privacy is a primary concern amongst patients due to the rising adoption of EPR systems. There is growing evidence to suggest that patients may withhold information from healthcare providers due to lack of …
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Clinical foundations and information architecture for the implementation of a federated health record service
… requires healthcare professionals to access patient record information that may be distributed across multiple sites, held in a variety of paper and electronic formats, and represented as mixtures of narrative, structured, coded and multi-media entries. A longitudinal person-centred …
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IT adoption in hospitals : social networking, governance and the clockspeed of change
… maturity, implementation rates for clinical patient record systems were only 35% in 2006. This study addresses the problem of low IT adoption in hospitals through a three pronged analysis methodology. A Clockspeed analysis has revealed a dichotomy between the maturity levels of technology and …
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Chest Pain Protocol Order Set
… (ED) that has problems with understaffing and patient crowding. RN-initiated chest pain orders are implemented 11% of the time and 89% by physicians. RNs initiated orders in less than 10 minutes while 50% of physician orders are initiated over 30 minutes. This results in delayed care and …
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The role of copying and pasting in electronic clinical documentation
… designed as a physician's personal notes for a patient, the modern medical record functions as a patient record, communication tool between providers, and instrument for financial reimbursement. Technology has played a pivotal part in advancing the role of the medical record. Advantages and …
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The development of a neonatal vital signs database
… The monitors were interrogated to obtain patient condition, ECG waveforms and respiration waveforms using the impedance technique. When possible, percentage oxygen saturation was also captured. The database contains 509 documented clinical records obtained from 35 patients and 20 records …
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Characteristics and Resource Utilization of Patients of a Proprietary Home Health Agency in Rural South Central Kentucky
… descriptive analysis was made of the patient record for the first six months of care from a proprietary home health agency. Eighty-one charts were examined and features such as age, race, gender, socioeconomic level, functional limitations, family support and literacy were analyzed to …
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Quality and extent of adherence on internal medicine discharge letters in a regional hospital in South Africa to prescribed guidelines. A retrospective audit
… discharge letters are an essential part of good patient record keeping that ensures transmission of the healthcare information of a patient from the hospital of admission to the primary care practitioner. These letters were traditionally handwritten, but the medical ward in Victoria hospital …
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An Observational Investigation of On-Duty Critical Care Nurses' Information Behavior in a Nonteaching Community Hospital
… multimedia interactions. The resulting Nurse's Patient-Chart Cycle describes nurses' activities during the shift as centering on a regular alternation with the patient and the patient's chart (various record systems), clearly bounded with nursing "report" interactions at the beginning and the …
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Healthcare provision in the Gambia : the role of health informatics
… Gambia are very much lagging behind. No proper patient records or filing systems are in place. Delivery of effective healthcare depends on availability of routinely collected, good quality health data to provide useful information that is accessible when and where it is needed. Presently, in The …
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Modulating The Unfolded Protein Response as a Therapeutic Target in Alzheimer’s Disease
… brain appears to be significantly impaired in patients with Alzheimer’s disease. We have used the data from this study to inform the design of the next steps of potential experimental medicine studies to explore the impact of drugs on cerebral protein synthesis in people with Alzheimer’s …
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Audit Of Peri-Operative Care As Part Of The Enhanced Recovery Model For Caesarean Delivery
… and remaining details were obtained from the patient record. This covered four aspects of ERAS programmes: 1. peri-operative hydration and nutrition 2. peri-operative analgesia 3. time interval postoperatively until removal of intravenous lines and urinary catheterisation 4. time interval …
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A Predictive Analysis of Electronic Healthcare Records for Stroke Symptoms
… depending on the area of brain affected. The patients who survive usually have a poor quality of life because of serious illness, long-term disability and become a burden to their families and the health care system. There is a strong demand for the management focused on prevention and early …
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Use of the Electronic Health Record in Private Medical Practices
… is to examine the use of the electronic health record (EHR) by physicians in Allegheny and Westmoreland counties in Southwestern Pennsylvania. Five research questions were designed to inquire about the physician practice characteristics and its relationship to the EHR deployment, the importance …
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Performance of a Process Evaluation System in Outpatient Hospital-Based Cardiac Rehabilitation
This study retrospectively evaluated patient records from two cardiac rehabilitation (CR) service centers located in large urban hospitals using a Process Evaluation System (PES) recently developed through a collaborative project of the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary …
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Engaging Clinicians in Cocreating Health
… a framework for cocreating health to support the patient-clinician interaction and to identify the factors in its successful implementation in health services. The interaction between patients and clinicians is at the heart of health care. They are the first point of contact and a familiar …
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The efficacy of the exercise treadmill test in patients with mild cardiovascular risk in a regional New Zealand population
… the efficacy of the exercise treadmill test in patients with mild cardiovascular risk in a regional population in New Zealand. Exercise treadmill tests are a valuable non-invasive tool to assist in the diagnosis of coronary artery disease and have been used for many years. There has been …
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The development of integrated palliative care and emergency medical services in South Africa
… of Emergency Medical Services in out-of-hospital patient management has evolved rapidly in recent years to include more intricate and integrated forms of healthcare beyond emergency care. For example, there has recently been recognition of the role Emergency Medical Services play in the provision …
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