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Preventing medical errors and adverse events
Unfortunately, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, medical errors have become the third leading cause of death in the United States. Death or injury from medical care itself, while tragic, is often a complex issue for researchers to unravel.
Human error in judgment, insufficient provider skill, and breakdowns in communication in a variety of healthcare settings can directly contribute to the death or injury of a patient, but can be difficult to capture and study. Regenstrief investigators are driven to better understand not only what causes medical errors to occur, but to develop systems which improve the quality and safety of patient care across all settings.
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Is the Multitarget Stool DNA Test Just a Better “FIT” for Colorectal Cancer Screening?
Published in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine. Here is a link to the article. Regenstrief Institute authors: Tom Imperiale, M.D. Abstract Both the fecal immunochemical test...
Dementia risk prediction: Zero-minute assessment at less than a dollar cost
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Study finds that issues patients raise during medical appointments often don’t appear in their medical records
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Dr. Fowler: Important conversations related to older adults and driving
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Healthcare providers can play a pivotal role in assessing and counseling older adults on driving retirement
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Black Americans at greater Alzheimer’s risk and treatment burden, less awareness of disease and symptoms
Researchers propose strategies to support brain health in this community INDIANAPOLIS – A new study examining older Black Americans’ perceptions of Alzheimer’s disease has found a...
Promoting healthy teen romantic relationships to reduce risk of unintended pregnancies and sexually transmitted infections
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Dr. Callahan on building health system infrastructure to integrate social needs
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Dr. Dev: Emergency visit outcomes such as frailty screening and deprescribing can positively affect overall care
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Novel framework provides ‘measuring stick’ for assessing patient matching tools
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Standardizing Last Names and Addresses Leads to Better Patient Record Matching
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Regenstrief Investigator Discusses “OneSheet Prototype” as Conference Keynote Speaker
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Regenstrief Investigator Part of Pew Trust D.C. Panel on Ways to Improve Care by Better Matching Patients with EHR Data
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Regenstrief Center for Biomedical Informatics Director Shaun Grannis, M.D., took part in a Pew Charitable Trust panel to discuss how to better match...
Diagnosis is not best predictor of avoidable hospitalizations of nursing home residents
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Rapidly meeting the mental health needs of older adults
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Commonly used drugs lead to more doctor’s office, hospital and emergency department visits
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Because every second counts – Stroke QUERI improves outcomes for veterans
According to the CDC, every 40 seconds someone suffers from a stroke, which is the 5th leading cause of death in this country. In the weeks,...
Because every second counts – Stroke QUERI and Improved Outcomes for Veterans
According to the CDC, every 40 seconds someone suffers from a stroke, which is the 5th leading cause of death in this country. In the weeks,...