Measuring the modified early warning score and the Rothman Index: Advantages of utilizing the electronic medical record in an early warning system

Journal of Hospital Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 116-119

  Finlay, G Duncan ^a,b   Rothman, Michael J ^b   Smith, Robert A ^a  

^a FAR Institute   (United States)

^b PeraHealth Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MODIFIED EARLY WARNING SCORE; MORTALITY; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ACUITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; ROTHMAN INDEX; SCORING SYSTEM; VITAL SIGN;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COHORT STUDIES; DATABASES, FACTUAL; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TRIAGE;

EID: 84893812665     PISSN: 15535592     EISSN: 15535606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jhm.2132     Document Type: Article

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