Validation of a Delirium Risk Assessment Using Electronic Medical Record Information

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 244-248

  Rudolph, James L ^a,b,c,d   Doherty, Kelly ^b   Kelly, Brittany ^b,e   Driver, Jane A ^b,c,d   Archambault, Elizabeth ^b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b VA BOSTON HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^e REGIS COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Delirium; Patient safety; Patient centered outcomes research; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; DELIRIUM; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FEMALE; GERIATRIC REHABILITATION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTERMEDIATE RISK PATIENT; LENGTH OF STAY; LOW RISK PATIENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTION; PROSPECTIVE MEMORY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; VALIDATION STUDY; VERY ELDERLY; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD; PATIENT SAFETY; PROCEDURES; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; UNITED STATES;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DELIRIUM; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, VETERANS; HUMANS; MALE; NEW ENGLAND; PATIENT SAFETY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84958916702     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: 15389375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2015.10.020     Document Type: Article

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