[HTML][HTML] Implementing machine learning in medicine
• Multidisciplinary partnership between technical experts and end-users, including clinicians,
administrators, and patients and their families, is essential to developing and implementing …
administrators, and patients and their families, is essential to developing and implementing …
Osmotic demyelination syndrome in patients hospitalized with hyponatremia
Background Osmotic demyelination syndrome (ODS) is a rare but potentially devastating
neurologic complication of hyponatremia. The primary objective of this study was to identify …
neurologic complication of hyponatremia. The primary objective of this study was to identify …
Characteristics and outcomes of hospital admissions for COVID-19 and influenza in the Toronto area
BACKGROUND: Patient characteristics, clinical care, resource use and outcomes
associated with admission to hospital for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Canada …
associated with admission to hospital for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Canada …
Collection and use of social determinants of health data in inpatient general internal medicine wards: a scoping review
Background There is growing interest in incorporating social determinants of health (SDoH)
data collection in inpatient hospital settings to inform patient care. However, there is limited …
data collection in inpatient hospital settings to inform patient care. However, there is limited …
Assessing the quality of clinical and administrative data extracted from hospitals: the General Medicine Inpatient Initiative (GEMINI) experience
Objective Large clinical databases are increasingly used for research and quality
improvement. We describe an approach to data quality assessment from the General …
improvement. We describe an approach to data quality assessment from the General …
[HTML][HTML] Risk factors, costs and complications of delayed hospital discharge from internal medicine wards at a Canadian academic medical centre: retrospective cohort …
AD Bai, C Dai, S Srivastava, CA Smith… - BMC health services …, 2019 - Springer
Background Hospitalized patients are designated alternate level of care (ALC) when they no
longer require hospitalization but discharge is delayed while they await alternate disposition …
longer require hospitalization but discharge is delayed while they await alternate disposition …
[HTML][HTML] Boosting delirium identification accuracy with sentiment-based natural language processing: mixed methods study
L Wang, Y Zhang, M Chignell, B Shan… - JMIR Medical …, 2022 - medinform.jmir.org
Background Delirium is an acute neurocognitive disorder that affects up to half of older
hospitalized medical patients and can lead to dementia, longer hospital stays, increased …
hospitalized medical patients and can lead to dementia, longer hospital stays, increased …
Outcomes in patients with and without disability admitted to hospital with COVID-19: a retrospective cohort study
Background: Disability-related considerations have largely been absent from the COVID-19
response, despite evidence that people with disabilities are at elevated risk for acquiring …
response, despite evidence that people with disabilities are at elevated risk for acquiring …
Developing and validating natural language processing algorithms for radiology reports compared to ICD-10 codes for identifying venous thromboembolism in …
AA Verma, H Masoom, C Pou-Prom, S Shin… - Thrombosis …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Identifying venous thromboembolism (VTE) from large clinical and
administrative databases is important for research and quality improvement. Objective To …
administrative databases is important for research and quality improvement. Objective To …
Association of the trauma of hospitalization with 30-day readmission or emergency department visit
Importance Trauma of hospitalization refers to the depersonalizing and stressful experience
of a hospital admission and is hypothesized to increase the risk of readmission after …
of a hospital admission and is hypothesized to increase the risk of readmission after …