Predicting readmission and death after hospital discharge: a comparison of conventional frailty measurement with an electronic health record-based score

Conclusionsfrailty measurement at hospital discharge identifies patients at risk of poorer outcomes. An EHR-based risk score appeared equivalent to validated frailty tools and may be automated to screen patients at scale, but this requires further validation.
Source: Age and Ageing - Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research