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AI Model Predicts Colorectal Cancer Risk in Younger Adults
TUESDAY, March 22, 2022 -- Machine learning can use electronic health record (EHR) data to predict colorectal cancer (CRC) risk in adults 35 to 50 years of age, according to a study published online March 10 in PLOS ONE. Hisham Hussan, M.D., from... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - March 22, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

The use of predictive fall models for older adults receiving aged care, using routinely collected electronic health record data: a systematic review - Seaman K, Ludlow K, Wabe N, Dodds L, Siette J, Nguyen A, Jorgensen M, Lord SR, Close JCT, O'Toole L, Lin C, Eymael A, Westbrook J.
BACKGROUND: Falls in older adults remain a pressing health concern. With advancements in data analytics and increasing uptake of electronic health records, developing comprehensive predictive models for fall risk is now possible. We aimed to systematically... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 21, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news

A comparative analysis of machine learning approaches to predict C. difficile infection in hospitalized patients
Conclusions: MLAs can predict future CDI in hospitalized patients using just 6 hours of data. In clinical practice, a machine-learning based tool may support prophylactic measures, earlier diagnosis, and more timely implementation of infection control measures. (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - March 21, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

NLM Technical Bulletin, Mar-Apr 2022,
The far-reaching multi-media report and related website of the 2005 Commission on Systematic Interoperability, Ending the Document Game: Connecting and Transforming Your Healthcare Through Information Technology is now available on Bookshelf. The Commission, which was authorized by the Medicare Modernization Act of 2003, was comprised of leaders in health informatics, health insurance, communications, and healthcare services and was staffed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) and others. It was convened in the critical early days of steps taken to realize the US commitment to a then 10-year vision of widespread adopt...
Source: NLM Technical Bulletin - March 11, 2022 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news

Association between mirtazapine use and serious self-harm in people with depression: an active comparator cohort study using UK electronic health records - Joseph RM, Jack RH, Morriss R, Knaggs RD, Butler D, Hollis C, Hippisley-Cox J, Coupland C.
BACKGROUND: Studies report an increased risk of self-harm or suicide in people prescribed mirtazapine compared with other antidepressants. OBJECTIVES: To compare the risk of serious self-harm in people prescribed mirtazapine versus other antidepres... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 7, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news

Electronic health record data may lead to underestimates of cannabis use-especially among older populations, [editorial] - Palamar JJ, Le A.
This editorial comments on the article by Javanbakht et al. Cannabis use, comorbidities, and prescription medication use among older adults in a large healthcare system in Los Angeles, CA 2019-2020 https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.17719 Research reported... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 4, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news

Evaluation of machine learning techniques to predict the likelihood of mental health conditions following a first mTBI - Dabek F, Hoover P, Jorgensen-Wagers K, Wu T, Caban JJ.
The objective of this study is to asses... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 23, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

COVID-19 Vaccines Offer Strong Protection Against Reinfection COVID-19 Vaccines Offer Strong Protection Against Reinfection
Researchers in Israel analyzed electronic health records for more than 83,000 people who received at least one dose of the Pfizer vaccine after recovering from a previous coronavirus infection.WebMD Health News (Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines)
Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines - February 22, 2022 Category: Allergy & Immunology Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news

New Billing Guidelines Do Not Ease Burden of EHR Documentation
TUESDAY, Feb. 22, 2022 -- There has been no meaningful reduction in electronic health record (EHR) documentation burden in association with implementation of new guidelines for outpatient evaluation and management (E/M) billing, according to a study... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - February 22, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Doctors Are More Likely to Describe Black Patients as Uncooperative, Studies Find
Patients with diabetes are also more likely to be described as “noncompliant,” according to large studies of medical records. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - February 16, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Roni Caryn Rabin Tags: Black People Doctors Discrimination Race and Ethnicity Electronic Health Records Diabetes Hospitals Research your-feed-science your-feed-healthcare Source Type: news

Identifying opioid-related electronic health record phenotypes for emergency care research and surveillance: an expert consensus driven concept mapping process - Taylor RA, Fiellin D, D'Onofrio G, Venkatesh A.
BACKGROUND: Case identification for many areas of opioid research and surveillance in the emergency department (ED) is challenging as patients are often undifferentiated with nonspecific symptoms and diagnostic codes have proven to be inaccurate. Opioid-re... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 16, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news

Electronic health record tools to identify child maltreatment: scoping literature review and key informant interviews - Stilwell L, Golonka M, Ankoma-Sey K, Yancy M, Kaplan S, Terrell L, Gifford E.
This study aim... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 10, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Infants and Children Source Type: news

Understanding TBI as a risk factor versus a means of suicide death using electronic health record data - Rossom RC, Peterson EL, Chawa MS, Prabhakar D, Hu Y, Yeh HH, Owen-Smith AA, Simon GE, Williams LK, Hubley S, Lynch F, Beck A, Daida YG, Lu CY, Ahmedani BK.
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this research was to examine predictors and characterize causes of suicide death in people with traumatic brain injury (TBI) and conduct sensitivity analyses with and without people whose first diagnosis of TBI occurred within 3 day... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 7, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

Prediction of suicide attempts using clinician assessment, patient self-report, and electronic health records - Nock MK, Millner AJ, Ross EL, Kennedy CJ, Al-Suwaidi M, Barak-Corren Y, Castro VM, Castro-Ramirez F, Lauricella T, Murman N, Petukhova M, Bird SA, Reis B, Smoller JW, Kessler RC.
IMPORTANCE: Half of the people who die by suicide make a health care visit within 1 month of their death. However, clinicians lack the tools to identify these patients. OBJECTIVE: To predict suicide attempts within 1 and 6 months of presentation at... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 31, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Suicide and Self-Harm Source Type: news

Considerations for development of child abuse and neglect phenotype with implications for reduction of racial bias: a qualitative study - Landau AY, Blanchard A, Cato K, Atkins N, Salazar S, Patton DU, Topaz M.
OBJECTIVE: The study provides considerations for generating a phenotype of child abuse and neglect in Emergency Departments (ED) using secondary data from electronic health records (EHR). Implications will be provided for racial bias reduction and the deve... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 17, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news