Successful system, incomplete data: Caveats in reusing activity data from emergency-department whiteboards
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Successful system, incomplete data : Caveats in reusing activity data from emergency-department whiteboards. / Hertzum, Morten.
MEDINFO2017 Proceedings. IOS Press, 2017. s. 1033-1037 (Studies in Health Technology and Informatics, Bind 245).Publikation: Bidrag til bog/antologi/rapport › Konferencebidrag i proceedings › Forskning › fagfællebedømt
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TY - GEN
T1 - Successful system, incomplete data
T2 - Caveats in reusing activity data from emergency-department whiteboards
AU - Hertzum, Morten
PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - During the daily treatment of patients large quantities of data are recorded in electronic health records (EHRs). Compared to data in paper records, these EHR data are easily available for reuse in research and quality improvement. However, the opportunities for reuse depend on the quality of the data. In this study we analyze the completeness with which main treatment activities are recorded on emergency department (ED) whiteboards and whether completeness varies with the severity of the patients’ condition. Data from 381231 ED visits show that after the whiteboard had been in successful use for several years the clinicians recorded four of the five main treatment activities with a completeness of less than 50%. Completeness tended to increase with three indicators of the severity of the patient’s condition: triage level, length of stay, and patient age. We conclude that the low completeness of the activity data probably prevents most types of reuse.
AB - During the daily treatment of patients large quantities of data are recorded in electronic health records (EHRs). Compared to data in paper records, these EHR data are easily available for reuse in research and quality improvement. However, the opportunities for reuse depend on the quality of the data. In this study we analyze the completeness with which main treatment activities are recorded on emergency department (ED) whiteboards and whether completeness varies with the severity of the patients’ condition. Data from 381231 ED visits show that after the whiteboard had been in successful use for several years the clinicians recorded four of the five main treatment activities with a completeness of less than 50%. Completeness tended to increase with three indicators of the severity of the patient’s condition: triage level, length of stay, and patient age. We conclude that the low completeness of the activity data probably prevents most types of reuse.
KW - Faculty of Humanities
KW - quality improvement
KW - Electronic Health Records
KW - Emergency Service
U2 - 10.3233/978-1-61499-830-3-1033
DO - 10.3233/978-1-61499-830-3-1033
M3 - Article in proceedings
T3 - Studies in Health Technology and Informatics
SP - 1033
EP - 1037
BT - MEDINFO2017 Proceedings
PB - IOS Press
ER -
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