Search Results - "Altieri Dunn, Stefanie C"
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SafeNET: Initial development and validation of a real-time tool for predicting mortality risk at the time of hospital transfer to a higher level of care
Published in PloS one (08-02-2021)“…Processes for transferring patients to higher acuity facilities lack a standardized approach to prognostication, increasing the risk for low value care that…”
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Inpatient Addiction Medicine Consultation Service Impact on Post-discharge Patient Mortality: a Propensity-Matched Analysis
Published in Journal of general internal medicine : JGIM (01-08-2022)“…Background Inpatient addiction medicine consultation services (AMCS) have grown rapidly, but there is limited research of their impact on patient outcomes…”
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Impact of Frailty on Outcomes Following Spine Surgery: A Prospective Cohort Analysis of 668 Patients
Published in Neurosurgery (01-03-2021)“…Abstract BACKGROUND With an aging population, elderly patients with multiple comorbidities are more frequently undergoing spine surgery and may be at increased…”
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University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Home Transitions Multidisciplinary Care Coordination Reduces Readmissions for Older Adults
Published in Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (JAGS) (01-01-2019)“…OBJECTIVES To compare rates of 30‐ and 90‐day hospital readmissions and observation or emergency department (ED) returns of older adults using the University…”
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Associations Between Implementation of the Caregiver Advise Record Enable (CARE) Act and Health Service Utilization for Older Adults with Diabetes: Retrospective Observational Study
Published in JMIR aging (21-06-2022)“…The Caregiver Advise Record Enable (CARE) Act is a state level law that requires hospitals to identify and educate caregivers ("family members or friends")…”
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Evaluation of a Home-Based, Nurse Practitioner–led Advanced Illness Care Program
Published in Journal of the American Medical Directors Association (01-11-2021)“…In the United States, people with serious illness often experience gaps and discontinuity in care. Gaps are frequently exacerbated by limited mobility, need…”
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Institution of Standardized Consultation Criteria to Increase Early Palliative Care Utilization in Older Patients With Acute Leukemia
Published in JCO oncology practice (01-02-2023)“…Older patients with acute leukemia (AL) have a high symptom burden and poor prognosis. Although integration of palliative care (PC) with oncologic care has…”
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Using the Risk Assessment Index to predict mortality and quality of life in breast and gynecologic cancer patients
Published in Journal of clinical oncology (10-10-2020)“…Abstract only 239 Background: Cancer patients vary considerably in health status making it challenging to evaluate the risk of complications from cancer…”
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Abstract PD12-10: Patient reported outcomes and health care utilization of UPMC breast cancer survivorship clinic patients
Published in Cancer research (Chicago, Ill.) (15-02-2021)“…Abstract Background. The number and longevity of cancer survivors is growing due to aging of the population, improving cancer treatments, and earlier…”
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Impact of Frailty on Outcomes Following Spine Surgery: A Prospective Cohort Analysis of 668 Patients
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Using the Risk Assessment Index (RAI) to predict 90-day mortality and hospital utilization in cancer patients at UPMC Hillman Cancer Center
Published in Journal of clinical oncology (20-10-2018)“…Abstract only 243 Background: Patients with cancer vary considerably in health status and functional reserve. Identifying the most frail patients whom are at…”
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The Relationship Between Frailty and Clinical and Patient-Reported Outcomes After Hip or Knee Arthroplasty: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Published in Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Global research & reviews (12-01-2023)“…Frailty is associated with increased risks related to surgery. There is emerging consensus that assessment of these risks should include frailty, yet little is…”
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