Search Results - "Balka, Ellen"

The Utility of Different Data Standards to Document Adverse Drug Event Symptoms and Diagnoses: Mixed Methods Study by Chan, Erina, Small, Serena S, Wickham, Maeve E, Cheng, Vicki, Balka, Ellen, Hohl, Corinne M

“…Existing systems to document adverse drug events often use free text data entry, which produces nonstandardized and unstructured data that are prone to…”
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Methods for evaluating adverse drug event preventability in emergency department patients by Woo, Stephanie A, Cragg, Amber, Wickham, Maeve E, Peddie, David, Balka, Ellen, Scheuermeyer, Frank, Villanyi, Diane, Hohl, Corinne M

“…There is a high degree of variability in assessing the preventability of adverse drug events, limiting the ability to compare rates of preventable adverse drug…”
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Nurse staffing levels and hospital mortality in critical care settings: literature review and meta-analysis by Numata, Yuka, Schulzer, Michael, Van Der Wal, Rena, Globerman, Judith, Semeniuk, Pat, Balka, Ellen, FitzGerald, J. Mark

“…Aim.  This paper reports a review of the literature on the association between critical care nurse staffing levels and patient mortality. Background. …”
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Exploring How Evidence is Used in Care Through an Organizational Ethnography of Two Teaching Hospitals by Lander, Bryn, Balka, Ellen

“…Numerous published articles show that clinicians do not follow clinical practice guidelines (CPGs). However, a few studies explore what clinicians consider…”
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A Historical View of Studies of Women’s Work by Balka, Ellen, Wagner, Ina

“…This paper places observational studies of women’s work in historical perspective. We present some of the very early studies (carried out in the period from…”
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Balancing quality improvement and unintended effects: The impact of implementing admission order sets for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and heart failure at two teaching hospitals by Lander, Bryn, Balka, Ellen

“…Local health administrators implemented chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and heart failure admission order sets to increase guideline adherence. We…”
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Caring for individual patients and beyond: Enhancing care through secondary use of data in a general practice setting by Tolar, Marianne, Balka, Ellen

“…Highlights ► The case reports on the successful implementation of secondary usage of EMR data. ► A continuous process of cultivating EMR data has to be in…”
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Patient Perspectives on Health Data Privacy and Implications for Adverse Drug Event Documentation and Communication: Qualitative Study by Small, Serena S, Hohl, Corinne M, Balka, Ellen

“…Adverse drug events are unintended and harmful effects of medication use. Using existing information and communication technologies (ICTs) to increase…”
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Can reporting of adverse drug reactions create safer systems while improving health data? by Hohl, Corinne, Lexchin, Joel R, Balka, Ellen

“…Although large numbers of patients receive treatment in acute care hospitals for adverse drug reactions, few events are reported to Canada Vigilance (Health…”
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Obituary: Susan Leigh Star (1954–2010) by Balka, Ellen

“…In memoriam of Susan Leigh Star…”
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Susan Leigh Star (1954-2010) by Balka, Ellen

“…Balka presents an obituary for Susan Leigh Star (1954-2010) who died unexpectedly in her sleep of unknown causes on 24 March 2010. Leigh grew up in a rural…”
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Adverse drug event reporting systems: a systematic review by Bailey, Chantelle, Peddie, David, Wickham, Maeve E., Badke, Katherin, Small, Serena S., Doyle‐Waters, Mary M., Balka, Ellen, Hohl, Corinne M.

“…Aim Adverse drug events (ADEs) are harmful and unintended consequences of medications. Their reporting is essential for drug safety monitoring and research,…”
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Beliefs and perceptions of patient safety event reporting in a Canadian Emergency Department: a qualitative study by Skutezky, Trevor, Small, Serena S, Peddie, David, Balka, Ellen, Hohl, Corinne M

“…Patient safety events (PSEs) are unwanted or unexpected events that occur during medical care. High cognitive loads and frequent interruptions make emergency…”
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Ghost charts and shadow records: implication for system design by Balka, Ellen

“…Ghost charts, sometimes referred to as shadow charts, are duplicate medical records. Governance documents in several countries suggest that ghost charts…”
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Why Clinicians Don't Report Adverse Drug Events: Qualitative Study by Hohl, Corinne M, Small, Serena S, Peddie, David, Badke, Katherin, Bailey, Chantelle, Balka, Ellen

“…Adverse drug events are unintended and harmful events related to medications. Adverse drug events are important for patient care, quality improvement, drug…”
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Socio-technical issues and challenges in implementing safe patient handovers: Insights from ethnographic case studies by Balka, Ellen, Tolar, Marianne, Coates, Shannon, Whitehouse, Sandra

“…Highlights ► Varied types of handovers requiring attention in computerizing care are discussed. ► Social and technical issues requiring attention in…”
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Beyond individual patient care: enhanced use of EMR data in a primary care setting by Tolar, Marianne, Balka, Ellen

“…With the introduction of electronic medical record (EMR) systems into the primary care sector the collected data become available for purposes beyond…”
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Everyday ethical dilemmas arising with electronic record use in primary care by Balka, Ellen, Tolar, Marianne

“…The introduction of electronic medical record systems (EMRs) into primary care settings alters work practices, introduces new challenges, and new roles. In the…”
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alt.metadata.health: Ontological Context for Data Use and Integration by Schuurman, Nadine, Balka, Ellen

“…Increasingly powerful computers and increased emphasis on evidence based decision making are creating a demand for merging and integrating data from different…”
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Co-Creation With TickiT: Designing and Evaluating a Clinical eHealth Platform for Youth by Whitehouse, Sandy R, Lam, Pei-Yoong, Balka, Ellen, McLellan, Shelagh, Deevska, Mariana, Penn, Daniel, Issenman, Robert, Paone, Mary

“…All youth are susceptible to mental health issues and engaging in risky behavior, and for youth with chronic health conditions, the consequences can be more…”
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