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Machine Learning Approaches to Predict 6-Month Mortality Among Patients With Cancer by Parikh, Ravi B., Manz, Christopher, Chivers, Corey, Regli, Susan Harkness, Braun, Jennifer, Draugelis, Michael E., Schuchter, Lynn M., Shulman, Lawrence N., Navathe, Amol S., Patel, Mitesh S., O’Connor, Nina R.

“…Importance Machine learning algorithms could identify patients with cancer who are at risk of short-term mortality. However, it is unclear how different…”
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Electronic Health Record Mortality Prediction Model for Targeted Palliative Care Among Hospitalized Medical Patients: a Pilot Quasi-experimental Study by Courtright, Katherine R., Chivers, Corey, Becker, Michael, Regli, Susan H., Pepper, Linnea C., Draugelis, Michael E., O’Connor, Nina R.

“…Background Development of electronic health record (EHR) prediction models to improve palliative care delivery is on the rise, yet the clinical impact of such…”
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Posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms in patients with acute myeloid leukemia by Amonoo, Hermioni L., LeBlanc, Thomas W., Kavanaugh, Alison R., Webb, Jason A., Traeger, Lara N., Jagielo, Annemarie D., Vaughn, Dagny M., Elyze, Madeleine, Longley, Regina M., Fathi, Amir T., Hobbs, Gabriela S., Brunner, Andrew M., O’Connor, Nina R., Luger, Selina M., Gustin, Jillian L., Bhatnagar, Bhavana, Horick, Nora K., El‐Jawahri, Areej

“…BACKGROUND Patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) receiving intensive chemotherapy face a life‐threatening illness, isolating hospitalization, and…”
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Hospice admissions for cancer in the final days of life: independent predictors and implications for quality measures by O'Connor, Nina R, Hu, Rong, Harris, Pamela S, Ache, Kevin, Casarett, David J

“…To define patient characteristics associated with hospice enrollment in the last 3 days of life, and to describe adjusted proportions of patients with late…”
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Goals-of-Care Consultation Associated With Increased Hospice Enrollment Among Propensity-Matched Cohorts of Seriously Ill African American and White Patients by Starr, Lauren T., Ulrich, Connie M., Junker, Paul, Appel, Scott M., O'Connor, Nina R., Meghani, Salimah H.

“…African Americans are less likely to receive hospice care and more likely to receive aggressive end-of-life care than whites. Little is known about how…”
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Survival after Dialysis Discontinuation and Hospice Enrollment for ESRD by Nina R. O’Connor, Meredith Dougherty, Pamela S. Harris, David J. Casarett

“…Textbooks report that patients with ESRD survive for 7-10 days after discontinuation of dialysis. Studies describing actual survival are limited, however, and…”
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Hospice Enrollment, Future Hospitalization, and Future Costs Among Racially and Ethnically Diverse Patients Who Received Palliative Care Consultation by Starr, Lauren T., Ulrich, Connie M., Perez, G. Adriana, Aryal, Subhash, Junker, Paul, O’Connor, Nina R., Meghani, Salimah H.

“…Background: Palliative care consultation to discuss goals-of-care (“PCC”) may mitigate end-of-life care disparities. Objective: To compare hospitalization and…”
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Perceptions of hospitalized patients and their surrogate decision makers on dialysis initiation: a pilot study by Bansal, Amar D, O'Connor, Nina R, Casarett, David J

“…Dialysis is often initiated in the hospital during episodes of acute kidney injury and critical illness. Little is known about how patients or their surrogate…”
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Emerging Collaboration Between Palliative Care Specialists and Mechanical Circulatory Support Teams: A Qualitative Study by Sagin, Alana, MD, Kirkpatrick, James N., MD, Pisani, Barbara A., DO, Fahlberg, Beth B., PhD, RN, AGPCNP-BC, CHPN, Sundlof, Annika L, O'Connor, Nina R., MD

“…Abstract Context Despite national requirements mandating collaboration between palliative care specialists and mechanical circulatory support (MCS) teams at…”
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End-Stage Renal Disease: Symptom Management and Advance Care Planning by O'connor, Nina R., MD, Corcoran, Amy M., MD

“…The prevalence of end-stage renal disease continues to increase, and dialysis is offered to older and more medically complex patients. Pain is problematic in…”
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Towards Scalable Hospital‐Based Palliative Care: Challenges and Opportunities for Hospitalists by Courtright, Katherine R., O'Connor, Nina R.

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Electronic goals of care alerts: An innovative strategy to promote primary palliative care by Haley, Erin M., MD PhD, Meisel, Deborah, BA, Gitelman, Yevgeniy, MD, Dingfield, Laura, MD, Casarett, David J., MD MA, O'Connor, Nina R., MD

“…Abstract Context Given the shortage of palliative care specialists, strategies are needed to promote primary palliative care by non-palliative care providers…”
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Infant Formula by O'Connor, Nina R., MD

“…Although the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Academy of Family Physicians recommend breast milk for optimal infant nutrition, many parents…”
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FDA Boxed Warnings: How to Prescribe Drugs Safely by O'Connor, Nina R., MD

“…Boxed warnings, commonly referred to as “black box” warnings, are issued by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and featured in the labeling of drugs…”
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Conservative management of end-stage renal disease without dialysis: a systematic review by O'Connor, Nina R, Kumar, Pallavi

“…To summarize evidence on conservative, nondialytic management of end-stage renal disease regarding 1) prognosis and 2) symptom burden and quality of life…”
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Improved Serious Illness Communication May Help Mitigate Racial Disparities in Care Among Black Americans with COVID-19 by Starr, Lauren T., O’Connor, Nina R., Meghani, Salimah H.

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The Impact of Inpatient Palliative Care Consultations on 30-Day Hospital Readmissions by O'Connor, Nina R, Moyer, Mary E, Behta, Maryam, Casarett, David J

“…Inpatient palliative care consultations have been shown to reduce acute care utilization by reducing length of stay, but less is known about their impact on…”
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Hospice Among Hemodialysis Patients: Too Little, Too Late to Impact Care Delivery or Costs? by O’Connor, Nina R.

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Toward Safer Transitions: A Curriculum to Teach and Assess Hospital-to-Hospice Handoffs by Darrah, Neha J., O'Connor, Nina R.

“…Patient handoffs are an increasingly emphasized skill in medical and nursing education, and handoff education is required by the Accreditation Council for…”
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Scripted Nurse Visits: A Resource-Efficient Palliative Care Model for Ventricular Assist Devices by O'Connor, Nina R, Moyer, Mary E, Kirkpatrick, James N

“…The Center for Medicare Services (CMS) requires palliative care involvement for patients who receive a destination therapy ventricular assist device (VAD)…”
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