The Avoidable Transfer Scale: A New Tool for Identifying Potentially Avoidable Hospital Transfers of Nursing Home Residents.

Jennifer L CarnahanKathleen T UnroeRussell EvansSarah KlepferTimothy E StumpPatrick O MonahanAlexia M Torke

Published in: Innovation in aging (2022)

The 12-item Avoidable Transfer Scale provides an efficient approach to identify and characterize PAHs using available data from the EMR. Increased ability to quantitatively assess the avoidability of resident transfers can aid nursing homes in quality improvement initiatives to treat more acute changes in a resident's condition in place.

Keyphrases

quality improvement
patient safety
liver failure
polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
electronic health record
respiratory failure
heavy metals
drug induced
big data
emergency department
acute care
electron transfer
human health
adverse drug
health risk assessment
deep learning