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December 20, 2023 - Emergency Department Triage Acuity Rating Systems Triage is a critical step in the flow of patients … In most EDs, triage is performed by a nurse who evaluates patients when they first arrive. … available regarding the adoption of five-level triage, there is a trend toward five-level triage as a … Research has shown that under-triage is more common with three-level systems.( 6 ) If a five-level triage … A promising development is the use of computerized decision support systems for triage.

psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/safety-telephone-triage-general-practitioner-cooperatives-do-triage-nurses-correctly-estimate

October 08, 2008 - Study Safety of telephone triage in general practitioner cooperatives: do triage … Many health systems rely on telephone triage to determine the urgency with which a patient should be … In this study, standardized patients with a variety of symptoms contacted telephone triage nurses at … October 28, 2009 Determinants of success of quality improvement collaboratives: what … April 9, 2014 Effectiveness of acute care remote triage systems: a systematic review.

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September 01, 2008 - What is the purpose of emergency department triage? … Triage processes have evolved as one way to manage a growing patient volume that is beyond the ED's capacity … How reliable is ED triage? … Should triage decisions change when the emergency department is overcrowded? … August 7, 2013 What if the doctor is wrong?

digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/hopscore-electronic-outcomes-based-emergency-triage-system/citation/triage

January 01, 2022 - Triage performance in emergency medicine: a systematic review. … Triage performance in emergency medicine: a systematic review. … Project Name HopScore: An Electronic Outcomes-Based Emergency Triage System Document

digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/survey/triage-prenatal-patient-safety-survey.pdf

February 23, 2021 - Valley Hospital; Allentown, Pennsylvania This is a questionnaire designed to be completed by physicians … It is easier to order diagnostic and laboratory tests in Triage than get test results from office records … Where do you obtain MOST of the historical data for a patient presenting to Triage? … If you obtain MOST of the historical data for a patient presenting to Triage using CPO prenatal record … If you obtain MOST of the historical data for a patient presenting to Triage using patient interviews

digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/survey/information-availability-survey-triage-visits.pdf

February 23, 2021 - is a questionnaire designed to be completed by physicians and clinical staff in a hospital. … Has this patient had a visit to L&D Triage? … Indicate how many times the patient has visited L&D Triage:__________________ 4. … a. New Diagnoses Yes No N/A b. Cervical Exam Yes No N/A c. … Non-Stress Test Result Yes No N/A d. Laboratory Work Yes No N/A

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January 01, 2022 - Accuracy of emergency department triage using the Emergency Severity Index and independent predictors … of under-triage and over-triage in Brazil: a retrospective cohort analysis. … Accuracy of emergency department triage using the Emergency Severity Index and independent predictors … of under-triage and over-triage in Brazil: a retrospective cohort analysis. … Project Name HopScore: An Electronic Outcomes-Based Emergency Triage System Technology

effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/field-triage-glascow

February 28, 2016 - Glasgow Coma Scale for Field Triage of Trauma: A Systematic Review Timeline February … Initiated February 28, 2016 Research Protocol Archived Field Triage … January 12, 2017 Systematic Review Archived Glasgow Coma Scale for Field Triage … of Trauma: A Systematic Review

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January 16, 2008 - the receiving hospital prior to transfer, which led to inappropriate preparation for the patient and triage … patient transfer might have facilitated rapid diagnosis and expedited treatment as well as appropriate triage … As highlighted by the case, interhospital transfer is a highly complex care transition involving transfer … October 11, 2017 To Err Is Human — To Delay Is Deadly. … April 27, 2011 Do you hear what I hear?

psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/accuracy-pediatric-trauma-field-triage-systematic-review

January 08, 2020 - Review Accuracy of pediatric trauma field triage: a systematic review. … Accuracy of Pediatric Trauma Field Triage: A Systematic Review. … The authors suggest that further research is needed to develop effective tools for appropriately triaging … Accuracy of Pediatric Trauma Field Triage: A Systematic Review. … December 2, 2020 A systematic review of trauma crew resource management training: what

psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/errors-nurse-led-triage-observational-study

September 13, 2017 - Study Errors in nurse-led triage: an observational study. … but inappropriate triage can result in delays in care and adverse events . … Conducted at a single emergency department (ED) in Italy, this study found that nurse-led triage errors … or where readiness for intubation is needed: a critical incidents study. … July 27, 2022 What can we learn from in-depth analysis of human errors resulting in diagnostic

effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/field-triage-glascow/research-protocol

February 28, 2016 - A key component of field triage for patients with suspected blunt head trauma is level of consciousness … Key Questions Key Question 1 In patients with known or suspected trauma, what is the predictive utility … Key Question 3 In patients with known or suspected trauma, what is the comparative effectiveness of … Key Question 4 In patients with known or suspected trauma, what is the comparative reliability (e.g … an English-language abstract if the article is in a foreign language.

effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/field-triage-glascow_executive.pdf

January 01, 2017 - Field Triage of Patients With TraumaField triage by EMS is a critical aspect of trauma systems, as … A key component of field triage for patients with suspected serious injury is level of consciousness … In patients with known or suspected trauma, what is the predictive utility of the tGCS compared with … In patients with known or suspected trauma, what is the comparative effectiveness of the tGCS compared … In patients with known or suspected trauma, what is the comparative reliability (e.g., interrater and

digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/hopscore-electronic-outcomes-based-emergency-triage-system

January 01, 2022 - is escalating, as crowded emergency departments (EDs) are challenged to safely manage excess patient … E-triage aims to overcome: (1) no link to critical patient outcomes, (2) a strong reliance on triage … E-triage supported triage decision making by applying a machine learning algorithm to predict patients … Triage performance in emergency medicine: a systematic review. … of under-triage and over-triage in Brazil: a retrospective cohort analysis.

psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/effectiveness-acute-care-remote-triage-systems-systematic-review

November 16, 2022 - Effectiveness of Acute Care Remote Triage Systems: a Systematic Review [published online, 2020 Jan 2] … Effectiveness of Acute Care Remote Triage Systems: a Systematic Review [published online, 2020 Jan 2] … July 29, 2020 Accuracy of pediatric trauma field triage: a systematic review. … April 17, 2024 WebM&M Cases Hindsight is 20/20: Thrombolytics … Radiologist errors by modality, anatomic region, and pathology for 1.6 million exams: what

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January 12, 2017 - of Trauma: A Systematic Review Systematic Review Archived January 12, 2017 Web Version [NLM Site] … and risk of over- or under-triage. … Data extraction One investigator abstracted study characteristics and results; a second checked data … Data on discrimination were pooled using a random effects model. … and risk of over- or under-triage.

www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-05/johnson-ying-report.pdf

January 01, 2024 - which is the critical first interaction between a patient and an emergency healthcare provider, most … Triage is the critical beginning of the treatment cascade (Wolf, 2010), and completion of theassessment … by a registered nurse who has completed a standardized triage education course as well as training … To Err Is Human: Building a Safer Health System.6. ENA (2010). … To err is human: Building a safer health system. Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press.10.

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January 01, 2015 - Woodhull is a member of the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation. … The ESI Triage Group, a group of medical clinicians, managers, educators, and researchers, further refined … Medical Director of the Woodhull emergency department, Maurice Wright, MD, says, "Implementing [ESI] is … Prior to implementing AHRQ's ESI, Woodhull's emergency department had used a three-level triage system … improvement and created what Wright calls "true believers" out of the nursing staff.

digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/improving-safety-and-quality-emergency-care-using-machine-learning-based

September 30, 2023 - tool informed by machine learning algorithms that is integrated into the electronic health record has … Triage, the sorting of patients to determine when, where, and by whom they will be seen, is prone to … Design, build, and evaluate a clinician-facing triage CDS. … Assess the impact of the CDS in a randomized trial. … It will display personalized risk predictions for each of the outcomes and a final triage assignment

digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/r21hs023641-levin-final-report-2018.pdf

January 01, 2018 - at triage via an e-triage level recommendation is described. 3 … The e-triage acuity recommendation is populated seconds after the chief complaint and final vital signs … A brief definition of each level (H1 to H5 with ‘H’ denoting the Hopkins Triage Level) is always displayed … A final limitation to consider is that e-triage was executed at a single ED study site. … However, e-triage is not purely objective in that it incorporates subjective information (e.g., chief