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ArticlePsychosomatics

Linking electronic health record-extracted psychosocial data in real-time to risk of readmission for heart failure.

Alice J Watson, Julia O'Rourke, Kamal Jethwani, Aurel Cami, Theodore A Stern, Joseph C Kvedar, Henry C Chueh, Adrian H Zai

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22 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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8 authors.

Alice J WatsonCenter for Connected Health, Partners Healthcare, Boston, MA, USA.
Julia O'Rourke
Kamal Jethwani
Aurel Cami
Theodore A Stern
Joseph C Kvedar
Henry C Chueh
Adrian H Zai

Funding

RESEARCH TRAINING-MEDICAL INFORMATICS 90T15LM007092 · NLM · HARVARD UNIVERSITY (SCH OF PUBLIC HLTH) · PI Nils Gehlenborg · 1992 to 2026
$32.8M
NLM NIH HHS 5T15LM007092NLM NIH HHS T15 LM007092
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundKnowledge of psychosocial characteristics that helps to identify patients at increased risk for readmission for heart failure (HF) may facilitate timely and targeted care.

objectiveWe hypothesized that certain psychosocial characteristics extracted from the electronic health record (EHR) would be associated with an increased risk for hospital readmission within the next 30 days.

methodsWe identified 15 psychosocial predictors of readmission. Eleven of these were extracted from the EHR (six from structured data sources and five from unstructured clinical notes). We then analyzed their association with the likelihood of hospital readmission within the next 30 days among 729 patients admitted for HF. Finally, we developed a multivariable predictive model to recognize individuals at high risk for readmission.

resultsWe found five characteristics-dementia, depression, adherence, declining/refusal of services, and missed clinical appointments-that were associated with an increased risk for hospital readmission: the first four features were captured from unstructured clinical notes, while the last item was captured from a structured data source.

conclusionsUnstructured clinical notes contain important knowledge on the relationship between psychosocial risk factors and an increased risk of readmission for HF that would otherwise have been missed if only structured data were considered. Gathering this EHR-based knowledge can be automated, thus enabling timely and targeted care.

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Patient ReadmissionAgedDementiaDepressionElectronic Health RecordsFemaleHeart FailureHumansLogistic ModelsMaleMedical Record LinkagePatient CompliancePsychologyRisk FactorsTime FactorsTreatment Refusal

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PMID21777714
PMCPMC4452280

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