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ArticleApplied clinical informatics2020

The Financial and Clinical Impact of an Electronic Health Record Integrated Pathway in Elective Colon Surgery.

Jonathan S Austrian, Frank Volpicelli, Simon Jones, Mitchell A Bernstein, Jane Padikkala, Ashley Bagheri, Saul Blecker

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Article in Applied clinical informatics, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Jonathan S AustrianDepartment of Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York, United States.
Frank VolpicelliDepartment of Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York, United States.
Simon JonesDepartment of Population Health, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York, United States.
Mitchell A BernsteinDepartment of Surgery, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York, United States.
Jane PadikkalaDepartment of Population Health, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York, United States.
Ashley BagheriDepartment of Population Health, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York, United States.
Saul BleckerDepartment of Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York, United States.
New York University · USNYU Langone Health · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundEnhanced Recovery after Surgery (ERAS) pathways have been shown to reduce length of stay, but there have been limited evaluations of novel electronic health record (EHR)-based pathways. Compliance with ERAS in real-world settings has been problematic.

objectiveThis article evaluates a novel ERAS electronic pathway (E-Pathway) activity integrated with the EHR for patients undergoing elective colorectal surgery.

methodsWe performed a retrospective cohort study of surgical patients age ≥ 18 years hospitalized from March 1, 2013 to August 31, 2016. The primary cohort consisted of patients admitted for elective colon surgery. We also studied a control group of patients undergoing other elective procedures. The E-Pathway was implemented on March 2, 2015. The primary outcome was variable costs per case. Secondary outcomes were observed to expected length of stay and 30-day readmissions.

resultsWe included 823 (470 and 353 in the pre- and postintervention, respectively) colon surgery patients and 3,415 (1,819 and 1,596 in the pre- and postintervention) surgical control patients in the study. Among the colon surgery cohort, there was statistically significant (

conclusionOur study is the first to report on the reduced costs after implementation of a novel sophisticated E-Pathway for ERAS. E-Pathways can be a powerful vehicle to support ERAS adoption.

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ColonElective Surgical ProceduresElectronic Health RecordsFemaleHumansInterrupted Time Series AnalysisMaleMiddle Aged

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