Integration of physical abuse clinical decision support at 2 general emergency departments.

Objective: The study sought to develop and evaluate an electronic health record-based child abuse clinical decision support system in 2 general emergency departments.

Materials And Methods: A combination of a child abuse screen, natural language processing, physician orders, and discharge diagnoses were used to identify children <2 years of age with injuries suspicious for physical abuse. Providers received an alert and were referred to a physical abuse order set whenever a child triggered the system.

Implementation of routine electronic health record-based child abuse screening in General Emergency Departments.

Background: Routine child abuse screening is an approach to early identification of abuse. Previous studies evaluated paper-based screens; the widespread use of electronic health records suggests that screening is more likely to succeed if integrated into the electronic record.

Objective: To implement an electronic health record-based child abuse screen in a diverse hospital system and to evaluate the screening rate, rate of positive screens, and number of reports to Child Protective Services and assess whether hospital and patient characteristics are associated with these rates.

Effects of Lighting on Reading Speed as a Function of Letter Size.

Objective: We sought to determine under what conditions brighter lighting improves reading performance.

Method: Thirteen participants with typical sight and 9 participants with age-related macular degeneration (AMD) read sentences ranging from 0.0 to 1.

Costs and utilization of end-stage glaucoma patients receiving visual rehabilitation care: a US multisite retrospective study.

Purpose: Glaucoma is a prevalent ophthalmologic disease and leading cause of blindness. A retrospective analysis was conducted to evaluate resources and costs for end-stage glaucoma patients receiving visual rehabilitation care (VRC).

Materials And Methods: A chart review was conducted in 3 United States VRC centers.

Awareness of age-related macular degeneration in adults: the results of a large-scale international survey.

Background: Early detection and prompt implementation of appropriate rehabilitation services and therapy can help minimize the long-term disability that results from age-related macular degeneration (ARMD). The level of awareness of ARMD among the general public may influence early detection of this disease.

Methods: Random samples of European and North American populations were interviewed in an international survey designed to assess the attitudes of people to eye examinations, awareness of the causes of vision loss, awareness of ARMD, and knowledge of its treatment options.