Publications by authors named "Kristin L Seidl"

Article Synopsis
  • - The study aimed to determine which medical conditions lead to 30-day readmissions, identify patient characteristics that benefit from outpatient follow-up, and assess how timely follow-up impacts readmission risk within a Miami Integrated Health-Community Paramedicine (MIH-CP) program in Baltimore.
  • - Analysis showed that timely outpatient follow-up significantly reduced readmission risks for patients under 50 and those with fewer than 5 social health needs, but no specific chronic disease exacerbations linked to readmission were found.
  • - The research suggested that focusing on younger patients and those with less social complexity may enhance policies and programs designed to reduce 30-day readmissions, although an ideal follow-up timeframe was not determined.
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Mobile integrated health and community paramedicine (MIH-CP) programs are gaining popularity in the United States as a strategy to address the barriers to healthcare access and appropriate utilization. After one year of operation, leadership of Baltimore City's MIH-CP program was interested in understanding the circumstances surrounding readmission for enrolled patients and to incorporate quality improvement tools to direct program development. Retrospective chart review was performed to determine preventable versus unpreventable readmissions with a hypothesis that deficits in social determinants of health would play a more significant role in preventable readmissions.

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Older adults can benefit from using patient portals. Little is known whether perception of and use of patient portals differ among older adults in diverse healthcare contexts. This study analyzed the difference in perceived usability, self-efficacy, and use of patient portals between older adults recruited from a healthcare system (n = 174) and older adults recruited from nationwide communities (n = 126).

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Purpose: The aim of this study was to test a modified version of the Technology Acceptance Model, which describes users' technology adoption, to examine the relations between patient portal use and potential influencing factors in adult patients who have used patient portals. The modified model posits that patient portal use can be explained by attitude and self-efficacy for using patient portals, perceived usefulness and ease of use, data privacy and security concerns, eHealth literacy, education level, and age.

Design: A cross-sectional anonymous online survey was conducted for adult patients who had used their patient portals in the past 12 months.

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To provide medical and social services to underserved communities, many health care organizations across the United States have expanded the role of emergency medical services to include mobile integrated health and community paramedicine (MIH-CP). Although MIH-CP programs differ in structure and setting, many share the common goal of improving health through home-based, patient-centered care management models. Ideally, these innovative programs reduce use of health care services, including 911 (US emergency system) calls and emergency department visits.

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Most patients admitted in the hospital requiring skilled nursing care are at risk for adverse events or complications from their conditions and treatments. They require close observation during their hospital stays, and care providers must be prepared to detect and intervene quickly when complications occur. Orthopaedic patients are a unique surgical patient population in that their underlying physical conditions, operative locations, and comorbidities can place them at higher risk for complications or adverse events than many other surgical patients.

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In this department, the authors highlight hot topics in nursing outcomes, research, and evidence-based practice relevant to the nurse administrator. The goal is to discuss the practical implications for nurse leaders in diverse healthcare settings. Content includes evidence-based projects and decision making, locating measurement tools for quality improvement and safety projects, using outcome measures to evaluate quality, practice implications of administrative research, and exemplars of projects that demonstrate innovative approaches to organizational problems.

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Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a significant but preventable cause of hospital-related morbidity and mortality. Prevention of in-hospital VTE, thus, has become a major quality improvement initiative within hospitals. However, addressing VTE prophylaxis rates and appropriateness on transition to other facilities has not been fully characterized to date.

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