Publications by authors named "L Meadows"

Purpose: The goal of this cross-sectional study was to investigate the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in young orthopedic trauma patients and its impact on bone mineral density (BMD) measured through computed tomography imaging of the lumbar spine.

Methods: Conducted at a level I trauma center, this prospective cross-sectional analysis included 100 patients aged 18 to 50 years with non-fragility fractures. Vitamin D levels and Hounsfield units of the lumbar spine were recorded from computed tomography scans.

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The Building Research Capacity (BRC) initiative was founded in 2015 as a collaboration between the Association of Departments of Family Medicine (ADFM) and the North American Primary Care Research Group (NAPCRG). It aims to enhance family medicine research engagement by helping develop researchers, research educators, and research leaders. Through consultations, a fellowship, tailored presentations at national conferences, and ongoing assessment, BRC addresses the dynamic needs of various stakeholders in family medicine research.

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Background: Large language models (LLMs) have shown promise in various professional fields, including medicine and law. However, their performance in highly specialized tasks, such as extracting ICD-10-CM codes from patient notes, remains underexplored.

Objective: The primary objective was to evaluate and compare the performance of ICD-10-CM code extraction by different LLMs with that of human coder.

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Background: Healthcare reimbursement and coding is dependent on accurate extraction of International Classification of Diseases-tenth revision - clinical modification (ICD-10-CM) codes from clinical documentation. Attempts to automate this task have had limited success. This study aimed to evaluate the performance of large language models (LLMs) in extracting ICD-10-CM codes from unstructured inpatient notes and benchmark them against human coder.

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Objective: To explore the impact of a 2-day, in-person interprofessional palliative care course for staff working in long-term care (LTC) homes.

Methods: A qualitative descriptive study design was employed. LTC staff who had participated in Pallium Canada's Learning Essential Approaches to Palliative Care LTC Course in Ontario, Canada between 2017 and 2019 were approached.

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