Publications by authors named "Stephanie Shieh"
Radiology reports often contain recommendations for follow-up imaging, Provider adherence to these radiology recommendations can be incomplete, which may result in patient harm, lost revenue, or litigation. This study sought to perform a revenue assessment of a hybrid natural language processing (NLP) and human follow-up system. Reports generated from January 2020 to April 2021 that were indexed as overdue from follow-up recommendations by mPower Follow-Up Recommendation Algorithm (Nuance Communications Inc.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Distal renal tubular acidosis is a relatively infrequent condition with complex pathophysiology that can present with life-threatening electrolyte abnormalities.
Case Presentation: We describe a case of a 57-year-old Caucasian woman with previous episodes of hypokalemia, severe muscle weakness, and fatigue. Upon further questioning, symptoms of dry eye and dry mouth became evident.
Background: Although frailty has been linked to higher risk of falls and fracture in the general population, only few studies have examined the extent to which frailty is associated with these outcomes among patients with end-stage renal disease, who are at particularly high risk for these events.
Methods: A total of 1,646 patients who were beginning maintenance hemodialysis in 297 dialysis units throughout the United States from September 2005 to June 2007 were enrolled in the Comprehensive Dialysis Study, and 1,053 Medicare beneficiaries were included in this study. Self-reported frailty was defined by the patients endorsing 2 or more of the following: poor physical functioning, exhaustion or low physical activity.