Thomas Barrett, MD

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Computer-Based Reminders Have Small to Modest Effect on Care Processes

Author:: Thomas Barrett, MD

Publish date: October 27, 2014

Clinical question: Do on-screen, computer-based clinical reminders improve adherence to target processes of care or clinical outcomes? Background: ...

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Patient Participation in Medication Reconciliation at Discharge Helps Detect Prescribing Discrepancies

Author:: Thomas Barrett, MD

Publish date: October 27, 2014

Clinical question: Does the inclusion of a medication adherence counseling session during a hospital discharge reconciliation process reduce discrepan...

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Negative D-Dimer Test Can Safely Exclude Pulmonary Embolism in Patients at Low To Intermediate Clinical Risk

Author:: Thomas Barrett, MD

Publish date: October 27, 2014

Clinical question: In patients with symptoms consistent with pulmonary embolism (PE), can evaluation with a clinical risk assessment tool and D-dimer ...

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Patient Signout Is Not Uniformly Comprehensive and Often Lacks Critical Information

Author:: Thomas Barrett, MD

Publish date: October 27, 2014

Clinical question: Do signouts vary in the quality and quantity of information, and what are the various factors affecting signout quality? Backgro...

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Emergency Department Signout via Voicemail Yields Mixed Reviews

Author:: Thomas Barrett, MD

Publish date: October 27, 2014

Clinical question: How does traditional, oral signout from emergency providers to inpatient medicine physicians compare to dictated, voicemail signout...

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Emergency Department “Boarding” Results in Undesirable Events

Author:: Thomas Barrett, MD

Publish date: October 27, 2014

Clinical question: What is the frequency and nature of undesirable events experienced by patients who “board” in the ED? Background: Hospital crowd...

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Decreased ICU Duty Hours Does Not Affect Patient Mortality

Author:: Thomas Barrett, MD

Publish date: October 27, 2014

Clinical question: Does the reduction in work hours for residents affect mortality in medical and surgical ICUs? Background: A reduction in work ho...

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In the Literature: January 2010

Author:: Thomas Barrett, MD

Publish date: January 1, 2010

The latest HM-related research you need to know