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Homecare and Healthcare Utilization Errors Post–Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Discharge

BACKGROUND: High-risk infants transitioning from the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) to home represent a vulnerable population, given their complex care requirements. Little is known about errors during this period. PURPOSE: Identify and describe homecare and healthcare utilization errors in hig...

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Autores principales: Patel, Rupalee, Nudelman, Matthew, Olarewaju, Adebola, Pooley, Sunshine Weiss, Jegatheesan, Priya, Song, Dongli, Govindaswami, Balaji
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5533584/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28252522
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/ANC.0000000000000390
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author Patel, Rupalee
Nudelman, Matthew
Olarewaju, Adebola
Pooley, Sunshine Weiss
Jegatheesan, Priya
Song, Dongli
Govindaswami, Balaji
author_facet Patel, Rupalee
Nudelman, Matthew
Olarewaju, Adebola
Pooley, Sunshine Weiss
Jegatheesan, Priya
Song, Dongli
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description BACKGROUND: High-risk infants transitioning from the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) to home represent a vulnerable population, given their complex care requirements. Little is known about errors during this period. PURPOSE: Identify and describe homecare and healthcare utilization errors in high-risk infants following NICU discharge. METHODS: This was a prospective observational cohort study of homecare (feeding, medication, and equipment) and healthcare utilization (appointment) errors in infants discharged from a regional NICU between 2011 and 2015. Chi-square test and Wilcoxon rank-sum test were used to compare infant and maternal demographics between infants with and without errors. RESULTS: A total of 363 errors were identified in 241 infants during 635 home visits. The median number of visits was 2. No significance was found between infant and maternal demographics in those with or without errors. IMPLICATIONS OF PRACTICE: High-risk infants have complex care needs and can benefit from regular follow-up services. Home visits provide an opportunity to identify, intervene, and resolve homecare and healthcare utilization errors. IMPLICATIONS OF RESEARCH: Further research is needed to evaluate the prevalence and cause of homecare errors in high-risk infants and how healthcare resources and infant health outcomes are affected by those errors. Preventive measures and mitigating interventions that best address homecare errors require further development and subsequent description.
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spelling pubmed-55335842017-08-09 Homecare and Healthcare Utilization Errors Post–Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Discharge Patel, Rupalee Nudelman, Matthew Olarewaju, Adebola Pooley, Sunshine Weiss Jegatheesan, Priya Song, Dongli Govindaswami, Balaji Adv Neonatal Care Outcomes of Neonatal Care BACKGROUND: High-risk infants transitioning from the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) to home represent a vulnerable population, given their complex care requirements. Little is known about errors during this period. PURPOSE: Identify and describe homecare and healthcare utilization errors in high-risk infants following NICU discharge. METHODS: This was a prospective observational cohort study of homecare (feeding, medication, and equipment) and healthcare utilization (appointment) errors in infants discharged from a regional NICU between 2011 and 2015. Chi-square test and Wilcoxon rank-sum test were used to compare infant and maternal demographics between infants with and without errors. RESULTS: A total of 363 errors were identified in 241 infants during 635 home visits. The median number of visits was 2. No significance was found between infant and maternal demographics in those with or without errors. IMPLICATIONS OF PRACTICE: High-risk infants have complex care needs and can benefit from regular follow-up services. Home visits provide an opportunity to identify, intervene, and resolve homecare and healthcare utilization errors. IMPLICATIONS OF RESEARCH: Further research is needed to evaluate the prevalence and cause of homecare errors in high-risk infants and how healthcare resources and infant health outcomes are affected by those errors. Preventive measures and mitigating interventions that best address homecare errors require further development and subsequent description. Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. 2017-08 2017-03-01 /pmc/articles/PMC5533584/ /pubmed/28252522 http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/ANC.0000000000000390 Text en © 2017 The Authors. Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. on behalf of the National Association of Neonatal Nurses. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives License 4.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (CCBY-NC-ND), where it is permissible to download and share the work provided it is properly cited. The work cannot be changed in any way or used commercially without permission from the journal.
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Nudelman, Matthew
Olarewaju, Adebola
Pooley, Sunshine Weiss
Jegatheesan, Priya
Song, Dongli
Govindaswami, Balaji
Homecare and Healthcare Utilization Errors Post–Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Discharge
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title_fullStr Homecare and Healthcare Utilization Errors Post–Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Discharge
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title_short Homecare and Healthcare Utilization Errors Post–Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Discharge
title_sort homecare and healthcare utilization errors post–neonatal intensive care unit discharge
topic Outcomes of Neonatal Care
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5533584/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28252522
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/ANC.0000000000000390
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