Using the electronic health record as an innovative approach to measure delirium in older hospitalized patients

• Main Authors: Khan, Ariba, Simpson, Michelle R, Singh, Maharaj, Malone, Michael L, Hook, Mary L
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: Advocate Aurora Health Institutional Repository 2014
• Subjects: delirium; diagnosis; electronic health record; EHR; Acute Care for Elders (ACE) Tracker; Advocate Aurora Research Institute; Morse; Braden’; Aurora Research Institute; morse
• Online Access: https://institutionalrepository.aah.org/geri/12

Background: “Acute Care for Elders (ACE) Tracker” is an automated checklist generated by the electronic health record (EHR) and used to identify geriatric conditions among older hospitalized patients. Purpose: The aim of this study was to examine the validity of the EHR in detecting delirium. Method...