Why the study?
Does the identification of social risk factors from physician notes improve prevalence detection and predict 30-day readmissions in patients with cardiovascular disease?
Population
49,319 patients with cardiovascular disease admitted to a multihospital academic health system in…
Comparison
Identification of seven social risk factors… vs Identification of social risk factors using…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
30-day
Authors
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Social risks from notes associate with higher CVD readmissions; leaves open whether screening or interventions reduce events.
Does the identification of social risk factors from physician notes improve prevalence detection and predict 30-day readmissions in patients with cardiovascular disease?
Social risk factors are substantially more prevalent when extracted from physician notes compared to administrative data and are significantly associated with higher 30-day readmission rates in cardiovascular patients.
Navathe et al. (2017) studied this question.
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