Demonstration of an Analytic Process using Home Health Care Electronic Health Records: A Case Example Exploring the Prevalence of Patients with a Substance Use History and a Venous Access Device
H. Byon, Soojung Ahn, Virginia T. LeBaron, G. Yan, Ronald M. Grider, M. Crandall
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Abstract
Electronic health records (EHR) are an important, but underutilized source for home health care research and practice improvement. Although the use of EHR is more efficient than prospective data collection, an analysis of EHR data can be complex and time-consuming. To demonstrate the overall process, we describe a secondary analysis of EHR data that explored the prevalence of home health care patients with a substance use history (SUH) and a venous access device (VAD). We detail our process of EHR data extraction, management, and analysis to assist researchers and clinicians interested in similar work. The example analysis showed that that 10.6% of adult home health care patients had a SUH, 8.8% had a long-term VAD, and 1.3% had both. EHRs can be a valuable data source for home health care research and quality improvement projects, but a systematic and thoughtful strategy is needed to fully leverage their potential.
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Home Health Care Management & Practice is a comprehensive resource for clinicians, case managers, and administrators providing home and community based health care. Articles address diverse issues, ranging from individual patient care and case management to the human resource management and organizational operations management and administration of organizations and agencies. Regular columns focus on research, legal issues, psychosocial perspectives, accreditation and licensing, compliance, management, and cultural diversity. Specific topics include treatment, care and therapeutic techniques, cultural competence, family caregivers, equipment management, human resources, home health center.