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Joanna Abraham

Associate Professor of Anesthesiology and Informatics, Washington University in St. Louis
Verified email at wustl.edu
Cited by 2694

A systematic review of the literature on the evaluation of handoff tools: implications for research and practice

J Abraham, T Kannampallil… - Journal of the American …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Objective Given the complexities of the healthcare environment, efforts to develop
standardized handoff practices have led to widely varying manifestations of handoff tools. A …

Integrative review of clinical decision support for registered nurses in acute care settings

K Dunn Lopez, SM Gephart… - Journal of the …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Objective: To report on the state of the science of clinical decision support (CDS) for hospital
bedside nurses. Materials and Methods: We performed an integrative review of qualitative …

Systematic review and meta-analysis of interventions for operating room to intensive care unit handoffs

J Abraham, A Meng, S Tripathy, MS Avidan… - BMJ Quality & …, 2021 - qualitysafety.bmj.com
Objective To conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis to ascertain the impact of
operating room (OR) to intensive care unit (ICU) handoff interventions on process-based …

Challenges to effective crisis management: using information and communication technologies to coordinate emergency medical services and emergency department …

MC Reddy, SA Paul, J Abraham, M McNeese… - International journal of …, 2009 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study is to identify the major challenges to coordination
between emergency department (ED) teams and emergency medical services (EMS) teams …

Bacillus sp. mutant for improved biodegradation of Congo red: random mutagenesis approach

KP Gopinath, S Murugesan, J Abraham… - Bioresource …, 2009 - Elsevier
This study presents the improved biodegradation of Congo red, a toxic azo dye, using
mutant Bacillus sp. obtained by random mutagenesis of wild Bacillus sp. using UV and …

Use of machine learning to develop and evaluate models using preoperative and intraoperative data to identify risks of postoperative complications

B Xue, D Li, C Lu, CR King, T Wildes… - JAMA network …, 2021 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Postoperative complications can significantly impact perioperative care
management and planning. Objectives To assess machine learning (ML) models for …

[HTML][HTML] Bridging gaps in handoffs: a continuity of care based approach

J Abraham, TG Kannampallil, VL Patel - Journal of biomedical informatics, 2012 - Elsevier
Handoff among healthcare providers has been recognized as a major source of medical
errors. Most prior research has often focused on the communication aspects of handoff, with …

Challenges to inter-departmental coordination of patient transfers: a workflow perspective

J Abraham, MC Reddy - International Journal of medical informatics, 2010 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study is to identify challenges to inter-departmental
coordination activities that affect patient transfer workflow and to provide socio-technical …

[HTML][HTML] Falling through the cracks: information breakdowns in critical care handoff communication

J Abraham, V Nguyen, KF Almoosa… - AMIA Annual …, 2011 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Handoffs have been recognized as a major healthcare challenge primarily due to the
breakdowns in communication that occur during transitions in care. Consequently, they are …

[HTML][HTML] Characterizing the structure and content of nurse handoffs: a sequential conversational analysis approach

J Abraham, T Kannampallil, C Brenner… - Journal of biomedical …, 2016 - Elsevier
Effective communication during nurse handoffs is instrumental in ensuring safe and quality
patient care. Much of the prior research on nurse handoffs has utilized retrospective …