| Utility of the neuropsychological evaluation in an acute medical hospital. | |
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PMID: 15168912 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Although recent studies have demonstrated the importance of cognitive assessment in medical settings in general, there have been no specific studies addressing the utility of the neuropsychological evaluation in the acute inpatient hospital setting. The current study examined the use of inpatient neuropsychological evaluation by treating physicians in an acute medical hospital for patient care and discharge disposition. Participants were 100 inpatients within an urban medical center who received a neuropsychological evaluation. Results showed 78% of hospital discharge summaries included information regarding the neuropsychological evaluation, 48% referenced specific results, and 68% reported specific recommendations. Further, actual placement outcomes were consistent with the neuropsychological evaluation placement recommendations 80% of the time. The current study supports the utility of neuropsychological evaluations on overall inpatient care, and discusses ways in which the results may be used to communicate the value of neuropsychological services to medical treatment and discharge planning teams, third party payors, and medical center administrators. |
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Authors:
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Catherine Lee Bishop; Richard O Temple; Geoffrey Tremont; Holly James Westervelt; Robert A Stern |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Comparative Study; Evaluation Studies; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: The Clinical neuropsychologist Volume: 17 ISSN: 1385-4046 ISO Abbreviation: Clin Neuropsychol Publication Date: 2003 Nov |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2004-05-31 Completed Date: 2004-06-28 Revised Date: 2007-06-01 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8806548 Medline TA: Clin Neuropsychol Country: Netherlands |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 468-73 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Brown Medical School and Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI 02903, USA. |
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Female Hospitalization Hospitals Humans Inpatients Interprofessional Relations Length of Stay Male Medical Records Neuropsychological Tests* Outcome Assessment (Health Care) Patient Care* Patient Discharge* |
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