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40. NEAT: Nurse Effort Assessment Tool – Human Factors Considerations in Designing for Appropriate Staffing
DescriptionThe quantity and acuity of U.S residents experiencing mental health challenges has steadily increased over the past 20 years. The COVID-19 pandemic led to a soaring 225% increase in the percentage of Americans reporting severe psychological distress. This research developed an algorithm to measure behavioral health acuity that relies predominantly on patient-level information from electronic health records (EHRs) but also has nurse-input-driven parameters contributing to the tool, known as the Nurse Effort Assessment Tool (NEAT). The overall objective was to create the NEAT to address the increasing acuity of behavioral patients by moving away from subjective patient assessment to using an automated algorithm that draws predominantly from the rich data in EHRs. Data from over 9000 patient records provided statistically significant results that the subjective rating both correlated and served as significant predictors for the NEAT score. Future research will expand the algorithm and validate it across multiple clinical sites.
Event Type
Poster
TimeWednesday, September 11th5:30pm - 6:30pm MST
LocationMcArthur Ballroom
Tracks
Aerospace Systems
Cognitive Engineering & Decision Making
Computer Systems
Forensics Professional
Health Care
Human Performance Modeling
Individual Differences in Performance
Perception and Performance
Product Design
Safety
Training
Usability and System Evaluation
Extended Reality