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Automated ADE Surveillance: Next Steps
- At Washington University / St. Louis Children's Hospital:
- Use Event Detector expert system to detect ADEs in pediatric inpatients across SLCH
- Surveillance of pediatric patients with chronic disease in the ambulatory setting and across transitions in care (AHRQ R18 Award):
- Cancer, Sickle Cell Disease, Cystic Fibrosis
- Data from clinic notes (text analysis), pharmacy, laboratory, ED, inpatient and ambulatory EMRs
- New trigger types for these particular patient populations
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