125 research outputs found
sj-docx-2-him-10.1177_18333583231175767 – Supplemental material for Are clinical registries an effective tool for hospital health services to address unwarranted clinical variation?
No full textSupplemental material, sj-docx-2-him-10.1177_18333583231175767 for Are clinical registries an effective tool for hospital health services to address unwarranted clinical variation? by Taryn Bessen and Gerry O’Callaghan in Health Information Management Journal</p
sj-docx-1-him-10.1177_18333583231175767 – Supplemental material for Are clinical registries an effective tool for hospital health services to address unwarranted clinical variation?
No full textSupplemental material, sj-docx-1-him-10.1177_18333583231175767 for Are clinical registries an effective tool for hospital health services to address unwarranted clinical variation? by Taryn Bessen and Gerry O’Callaghan in Health Information Management Journal</p
A patient-level calibration framework for evaluating surveillance strategies: a case study of mammographic follow-up after early breast cancer
No full textAbstract not availableTaryn Bessen, Jonathan Karno
Melanoma follow up: time to generate the evidence
No full textResearch is needed into current melanoma follow-up practices and their implications for patients and society. We highlight the need and suggest a way forward.Drew Carter, Hossein Haji Ali Afzali, Jackie Street, Taryn Bessen, Susan Neuhau
A multifaceted strategy for implementation of the Ottawa ankle rules in two emergency departments
No full textProblem: Despite widespread acceptance of the Ottawa ankle rules for assessment of acute ankle injuries, their application varies considerably. Design: Before and after study. Background and setting: Emergency departments of a tertiary teaching hospital and a community hospital in Australia. Key measures for improvement: Documentation of the Ottawa ankle rules, proportion of patients referred for radiography, proportion of radiographs showing a fracture. Strategies for change: Education, a problem specific radiography request form, reminders, audit and feedback, and using radiographers as "gatekeepers." Effects of change: Documentation of the Ottawa ankle rules improved from 57.5% to 94.7% at the tertiary hospital, and 51.6% to 80.8% at the community hospital (P<0.001 for both). The proportion of patients undergoing radiography fell from 95.8% to 87.2% at the tertiary hospital, and from 91.4% to 78.9% at the community hospital (P<0.001 for both). The proportion of radiographs showing a fracture increased from 20.4% to 27.1% at the tertiary hospital (P=0.069), and 15.2% to 27.2% (P=0.002) at the community hospital. The missed fracture rate increased from 0% to 2.9% at the tertiary hospital and from 0% to 1.6% at the community hospital compared with baseline (P=0.783 and P=0.747). Lessons learnt: Assessment of case note documentation has limitations. Clinician groups seem to differ in their capacity and willingness to change their practice. A multifaceted change strategy including a problem specific radiography request form can improve the selection of patients for radiography.Taryn Bessen, Robyn Clark, Sepehr Shakib, Geoffrey Hughe
Addressing "waste" in diagnostic imaging: Some implications of comparative effectiveness research
No full textComparative effectiveness research is intended to provide evidence to improve patient outcomes through the use of the most appropriate health technology affordable. The authors present 5 case studies, focusing on the use of plain radiography in common clinical scenarios, to illustrate the considerable scope for comparative effectiveness research within medical imaging and the different levels of evidence currently in existence to guide the improved use of medical imaging. These are blunt ankle injury, breast cancer follow-up, low back pain, routine daily chest x-rays in intensive care, and screening for breast cancer. Although there are established models for evaluating new technologies, especially pharmaceuticals, against the most commonly used current technology, the evaluation of technologies in current clinical practice is in an early phase of development. Because evaluation resources are limited, one major challenge is developing ways to identify established technologies for evaluation to refine the indications for their use. A set of criteria with which to identify established technologies that may not be delivering value for money is described, and their use is illustrated in relation to the 5 case studies. These criteria could be incorporated into literature search strategies, stakeholder consultations, and utilization scanning. Once identified, these technologies should be formally evaluated for their performance in improving patient health without restricting the availability of other effective interventions.Adam G. Elshaug, Taryn Bessen, John R. Moss and Janet E. Hille
Authoring Culture Video, Chapter 07: Field
No full textA student video offering insight and explanation of the material in Authoring Culture, Chapter 7, Field. The author is Taryn Yahn with collaborator MacKenzie Oberlin. The piece was produced in the Foundation of Twenty-First Century Writing class during the Spring semester, 2025, taught by Dr. Brendan Riley. Length: 04:41.https://digitalcommons.colum.edu/authoring_culture/1021/thumbnail.jp
The History of Motion Capture Within The Entertainment Industry
No full textThis thesis is intended to go over the compact history of motion captures development. Motion capture is a rapidly developing technology in the animation world and is constantly evolving, meaning that there is a lot of history to cover and that it is constantly updating. The goal of this paper is to cover some of the most historical occurrences within the development of motion capture, starting with when movement was first being tracked to produce other moving images, right up to when you can simply track and apply data to a model using a mobile phone. Some of the difficulties that were predicted to be encountered were that a lot of the technology nowadays is not publically released, as there is a strong market and competition regarding the technology. Development from early on was mostly conducted by universities, and was detailed and widely available. Now that there is a competitive market (mostly due to the entertainment industry) Many discoveries, while announced with great publicity, are often lacking in-depth descriptions of the actual mechanics and developmental processes. While researching for this paper it was found to be true that much of the data was unavailable, the more modern the technology the harder it was to find data on how things were created. Fortunately, the author of this paper works for a well-regarded entertainment studio that has access to their own large motion capture studio and veteran professionals. It was also a benefit that the name of the company had influence when contacting other professionals about motion capture
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