Use of an Electronic Referral Application to Address Post-Injury Needs of Victims of Firearm Injury in a Hospital-Based Violence Intervention Program.

<bold>Background: </bold>Wraparound referrals are a cornerstone of hospital-based violence intervention programs, which have proven to be an effective public health approach for mitigating violence and recidivism. We hypothesized that replacing a manual referral process with an electronic referral a...

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Published in:Violence & Victims Vol. 37; no. 2; pp. 294 - 303
Main Authors: Mercer, Jennifer L., Reigle, Jori A., Jenkins, Phillip M., Cranford, James A., Creech, Constance J., Murray-Wright, Margaret A., Sachwani-Daswani, Gul R., Mercer Jr., Leo C., Mercer, Leo C Jr
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Published: Springer Publishing Company, Inc. 2022
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          Mercer, Jennifer L.
          Reigle, Jori A.
          Jenkins, Phillip M.
          Cranford, James A.
          Creech, Constance J.
          Murray-Wright, Margaret A.
          Sachwani-Daswani, Gul R.
          Mercer Jr., Leo C.
          Mercer, Leo C Jr
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          University of Michigan-Flint, School of Nursing, Flint, MI
          Hurley Medical Center, Department of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, Flint, MI and Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, Department of Surgery, East Lansing, MI
          Hurley Medical Center, Department of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, Flint, MI and University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Ann Arbor, MI
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        Firearms & crime
        Hospitals
        Medical referrals
        Electronic data processing documentation
        Wounds & injuries
        Violence prevention
        Gunshot wounds
        Firearms
        Electronics
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          Firearms & crime
          Hospitals
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          All other merchant wholesalers
          Small Arms Ammunition Manufacturing
          General (except paediatric) hospitals
          General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
          Medical referrals
          Electronic data processing documentation
          Wounds & injuries
          Violence prevention
          Gunshot wounds
          Firearms
          Electronics
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        HVIP
        TRC
        violence mitigation
        wraparound referral
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        TRC
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      ab: <bold>Background: </bold>Wraparound referrals are a cornerstone of hospital-based violence intervention programs, which have proven to be an effective public health approach for mitigating violence and recidivism. We hypothesized that replacing a manual referral process with an electronic referral application would increase the number of generated referrals and improve compliance with follow-up visits.<bold>Study Design: </bold>The population for this single center quantitative study was a convenience sample of firearm-injured patients. Data from 74 patients were collected using the electronic health record, the electronic referral application, and the trauma registry before and after the intervention.<bold>Results: </bold>Post-implementation of the electronic referral application showed an increased number of generated referrals, increased emergency department and inpatient utilization of trauma recovery center services, and an increase in second follow-up visit compliance.<bold>Conclusion: </bold>This study demonstrated an increase in the number of referrals and greater likelihood of completion of post-injury follow-up visits after implementing the electronic referral system.
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