Healthcare IT News February 28, 2025
MGB-eFI can be integrated with an Epic-based electronic health record or be modified for other IT systems, making it a versatile tool for frailty assessment and fall risk.
An automated frailty assessment tool developed by researchers at Boston-based Mass General Brigham could help clinicians identify older adults at increased risk of emergency healthcare visits, hospital readmissions, or death.
The MGB-Electronic Frailty Index, or MGB-eFI, leverages data from electronic health records to measure frailty based on 31 aging-related health deficits, enabling broader applications beyond primary care settings.
The tool, detailed in a study published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, analyzed records from over 500,000 patients and classified them into four categories: robust, pre-frail, frail, or very frail.
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