2020
Where Skilled Nursing Facility Residents Get Acute Care: Is the Emergency Department the Medical Home?
Venkatesh AK, Gettel CJ, Mei H, Chou SC, Rothenberg C, Liu SL, D’Onofrio G, Lin Z, Krumholz HM. Where Skilled Nursing Facility Residents Get Acute Care: Is the Emergency Department the Medical Home? Journal Of Applied Gerontology 2020, 40: 828-836. PMID: 32842827, PMCID: PMC7904961, DOI: 10.1177/0733464820950125.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute care visitsCare visitsEmergency departmentMedicare beneficiariesSNF staySNF servicesSkilled nursing facility residentsNursing facility residentsSkilled nursing facility servicesAcute care capabilitiesCross-sectional analysisNursing facility servicesHigher proportionAcute careMedical homeFacility residentsCare capabilitiesVisitsNumber of daysStayCareDepartmentFacility servicesBeneficiariesProportion
2017
Screening, treatment initiation, and referral for substance use disorders
Bernstein SL, D’Onofrio G. Screening, treatment initiation, and referral for substance use disorders. Addiction Science & Clinical Practice 2017, 12: 18. PMID: 28780906, PMCID: PMC5545867, DOI: 10.1186/s13722-017-0083-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUnhealthy alcohol useTreatment initiationSubstance useAlcohol useEfficacy of SBIRTSelf-reported abstinenceInitiation of buprenorphineOpioid-dependent individualsEmergency department settingClinical care settingsSubstance use disordersIndex visitAcute careOutpatient settingPrimary careMedication managementDepartment settingLeading causeAdult smokersPreventable deathsUnhealthy drinkersCare settingsNegative studiesMost trialsUse disorders
2013
Use of Hospital-Based Acute Care Among Patients Recently Discharged From the Hospital
Vashi AA, Fox JP, Carr BG, D’Onofrio G, Pines JM, Ross JS, Gross CP. Use of Hospital-Based Acute Care Among Patients Recently Discharged From the Hospital. JAMA 2013, 309: 364-371. PMID: 23340638, PMCID: PMC3598620, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2012.216219.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute care hospitalsHospital-based acute careAcute care encountersED visitsHospital readmissionAcute careCare hospitalRelease visitsIndex hospitalizationReasons patientsCare encountersED treatUncomplicated benign prostatic hypertrophyUtilization Project State InpatientAcute care visitsDays of dischargeEmergency department visitsCommon reason patientsHospital readmission ratesAcute care servicesBenign prostatic hypertrophyUse of hospitalHealth care focusEffectiveness of transitionCare visits