2024
Structure and Funding of Clinical Informatics Fellowships: A National Survey of Program Directors
Patel T, Chaise A, Hanna J, Patel K, Kochendorfer K, Medford R, Mize D, Melnick E, Hron J, Youens K, Pandita D, Leu M, Ator G, Yu F, Genes N, Baker C, Bell D, Pevnick J, Conrad S, Chandawarkar A, Rogers K, Kaelber D, Singh I, Levy B, Finnell J, Kannry J, Pageler N, Mohan V, Lehmann C. Structure and Funding of Clinical Informatics Fellowships: A National Survey of Program Directors. Applied Clinical Informatics 2024, 15: 155-163. PMID: 38171383, PMCID: PMC10881258, DOI: 10.1055/a-2237-8309.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProgram directorsAmerican BoardCommunity health care systemAccreditation Council for Graduate Medical EducationAmerican Board of Medical SpecialtiesAdministrative supportFunding sourcesOnline REDCap surveyHealth care systemFunding modelsGraduate Medical EducationAmerican Board of Preventive MedicineHospital information technologyMedical education officeGraduate medical education officeSurvey of program directorsFellowship training programsFamily medicineFellowship program directorsEmergency medicineHealth systemSurveyed program directorsCare systemNational survey of program directorsInformatics practice
2021
Improve Access to Care for Opioid Use Disorder: A Call to Eliminate the X-Waiver Requirement Now
D'Onofrio G, Melnick ER, Hawk KF. Improve Access to Care for Opioid Use Disorder: A Call to Eliminate the X-Waiver Requirement Now. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2021, 78: 220-222. PMID: 33966933, PMCID: PMC8324519, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2021.03.023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEmergency Department Visits for Nonfatal Opioid Overdose During the COVID-19 Pandemic Across Six US Health Care Systems
Soares WE, Melnick ER, Nath B, D'Onofrio G, Paek H, Skains RM, Walter LA, Casey MF, Napoli A, Hoppe JA, Jeffery MM. Emergency Department Visits for Nonfatal Opioid Overdose During the COVID-19 Pandemic Across Six US Health Care Systems. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2021, 79: 158-167. PMID: 34119326, PMCID: PMC8449788, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2021.03.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth care systemCause ED visitsNonfatal opioid overdoseED visitsOpioid use disorderCare systemOpioid overdoseUse disordersCOVID-19 pandemicOpioid-related complicationsEmergency department visitsHospital-based interventionsED visit ratesEmergency department utilizationVisit countsUS health care systemOpioid overdose ratesDepartment visitsHistorical controlsAdult visitsOpioid overdosesOverdose ratesMedical emergencyVisit ratesMore weeks
2020
Trends in Emergency Department Visits and Hospital Admissions in Health Care Systems in 5 States in the First Months of the COVID-19 Pandemic in the US
Jeffery MM, D’Onofrio G, Paek H, Platts-Mills TF, Soares WE, Hoppe JA, Genes N, Nath B, Melnick ER. Trends in Emergency Department Visits and Hospital Admissions in Health Care Systems in 5 States in the First Months of the COVID-19 Pandemic in the US. JAMA Internal Medicine 2020, 180: 1328-1333. PMID: 32744612, PMCID: PMC7400214, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.3288.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospital admission ratesEmergency department visitsED visitsHealth care systemAdmission ratesDepartment visitsHospital admissionCare systemCOVID-19 pandemicLarge health care systemAcute care deliveryCross-sectional studyAnnual ED volumeCoronavirus disease 2019Daily ED visitsInflux of patientsPublic health officialsCOVID-19 case ratesCOVID-19 casesNational public healthDisease 2019MAIN OUTCOMEED volumeSerious symptomsContagious infection
2019
The Association Between Perceived Electronic Health Record Usability and Professional Burnout Among US Physicians
Melnick ER, Dyrbye LN, Sinsky CA, Trockel M, West CP, Nedelec L, Tutty MA, Shanafelt T. The Association Between Perceived Electronic Health Record Usability and Professional Burnout Among US Physicians. Mayo Clinic Proceedings 2019, 95: 476-487. PMID: 31735343, DOI: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2019.09.024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElectronic health record usabilityOdds of burnoutUS physiciansStrong dose-response relationshipAmerican Medical Association Physician MasterfileEHR usabilityDose-response relationshipCross-sectional surveyLower oddsPhysician MasterfileMultivariate analysisPractice settingsCurrent EHR systemsMaslach Burnout InventoryPhysiciansSUS scoreProfessional burnoutMedical specialtiesNumber of nightsPrevious studiesOddsScoresPhysician usersTechnology usabilityBurnout InventoryUser-centred clinical decision support to implement emergency department-initiated buprenorphine for opioid use disorder: protocol for the pragmatic group randomised EMBED trial
Melnick ER, Jeffery MM, Dziura JD, Mao JA, Hess EP, Platts-Mills TF, Solad Y, Paek H, Martel S, Patel MD, Bankowski L, Lu C, Brandt C, D’Onofrio G. User-centred clinical decision support to implement emergency department-initiated buprenorphine for opioid use disorder: protocol for the pragmatic group randomised EMBED trial. BMJ Open 2019, 9: e028488. PMID: 31152039, PMCID: PMC6550013, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-028488.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultBuprenorphineCluster AnalysisDecision Support Systems, ClinicalEmergency Service, HospitalFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedMulticenter Studies as TopicNarcotic AntagonistsOpiate Substitution TreatmentOpioid-Related DisordersPragmatic Clinical Trials as TopicRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicUnited StatesYoung AdultConceptsOpioid use disorderEmergency departmentSecondary outcomesUse disordersEmergency department-initiated buprenorphineWestern Institutional Review BoardData Safety Monitoring BoardIndependent study monitorsRates of cliniciansRoutine emergency careSafety monitoring boardInstitutional review boardClinical decision support systemClinician prescribingPragmatic clusterPatient characteristicsPeer-reviewed journalsClinical decision supportPrimary outcomeED cliniciansWithdrawal symptomsOngoing treatmentPatients' willingnessMonitoring boardBuprenorphine
2017
Should US doctors embrace electronic health records?
Gellert G, Webster L, Gillean J, Melnick E, Kanzaria H. Should US doctors embrace electronic health records? The BMJ 2017, 356: j242. PMID: 28119282, DOI: 10.1136/bmj.j242.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2012
CT Overuse for Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
Melnick ER, Szlezak CM, Bentley SK, Dziura JD, Kotlyar S, Post LA. CT Overuse for Mild Traumatic Brain Injury. The Joint Commission Journal On Quality And Patient Safety 2012, 38: 483-489. PMID: 23173394, DOI: 10.1016/s1553-7250(12)38064-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMild traumatic brain injuryCanadian CT Head RuleNew Orleans CriteriaTraumatic brain injuryProportion of casesComputed tomographyEmergency departmentBrain injuryCT useEmergency Physicians Clinical PolicyLevel I emergency departmentImportant brain injuryClinical Excellence (NICE) guidelinesMinor head injuryProspective observational studyCurrent guideline recommendationsHead CT findingsEvidence-based guidelinesHealth care costsRadiation-induced cancerCT overuseAdult patientsExcellence guidelinesCT findingsGuideline recommendations
2010
Delphi Consensus on the Feasibility of Translating the ACEP Clinical Policies Into Computerized Clinical Decision Support
Melnick ER, Nielson JA, Finnell JT, Bullard MJ, Cantrill SV, Cochrane DG, Halamka JD, Handler JA, Holroyd BR, Kamens D, Kho A, McClay J, Shapiro JS, Teich J, Wears RL, Patel SJ, Ward MF, Richardson LD. Delphi Consensus on the Feasibility of Translating the ACEP Clinical Policies Into Computerized Clinical Decision Support. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2010, 56: 317-320. PMID: 20363531, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2010.03.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsACEP clinical policyClinical practice guidelinesClinical policyPractice guidelinesClinical decision supportGuideline developmentEmergency Physicians Clinical PolicyEvidence-based practice guidelinesClinical practice guideline developmentComputerized clinical decision supportComputerized clinical decision support systemsPractice guideline developmentDelphi consensus processHealth care qualityClinical decision support systemPoint of careClinicians' decisionsAmerican CollegeDelphi consensusClinical practiceConsensus documentCare qualityPhysician practicesExpert panelConsensus process