2025
Applying Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic to Everyday Crises: The Role of Policy, Innovation, and Stewardship in Healthcare Emergencies
Welch R, Greeno R, Tolchin B, Kashyap N, Showstark M, Herbst J, Kim N, Jubanyik K. Applying Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic to Everyday Crises: The Role of Policy, Innovation, and Stewardship in Healthcare Emergencies. Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2025, 78: 192-201. PMID: 40976122, DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2025.08.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMoral distressEmergency departmentDNR policyEmergency medicinePublic health emergencyLevels of moral distressCritical careEnd-of-life decisionsCOVID-19 testingNon-beneficial careIntensive care unitQuality improvement studyEnd-of-lifeFront-line cliniciansCOVID-19 pandemicCOVID-19 public health emergencyClinician decision-makingHealth emergencyDNR statusPatient's clinical conditionCode statusResuscitation policyCare deliveryEveryday crisesED staff
2020
DNR Orders Known at the Time of Admission Can Improve Hospital Mortality Ratings
Fuller R, Hughes J. DNR Orders Known at the Time of Admission Can Improve Hospital Mortality Ratings. Health Services Research 2020, 55: 96-96. PMCID: PMC7440454, DOI: 10.1111/1475-6773.13466.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcute myocardial infarctionMedicare Master Beneficiary Summary FileMortality rateMortality cohortHospital admissionHeart failureDNR statusDeath rateMortality ratioHigh riskMortality ratingsRisk-adjusted hospital mortality ratesCurrent risk adjustmentE mortality ratioHospital mortality rateGoals of careMaster Beneficiary Summary FileTime of admissionHigh-risk groupHigher mortality riskRate of mortalityRatio of deathsPOA patientsHospitalized populationMyocardial infarctionAssociation of Do-Not-Resuscitate Patient Case Mix With Publicly Reported Risk-Standardized Hospital Mortality and Readmission Rates
Pollock BD, Herrin J, Neville MR, Dowdy SC, Franco P, Shah ND, Ting HH. Association of Do-Not-Resuscitate Patient Case Mix With Publicly Reported Risk-Standardized Hospital Mortality and Readmission Rates. JAMA Network Open 2020, 3: e2010383. PMID: 32662845, PMCID: PMC7361656, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.10383.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk-standardized mortality ratesChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseAcute myocardial infarctionRevision diagnosis codesHeart failureCross-sectional studyDNR statusReadmission cohortInpatient encountersMortality cohortHighest quintileDiagnosis codesTenth Revision diagnosis codesNinth Revision diagnosis codesAcute care transfersStandard Analytical FilesObstructive pulmonary diseaseCMS Hospital Compare websitePatient-level dataHospital-level performanceHospital-level dataInternational Statistical ClassificationRelated Health ProblemsHospital Compare websiteHospital mortality
1986
Do-Not-Resuscitate Orders for Critically III Patients in the Hospital: How Are They Used and What Is Their Impact?
Bedell S, Pelle D, Maher P, Cleary P. Do-Not-Resuscitate Orders for Critically III Patients in the Hospital: How Are They Used and What Is Their Impact? JAMA 1986, 256: 233-237. DOI: 10.1001/jama.1986.03380020095030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchResuscitate ordersChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseAbnormal mental statusObstructive pulmonary diseaseAcute myocardial infarctionPatient progress notesPulmonary diseaseCardiopulmonary arrestDNR statusMyocardial infarctionUniversity HospitalMedical recordsMental statusCardiopulmonary resuscitationPatient's illnessPercent of familiesChart ordersPatientsMedical careProgress notesHospitalDNRResuscitationIllnessStatusDo-not-resuscitate orders for critically ill patients in the hospital. How are they used and what is their impact?
Bedell S, Pelle D, Maher P, Cleary P. Do-not-resuscitate orders for critically ill patients in the hospital. How are they used and what is their impact? JAMA 1986, 256: 233-7. PMID: 3723709, DOI: 10.1001/jama.256.2.233.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseAbnormal mental statusObstructive pulmonary diseaseAcute myocardial infarctionPatient progress notesIll patientsPulmonary diseaseCardiopulmonary arrestDNR statusMyocardial infarctionUniversity HospitalMedical recordsMental statusCardiopulmonary resuscitationPatient's illnessPercent of familiesResuscitate ordersChart ordersPatientsMedical careProgress notesHospitalDNRResuscitationIllness
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