2025
Virtual Patient-PCP-Hospitalist Care Transition Meeting Before Hospital Discharge
Li J, Reuter M, Schmidt J, Moore N, Forget N, Carron J, Ernest J, Williams M. Virtual Patient-PCP-Hospitalist Care Transition Meeting Before Hospital Discharge. JAMA Network Open 2025, 8: e2515848. PMID: 40512492, PMCID: PMC12166488, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.15848.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary care practitionersAcceptability of Intervention MeasureIntervention appropriateness measureQuality improvement studyImprovement studyPerceptions of care coordinationCenters for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesHospital dischargeHealth care systemIncrease patient confidenceOpen-ended questionsFamily caregiversCare coordinationRelational EmpathyDischarge planningPatient feedbackCare practitionersCare questionsCare systemPatients' perceptionsMedicaid ServicesPatient confidenceHospital settingHospitalistsMain Outcomes
2024
PERSONALIZED MUSIC PLAYLISTS FOR HOSPITALIZED OLDER ADULTS: CREATING AND REVISING VOLUNTEER WORKFLOW
Nguyen V, Morka A, Wong K, Nandigam M, Kiwak E, Li J, Sharninghausen J, Marottoli R. PERSONALIZED MUSIC PLAYLISTS FOR HOSPITALIZED OLDER ADULTS: CREATING AND REVISING VOLUNTEER WORKFLOW. Innovation In Aging 2024, 8: 759-759. PMCID: PMC11691956, DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igae098.2469.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHospitalized older adultsPersonalized music playlistsResident physiciansMusic playlistsOlder adultsHand-off communicationQuality improvement studyPatient referral sourceInpatient geriatrics unitNurse managersNursing staffIncidence of neuropsychiatric symptomsHospital staffMusic programsPersonalized musicPersonalized playlistsAging ProjectHand-offImprovement studyPatient referralGeriatric unitAttending physiciansWorkflow issuesPlaylistsMedical studentsLung Cancer Screening at US Hospitals for People Lacking Primary Care
DeSantis W, Ayoade O, Caturegli G, Boffa D. Lung Cancer Screening at US Hospitals for People Lacking Primary Care. JAMA Network Open 2024, 7: e2442373. PMID: 39480427, PMCID: PMC11528307, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.42373.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchS2175 Rectal Examination Practices Amongst Gastroenterology Fellows and Advanced Practice Providers: A Quality Improvement Study
Thompson R, Hickey K, Huebner J, Paracha R, Ogurick A. S2175 Rectal Examination Practices Amongst Gastroenterology Fellows and Advanced Practice Providers: A Quality Improvement Study. The American Journal Of Gastroenterology 2024, 119: s1554-s1554. DOI: 10.14309/01.ajg.0001038068.77744.07.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAccelerated Chest Pain Treatment With Artificial Intelligence–Informed, Risk-Driven Triage
Hinson J, Taylor R, Venkatesh A, Steinhart B, Chmura C, Sangal R, Levin S. Accelerated Chest Pain Treatment With Artificial Intelligence–Informed, Risk-Driven Triage. JAMA Internal Medicine 2024, 184: 1125-1127. PMID: 39037785, PMCID: PMC11264065, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2024.3219.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTriage of patientsChest painPain treatmentEmergency departmentQuality improvement studyTriageImprovement studyPainPatientsVirtual Scribes and Physician Time Spent on Electronic Health Records
Rotenstein L, Melnick E, Iannaccone C, Zhang J, Mugal A, Lipsitz S, Healey M, Holland C, Snyder R, Sinsky C, Ting D, Bates D. Virtual Scribes and Physician Time Spent on Electronic Health Records. JAMA Network Open 2024, 7: e2413140. PMID: 38787556, PMCID: PMC11127114, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.13140.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEHR timeElectronic health recordsHealth recordsPhysician timePre-post quality improvement studyPrimary care specialtiesQuality improvement studyFactors associated with changesAssociated with significant decreasesAssociated with burnoutMultivariate linear regression modelAcademic medical centerCare specialtiesImprovement studyLinear regression modelsMedical specialistsMedical specialtiesOutpatient settingStudy sampleSignificant decreasePhysiciansMedical CenterParticipation episodesAppointmentWomen's HospitalInternational Classification of Diseases Coding for Inflammatory Arthritides
Zhu J, Galivanche A, Gouzoulis M, Kammien A, Gillinov S, Jayaram R, Grauer J. International Classification of Diseases Coding for Inflammatory Arthritides. JAMA Network Open 2024, 7: e246544. PMID: 38635274, PMCID: PMC12124733, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.6544.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchImproving Anesthesia Start Time Documentation Through a Departmental Education Initiative at Yale New Haven Hospital, New Haven, United States
Warren M, Mehta S, Glowka L, Goncalves O, Gutman E, Schonberger R. Improving Anesthesia Start Time Documentation Through a Departmental Education Initiative at Yale New Haven Hospital, New Haven, United States. Cureus 2024, 16: e54351. PMID: 38500895, PMCID: PMC10945460, DOI: 10.7759/cureus.54351.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchYale-New Haven HospitalEducational emailCenters for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesEducational initiativesResults Baseline dataQuality improvement studyQuality improvement initiativesQuality improvement effortsNew HavenAnesthesia startUnited StatesImprovement initiativesMedicaid ServicesAnesthetic servicesImprovement studyImprovement effortsIn-room timeDocumentation accuracyAmerican Society of AnesthesiologistsTime documentationPatient factorsBaseline dataPreoperative holding areaNew Haven HospitalAnesthesia practitioners
2023
S1735 Implementation of a Smart Text Post-Procedure Note Template Improves Communication of Inpatient Endoscopic Recommendations: A Quality Improvement Study
Kats D, Chipkin B, Magier S, Li D, Hughes M, Ogurick A. S1735 Implementation of a Smart Text Post-Procedure Note Template Improves Communication of Inpatient Endoscopic Recommendations: A Quality Improvement Study. The American Journal Of Gastroenterology 2023, 118: s1293-s1294. DOI: 10.14309/01.ajg.0000956580.05834.d4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVial-splitting and Repackaging into Aliquot-specific Syringes: A Cost-effective and Waste-decreasing Strategy for Sugammadex
Amaya S, Kalsotra S, Tram N, Tobias J, Olbrecht V. Vial-splitting and Repackaging into Aliquot-specific Syringes: A Cost-effective and Waste-decreasing Strategy for Sugammadex. Pediatric Quality And Safety 2023, 8: e646. PMID: 37051405, PMCID: PMC10085484, DOI: 10.1097/pq9.0000000000000646.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDose of sugammadexPediatric patientsTertiary care pediatric institutionWeight-based dosingPercentage of patientsPerioperative useQuality improvement studySugammadex administrationLow dosesElectronic medical recordsCost of sugammadexPediatric institutionPatientsMedical recordsSugammadexDoseStudy periodHealthcare centersImprovement studyVial sizeAverage costDecrease wasteAliquotsPROSER: A Web-Based Peripheral Blood Smear Interpretation Support Tool Utilizing Electronic Health Record Data
Iscoe M, Loza A, Turbiville D, Campbell S, Peaper D, Balbuena-Merle R, Hauser R. PROSER: A Web-Based Peripheral Blood Smear Interpretation Support Tool Utilizing Electronic Health Record Data. American Journal Of Clinical Pathology 2023, 160: 98-105. PMID: 37026746, DOI: 10.1093/ajcp/aqad024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsQuality improvement studyElectronic health recordsLaboratory valuesWeb-based clinical decision support toolClinical decision support toolElectronic health record dataHealth record dataImprovement studyResident trainingBlood smear interpretationClinical outcomesMorphologic findingsAcademic hospitalCorresponding reference rangesMedication informationReference rangeMicroscopy findingsCDS toolsIntervention effectsPathology practiceSmear interpretationHealth recordsRecord dataPathologistsPatientsTravel Times to Facilities Offering Oral Medication Therapy for COVID-19
Kahn P, Ying X, Mathis W. Travel Times to Facilities Offering Oral Medication Therapy for COVID-19. JAMA Network Open 2023, 6: e2249810. PMID: 36595298, PMCID: PMC9857170, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.49810.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOral medication therapyQuality improvement studyCOVID-19 therapeuticsMedication therapyDistrict of ColumbiaImprovement studyCOVID-19Analysis of Failure Rates for COVID-19 Entrance Screening at a US Academic Medical Center
Roberts S, Faruq R, Wilkinson A, Pashankar D, Russi M, Khokhar B, Martinello R. Analysis of Failure Rates for COVID-19 Entrance Screening at a US Academic Medical Center. JAMA Internal Medicine 2023, 183: 84-86. PMID: 36441528, PMCID: PMC9706395, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2022.5426.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
Appropriate guideline directed HPV testing during routine pap smears via electronic medical record change: A quality improvement initiative (454)
Kailasam A, Harvey C, Jenusaitis L, White K, Wakefield D, Shepherd J, Hansen K. Appropriate guideline directed HPV testing during routine pap smears via electronic medical record change: A quality improvement initiative (454). Gynecologic Oncology 2022, 166: s227. DOI: 10.1016/s0090-8258(22)01676-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHuman papillomavirus testingPatients aged <Human papillomavirusPap smearElectronic medical recordsCervical cancerSmoking statusMedical recordsHard stopDetecting cervical dysplasiaVaginal Pap smearHuman papillomavirus statusChi-square analysisRoutine Pap smearsHPV-based testingPatients aged >Electronic medical record changesInstitutional electronic medical recordsRetrospective cohort studyPrevent cervical cancerQuality improvement initiativesQuality improvement studyStatistically significant reductionLogistic regression analysisCervical dysplasiaSa1009: IMPROVING COLORECTAL CANCER SCREENING USING FECAL IMMUNOCHEMICAL TESTING IN A FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTER: A QUALITY IMPROVEMENT STUDY
Magier S, Soliman A, Ochoa-Allemant P, Merchant N, Pensa M. Sa1009: IMPROVING COLORECTAL CANCER SCREENING USING FECAL IMMUNOCHEMICAL TESTING IN A FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTER: A QUALITY IMPROVEMENT STUDY. Gastroenterology 2022, 162: s-283. DOI: 10.1016/s0016-5085(22)60670-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFecal immunochemical testingQuality improvement studyImmunochemical testingHealth centersImprovement studyQuality Indicators for the Diagnosis and Management of Primary Hyperparathyroidism
Noltes M, Cottrell J, Madani A, Rotstein L, Gomez-Hernandez K, Devon K, Boggild M, Goldstein D, Wong E, Brouwers A, Kruijff S, Eskander A, Monteiro E, Pasternak J. Quality Indicators for the Diagnosis and Management of Primary Hyperparathyroidism. JAMA Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2022, 148: 209-219. PMID: 34989783, PMCID: PMC8739767, DOI: 10.1001/jamaoto.2021.3858.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsQuality of careQuality improvement studyCandidate indicatorsExpert panelQuality indicatorsMeasures of high-quality careImprovement studySurgical careCost-effectiveness of careEvidence-based guideline recommendationsEvidence-based treatment pathwaysHigh-quality careLos Angeles appropriateness methodologyRounds of evaluationFeasibility of measurementGuideline-based approachSystem registryGuideline recommendationsGeneral physiciansCareImprove qualityTreatment pathwaysClinical practiceAppropriate methodologiesPhysicians
2021
Optimizing Interdisciplinary Virtual Pain Care and Buprenorphine Initiation During COVID-19: A Quality Improvement Study
Edmond SN, Currie S, Gehrke A, Falker CG, Sung M, Abelleira A, Edens EL, Becker WC. Optimizing Interdisciplinary Virtual Pain Care and Buprenorphine Initiation During COVID-19: A Quality Improvement Study. Pain Medicine 2021, 23: 1043-1046. PMID: 34940877, PMCID: PMC9383145, DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnab348.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDesign and Implementation of an Agitation Code Response Team in the Emergency Department
Wong AH, Ray JM, Cramer LD, Brashear TK, Eixenberger C, McVaney C, Haggan J, Sevilla M, Costa DS, Parwani V, Ulrich A, Dziura JD, Bernstein SL, Venkatesh AK. Design and Implementation of an Agitation Code Response Team in the Emergency Department. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2021, 79: 453-464. PMID: 34863528, PMCID: PMC9038629, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2021.10.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsResponse team interventionPhysical restraint useInterrupted time series analysisRestraint useEmergency departmentTeam interventionRates of physical restraint useTeam-based interventionAdministrative supportQuality improvement studyResponse teamBehavioral health systemManagement of agitated patientsInterprofessional collaborationRestraint ordersExcessive psychomotor activityRestraint ratesHealth systemED visitsImprovement studyPhysical restraintCompare trendsPrimary outcomeTime series analysisAgitated patientsCharacterization of Prescription Patterns and Estimated Costs for Use of Oxygen Concentrators for Home Oxygen Therapy in the US
Kahn PA, Worsham CM, Berland G. Characterization of Prescription Patterns and Estimated Costs for Use of Oxygen Concentrators for Home Oxygen Therapy in the US. JAMA Network Open 2021, 4: e2129967. PMID: 34665242, PMCID: PMC8527353, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.29967.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchComparison of Design, Eligibility, and Outcomes of Neuroendocrine Neoplasm Trials Initiated From 2000 to 2009 vs 2010 to 2020
Das S, Du L, Lee CL, Arhin ND, Chan JA, Kohn EC, Halperin DM, Berlin J, LaFerriere H, Singh S, Kunz PL, Dasari A. Comparison of Design, Eligibility, and Outcomes of Neuroendocrine Neoplasm Trials Initiated From 2000 to 2009 vs 2010 to 2020. JAMA Network Open 2021, 4: e2131744. PMID: 34705010, PMCID: PMC8552059, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.31744.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeuroendocrine neoplasmsClinical trialsNational Cancer Institute Clinical TrialsEU Clinical Trials RegisterCoprimary end pointsObjective response rateProgression-free survivalClinical Trials RegisterKi-67 indexAllied Health LiteratureQuality improvement studyPhase IISpecific disease populationsWeb of ScienceDrug licensureTrials RegisterCochrane DatabaseTumor differentiationNovel agentsDisease populationInclusion criteriaMAIN OUTCOMECumulative IndexEnrollment periodResponse rate
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