2023
Disparities Associated With Electronic Behavioral Alerts for Safety and Violence Concerns in the Emergency Department
Haimovich A, Taylor R, Chang-Sing E, Brashear T, Cramer L, Lopez K, Wong A. Disparities Associated With Electronic Behavioral Alerts for Safety and Violence Concerns in the Emergency Department. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2023, 83: 100-107. PMID: 37269262, PMCID: PMC10689576, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2023.04.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedCross-Sectional StudiesEmergency Service, HospitalFemaleHumansMaleMedicareMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesUnited StatesViolenceConceptsHealth care systemEmergency departmentPatient-level analysisCare systemED visitsLeft-without-being-seenNegative perceptions of patientsElectronic health record dataUnited States health care systemRegional health care systemStates health care systemDiscontinuity of careHealth record dataElectronic health recordsBlack non-Hispanic patientsPerceptions of patientsBlack non-HispanicRetrospective cross-sectional study of adult patientsAdult emergency departmentNon-Hispanic patientsCross-sectional study of adult patientsMixed-effects regression analysisStudy periodRetrospective cross-sectional studyCare deliveryClinical criteria to exclude acute vascular pathology on CT angiogram in patients with dizziness
Tu L, Malhotra A, Venkatesh A, Taylor R, Sheth K, Yaesoubi R, Forman H, Sureshanand S, Navaratnam D. Clinical criteria to exclude acute vascular pathology on CT angiogram in patients with dizziness. PLOS ONE 2023, 18: e0280752. PMID: 36893103, PMCID: PMC9997874, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0280752.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAngiographyCross-Sectional StudiesDizzinessEmergency Service, HospitalHumansStrokeTomography, X-Ray ComputedVertigoConceptsAcute vascular pathologyEmergency departmentVascular pathologyNegative predictive valueDizzy patientsStroke codeCTA headPredictive valueAdult ED encountersTransient ischemic attackHalf of patientsLong-term smokersLarge vessel occlusionCoronary artery diseasePast medical historySeparate validation cohortCross-sectional analysisIschemic attackAnalysis cohortArterial dissectionArtery diseaseClinical factorsED encountersMedication useChief complaint
2018
Physical Restraint Use in Adult Patients Presenting to a General Emergency Department
Wong AH, Taylor RA, Ray JM, Bernstein SL. Physical Restraint Use in Adult Patients Presenting to a General Emergency Department. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2018, 73: 183-192. PMID: 30119940, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2018.06.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhysical restraint useEmergency departmentRestraint ordersRestraint usePhysical restraintDrug useRegional health systemManagement of behavioral disordersAdult emergency departmentPrevent self-harmCross-sectional studyPrevalence of agitationCross-sectional study of adult patientsAssociation of alcoholAdult patientsGeneral EDHealth systemED visitsManaging agitationMedical complaintsStudy of adult patientsVulnerable populationsSelf-harmUnique patientsTotal ED visits
2016
Use of Point‐of‐Care Ultrasound in the Emergency Department
Hall MK, Hall J, Gross CP, Harish NJ, Liu R, Maroongroge S, Moore CL, Raio CC, Taylor RA. Use of Point‐of‐Care Ultrasound in the Emergency Department. Journal Of Ultrasound In Medicine 2016, 35: 2467-2474. PMID: 27698180, DOI: 10.7863/ultra.16.01041.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCare ultrasoundEmergency departmentOdds ratioHealthcare Common Procedure Coding System codesMedicaid Services feeCare ultrasound useEmergency medicine practitionersMedical school graduation yearUse of pointPatient outcomesUltrasound examinationMedicare beneficiariesEM residenciesMedicare Part B feeUltrasound useMedicine practitionersPart B feePractice locationProvider UtilizationB feeService reimbursementEM practitionersReimbursementUltrasoundLower ratesThe Association Between Physician Empathy and Variation in Imaging Use
Melnick ER, O'Brien EG, Kovalerchik O, Fleischman W, Venkatesh AK, Taylor RA. The Association Between Physician Empathy and Variation in Imaging Use. Academic Emergency Medicine 2016, 23: 895-904. PMID: 27343485, PMCID: PMC5884096, DOI: 10.1111/acem.13017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCT utilizationEmergency physician performanceEmergency physiciansPhysician performanceCT utilization ratesEmergency Department CTPhysician survey respondentsPatient-level variablesCross-sectional studyCohort of physiciansPhysician empathyLarge health systemPsychometric testsMixed effects regression modelsPhysician-based factorsPsychometric scalesSurvey response rateAcademic EDSubset analysisPhysician demographicsHead CTInterphysician variationResponse rateImaging useRTS score