2022
Implementation of an Electronic Health Record Integrated Clinical Pathway Improves Adherence to COVID-19 Hospital Care Guidelines
Sangal RB, Liu RB, Cole KO, Rothenberg C, Ulrich A, Rhodes D, Venkatesh AK. Implementation of an Electronic Health Record Integrated Clinical Pathway Improves Adherence to COVID-19 Hospital Care Guidelines. American Journal Of Medical Quality 2022, 37: 335-341. PMID: 35026785, PMCID: PMC9241559, DOI: 10.1097/jmq.0000000000000036.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinical pathwaySecondary outcomesCOVID-19 treatment guidelinesEmergency department cliniciansIntegrated clinical pathwayCOVID-19Electronic health recordsPrimary outcomeTreatment guidelinesClinician adherenceED cliniciansED patientsCare guidelinesTreatment recommendationsMedication administrationPatient outcomesPatient carePatientsCliniciansHealth systemHealth recordsOutcomesAdherenceAspirinCOVID-19 pandemic
2020
Work team identification associated with less stress and burnout among front-line emergency department staff amid the COVID-19 pandemic
Sangal R, Wrzesniewski A, DiBenigno J, Reid E, Ulrich A, Liebhardt B, Bray A, Yang E, Eun E, Venkatesh A, King M. Work team identification associated with less stress and burnout among front-line emergency department staff amid the COVID-19 pandemic. BMJ Leader 2020, 5: 51-54. DOI: 10.1136/leader-2020-000331.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFront-line healthcare workersHealthcare workersCOVID-19 pandemicEmergency department staffQuality improvement initiativesCOVID-19Cross-sectional surveyCross-sectional analysisEmergency departmentProtective effectOngoing COVID-19Mental healthWork stressImprovement initiativesDepartment staffProlonged stressFeelings of stressReduced reportsLess work stressFurther evidenceLongitudinal evidencePandemicFirst waveFront-line workersWorkersLess social emergency departments: implementation of workplace contact reduction during COVID-19
Sangal RB, Scofi JE, Parwani V, Pickens AT, Ulrich A, Venkatesh AK. Less social emergency departments: implementation of workplace contact reduction during COVID-19. Emergency Medicine Journal 2020, 37: 463-466. PMID: 32581052, PMCID: PMC7418594, DOI: 10.1136/emermed-2020-209826.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBetacoronavirusCoronavirus InfectionsCOVID-19Delivery of Health CareDisease Transmission, InfectiousEmergency Service, HospitalHumansInfection ControlInterdisciplinary CommunicationInterpersonal RelationsOrganizational InnovationPandemicsPneumonia, ViralPolicy MakingSARS-CoV-2United StatesWorkplaceConceptsHealthcare worker transmissionDirect patient carePublic health measuresCOVID-19 Task ForceNon-pharmaceutical interventionsEmergency departmentMultidisciplinary recommendationsHealthcare workersPatient careHealth measuresPatient arrivalED patient arrivalsTransmission riskPatientsPerson contactPandemic response effortsCOVID-19COVID-19 pandemicContact reductionClose personTask ForceSocial distancingUnique challengesStaffCare