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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAspirinCOVID-19 Drug TreatmentCritical PathwaysDexamethasoneElectronic Health RecordsEmergency Service, HospitalHospitalsHumansPandemicsConceptsClinical 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
2021
Disparities in Accessing and Reading Open Notes in the Emergency Department Upon Implementation of the 21st Century CURES Act
Sangal RB, Powers E, Rothenberg C, Ndumele C, Ulrich A, Hsiao A, Venkatesh AK. Disparities in Accessing and Reading Open Notes in the Emergency Department Upon Implementation of the 21st Century CURES Act. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2021, 78: 593-598. PMID: 34353651, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2021.06.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProportion of patientsPatient portal accessEmergency departmentOpen notesClinical notesPortal accessPublic insuranceUrgent care centersCentury Cures ActDifferent patient demographicsSingle health systemPatient demographicsPrimary outcomeCures ActPatient utilizationPatient visitsCare centerObservational studyPatientsDigital health toolsAge 18Health systemHealth toolsUnique barriersNon-English speakers
2019
Electronic Health Record–Assisted Reflex Urine Culture Testing Improves Emergency Department Diagnostic Efficiency
Coughlin RF, Peaper D, Rothenberg C, Golden M, Landry ML, Cotton J, Parwani V, Shapiro M, Ulrich A, Venkatesh AK. Electronic Health Record–Assisted Reflex Urine Culture Testing Improves Emergency Department Diagnostic Efficiency. American Journal Of Medical Quality 2019, 35: 252-257. PMID: 31296024, DOI: 10.1177/1062860619861947.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUrine culture ordersUrine culture testingED visitsUrine cultureEmergency departmentDiagnostic yieldCulture ordersCulture testingUrine culture utilizationClinical decision support toolElectronic health recordsSecondary outcomesPrimary outcomeTest utilizationHealth recordsSignificant decreaseDiagnostic efficiencyMean numberVisitsCulture utilizationOutcomesTesting algorithm