2023
Sociodemographic Disparities in Queue Jumping for Emergency Department Care
Sangal R, Su H, Khidir H, Parwani V, Liebhardt B, Pinker E, Meng L, Venkatesh A, Ulrich A. Sociodemographic Disparities in Queue Jumping for Emergency Department Care. JAMA Network Open 2023, 6: e2326338. PMID: 37505495, PMCID: PMC10383013, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.26338.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCross-sectional studyHigh acuityPatient demographicsSame acuityLatino ethnicityNon-Hispanic raceEmergency department careBed placementTime of triageNon-Hispanic blacksNon-Hispanic whitesED visitsPrimary outcomeED arrivalED patientsMedicaid insuranceMean ageTriage acuityStudy visitAcuity patientsSociodemographic disparitiesED outcomesHigher oddsMAIN OUTCOMECare access
2017
Development of Imminent Mortality Predictor for Advanced Cancer (IMPAC), a Tool to Predict Short-Term Mortality in Hospitalized Patients With Advanced Cancer
Adelson K, Lee DKK, Velji S, Ma J, Lipka SK, Rimar J, Longley P, Vega T, Perez-Irizarry J, Pinker E, Lilenbaum R. Development of Imminent Mortality Predictor for Advanced Cancer (IMPAC), a Tool to Predict Short-Term Mortality in Hospitalized Patients With Advanced Cancer. JCO Oncology Practice 2017, 14: jop.2017.023200. PMID: 29206553, DOI: 10.1200/jop.2017.023200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsShort-term mortalityAdvanced cancerChance of deathLife carePrognostic toolNovel prognostic toolObjective prognostic toolSmilow Cancer HospitalDay of admissionElectronic health record dataMedian survival timeSubjective clinical assessmentHealth record dataPositive predictive valueMedian survivalHospitalized patientsMortality predictorsCancer HospitalPrognostication toolsClinical assessmentSurvival timePatientsPredictive valueCancerMortality