2020
Progress Report on EMBED: A Pragmatic Trial of User-Centered Clinical Decision Support to Implement EMergency Department-Initiated BuprenorphinE for Opioid Use Disorder †
Melnick ER, Nath B, Ahmed OM, Brandt C, Chartash D, Dziura JD, Hess EP, Holland WC, Hoppe JA, Jeffery MM, Katsovich L, Li F, Lu CC, Maciejewski K, Maleska M, Mao JA, Martel S, Michael S, Paek H, Patel MD, Platts-Mills TF, Rajeevan H, Ray JM, Skains RM, Soares WE, Deutsch A, Solad Y, D’Onofrio G. Progress Report on EMBED: A Pragmatic Trial of User-Centered Clinical Decision Support to Implement EMergency Department-Initiated BuprenorphinE for Opioid Use Disorder †. Journal Of Psychiatry And Brain Science 2020, 2: e200003. PMID: 32309637, PMCID: PMC7164817, DOI: 10.20900/jpbs.20200003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBuprenorphine/naloxoneOpioid use disorderClinical decision supportPragmatic trialElectronic health recordsUse disordersEmergency Department-Initiated BuprenorphineMulti-centre pragmatic trialRoutine emergency careHealthcare systemRates of EDNaloxone prescribingPilot testingSingle EDEmergency departmentPhysicians' perceptionsEmergency careMortality rateEarly identificationComputable phenotypeUnique physiciansInformed consentCare paradigmHealth recordsIntervention effectiveness
2019
Effects of Real-time EMS Direction on Optimizing EMS Turnaround and Load-balancing Between Neighboring Hospital Campuses
Felice J, Coughlin RF, Burns K, Chmura C, Bogucki S, Cone DC, Joseph D, Parwani V, Li F, Saxa T, Ulrich A. Effects of Real-time EMS Direction on Optimizing EMS Turnaround and Load-balancing Between Neighboring Hospital Campuses. Prehospital Emergency Care 2019, 23: 788-794. PMID: 30798628, DOI: 10.1080/10903127.2019.1587123.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNurse navigator programSingle healthcare systemNavigator programHealthcare systemEmergency medical services (EMS) providersHealth system capacityNurse navigatorChief complaintEmergency departmentMedical service providersED volumeInpatient facilitiesTurnaround timeNeighboring hospitalRegistered NursesHospitalHospital campusSignificant decreaseED capacityIncidenceReal-time assessmentProgram implementationPrimary objectiveSignificant improvementPatients