2023
Estimated reimbursement impact of COVID‐19 on emergency physicians
Venkatesh A, Janke A, Koski‐Vacirca R, Rothenberg C, Parwani V, Granovsky M, Burke L, Li S, Pines J. Estimated reimbursement impact of COVID‐19 on emergency physicians. Academic Emergency Medicine 2023, 30: 636-643. PMID: 36820470, DOI: 10.1111/acem.14700.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNationwide Emergency Department SampleED visitsEmergency physiciansSecondary analysisCOVID-19Acute care utilizationEmergency Department SampleEmergency Department registryCOVID-19 pandemicHealth care servicesEmergency department sitesReimbursement impactCare utilizationBilling codesInsurance payerDepartment registryPrimary analysisCare servicesPhysiciansReimbursement lossHealth careStudy sampleVisitsPandemic-related lossReimbursement
2022
Prehospital emergency department care activations during the initial COVID-19 pandemic surge.
Leff R, Fleming-Nouri A, Venkatesh AK, Parwani V, Rothenberg C, Sangal RB, Flood CT, Goldenberg M, Wira C. Prehospital emergency department care activations during the initial COVID-19 pandemic surge. American Journal Of Disaster Medicine 2022, 17: 23-39. PMID: 35913181, DOI: 10.5055/ajdm.2022.0417.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCOVID-19 hospital admissionsCOVID-19 pandemic surgeTotal ED volumeNumber of patientsCOVID-19 hospitalizationScatterplot smoothing curvesPublic health measuresCritical medical conditionPublic health emergencyPrehospital presentationStroke activationHospital admissionPrimary outcomeTrauma activationsUrban EDAcademic EDCOVID-19 casesPrehospital settingClinical indicationsType of presentationMedical conditionsED volumePandemic surgeAbsolute decreaseHealth measures