2023
Potential bias and lack of generalizability in electronic health record data: reflections on health equity from the National Institutes of Health Pragmatic Trials Collaboratory.
Boyd A, Gonzalez-Guarda R, Lawrence K, Patil C, Ezenwa M, O'Brien E, Paek H, Braciszewski J, Adeyemi O, Cuthel A, Darby J, Zigler C, Ho P, Faurot K, Staman K, Leigh J, Dailey D, Cheville A, Del Fiol G, Knisely M, Grudzen C, Marsolo K, Richesson R, Schlaeger J. Potential bias and lack of generalizability in electronic health record data: reflections on health equity from the National Institutes of Health Pragmatic Trials Collaboratory. Journal Of The American Medical Informatics Association 2023, 30: 1561-1566. PMID: 37364017, PMCID: PMC10436149, DOI: 10.1093/jamia/ocad115.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBiasDelivery of Health CareElectronic Health RecordsHealth EquityHumansNational Institutes of Health (U.S.)United StatesConceptsElectronic health record dataPragmatic clinical trialsHealth record dataPopulation health problemElectronic health record systemsClinical trialsEHR-derived dataHealth record systemsHealth problemsSocial determinantsHealth equityRecord dataVulnerable populationsEHR dataHealthcare systemNational InstituteRecord systemLack of generalizabilityHealthDifferent subsetsGeneralizable researchEPCTsPopulationPotential biasTrials
2021
Emergency Department Visits for Nonfatal Opioid Overdose During the COVID-19 Pandemic Across Six US Health Care Systems
Soares WE, Melnick ER, Nath B, D'Onofrio G, Paek H, Skains RM, Walter LA, Casey MF, Napoli A, Hoppe JA, Jeffery MM. Emergency Department Visits for Nonfatal Opioid Overdose During the COVID-19 Pandemic Across Six US Health Care Systems. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2021, 79: 158-167. PMID: 34119326, PMCID: PMC8449788, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2021.03.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth care systemCause ED visitsNonfatal opioid overdoseED visitsOpioid use disorderCare systemOpioid overdoseUse disordersCOVID-19 pandemicOpioid-related complicationsEmergency department visitsHospital-based interventionsED visit ratesEmergency department utilizationVisit countsUS health care systemOpioid overdose ratesDepartment visitsHistorical controlsAdult visitsOpioid overdosesOverdose ratesMedical emergencyVisit ratesMore weeks