2024
A Prehospital Quality Improvement Framework to Reduce Mortality and Other Harms Associated with Opioid Use Disorder
Glenn M, Crowe R, Dorsett M, Taigman M, Herring A, Mercer M, Joiner A, Venkatesh A, Davis C, Hawk K, Hern H, Carroll G, Cabañas J, D’Onofrio G, Samuels E. A Prehospital Quality Improvement Framework to Reduce Mortality and Other Harms Associated with Opioid Use Disorder. Prehospital Emergency Care 2024, ahead-of-print: 1-9. PMID: 39671519, DOI: 10.1080/10903127.2024.2428671.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEmergency medical servicesOpioid use disorderQI frameworkQuality improvementHarm reductionQuality improvement frameworkHarms associated with opioid useEvidence-based practiceReduce mortalityReduce overdose deathsEscalating overdose crisisImproved frameworkMedical servicesMultidisciplinary teamOverdose crisisAddiction medicinePublic healthOverdose deathsSubject matter expertsPrehospitalOpioid useQuality measuresAdverse outcomesUse disorderHarm
2023
Clinical Performance Measures for Emergency Department Care for Adults With Intracranial Hemorrhage
Zachrison K, Goldstein J, Jauch E, Radecki R, Madsen T, Adeoye O, Oostema J, Feeser V, Ganti L, Lo B, Meurer W, Corral M, Rothenberg C, Chaturvedi A, Goyal P, Venkatesh A. Clinical Performance Measures for Emergency Department Care for Adults With Intracranial Hemorrhage. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2023, 82: 258-269. PMID: 37074253, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2023.03.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntracranial hemorrhageAcute neurologic emergenciesEmergency department careNontraumatic intracranial hemorrhageCare of patientsClinical performance measuresCommunity EDNeurologic emergencySyndromic approachEmergency departmentEvidence-based targetsHyperacute phaseWarrants further developmentWorkgroup of expertsQuality improvement resourcesCare processesReview of dataQuality improvementHemorrhageInternal quality improvementCareNational sampleBroad implementationEDImprovement resources
2022
Improving Sepsis Management Through the Emergency Quality Network Sepsis Initiative
Rodos A, Aaronson E, Rothenberg C, Goyal P, Sharma D, Slesinger T, Schuur J, Venkatesh A. Improving Sepsis Management Through the Emergency Quality Network Sepsis Initiative. The Joint Commission Journal On Quality And Patient Safety 2022, 48: 572-580. PMID: 36137885, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcjq.2022.08.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSepsis casesQI activitiesSEP-1 performanceEmergency department patientsQI effortsTime-sensitive conditionsSignificant correlationCross-sectional analysisSepsis careDepartment patientsSepsis managementAmerican CollegeED sitesScoresPublic reportingReal-time quality improvementHospital performanceEDQuality improvementImplementation dataOverall hospital performanceQI dataPatientsInpatientsED performance
2021
Improving Safety and Quality During Interhospital Transfer of Patients With Nontraumatic Intracranial Hemorrhage: A Simulation-Based Pilot Program
Ray JM, Wong AH, Finn EB, Sheth KN, Matouk CC, Sudikoff SN, Auerbach MA, Sather JE, Venkatesh AK. Improving Safety and Quality During Interhospital Transfer of Patients With Nontraumatic Intracranial Hemorrhage: A Simulation-Based Pilot Program. Journal Of Patient Safety 2021, 18: 77-87. PMID: 33852541, DOI: 10.1097/pts.0000000000000808.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInterhospital transferNontraumatic intracranial hemorrhageThematic analysisRates of interhospital transfersQuality improvement initiativesQuality improvement strategiesInterhospital transfer of patientsTransfer of patientsCare handoffsCenter staff membersData saturationComplex handoffsImprovement initiativesInterprofessional debriefingFocus groupsEmergency physiciansQualitative studyEmergency departmentQuality improvementIll populationStaff membersTertiary care centerCare centerCommunication ChecklistSpecialized neurocritical care