2022
Emergency department‐to‐community care transition barriers: A qualitative study of older adults
Gettel CJ, Serina PT, Uzamere I, Hernandez‐Bigos K, Venkatesh AK, Rising KL, Goldberg EM, Feder SL, Cohen AB, Hwang U. Emergency department‐to‐community care transition barriers: A qualitative study of older adults. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2022, 70: 3152-3162. PMID: 35779278, PMCID: PMC9669106, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.17950.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCare transitionsOlder adultsClinical careImmediate post-discharge periodED discharge processEmergency clinical careEmergency department visitsPost-discharge periodAdverse health outcomesOutpatient clinical careDepartment visitsIntact patientsEmergency departmentHealth outcomesOlder adults' willingnessU.S. healthcare systemBaseline activityEffective interventionsIntervention developmentHealthcare systemAdultsCareAdults' willingnessSymptom explanationsED
2020
Change in opioid policies in New England emergency departments, 2014 vs 2018
Teferi MM, Boggs KM, Espinola JA, Herrington R, Mick NW, Rutman MS, Venkatesh AK, Zabbo CP, Hasegawa K, Samuels-Kalow ME, Weiner SG, Camargo CA. Change in opioid policies in New England emergency departments, 2014 vs 2018. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2020, 213: 108105. PMID: 32615413, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2020.108105.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTreatment policyNew England Emergency DepartmentsOpioid use disorder preventionOpioid-related policiesNational Emergency Department Inventory-USARisk patientsEmergency departmentOpioid overdoseClinical careMost EDsOpioid policyClinical practicePatientsED policyDisorder preventionPrevention policiesEDContinued effortRiskEvidence-based policyNaloxoneOverdosePrevalenceCarePrevention