2024
Reliability of a Measure of Admission Intensity for Emergency Physicians
Janke A, Oskvarek J, Zocchi M, Cai A, Litvak O, Pines J, Venkatesh A. Reliability of a Measure of Admission Intensity for Emergency Physicians. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2024, 84: 295-304. PMID: 38430082, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2024.02.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchED admission ratesIntraclass correlation coefficientAdmission ratesEmergency departmentAverage admission rateMeasures of emergency departmentValue-based care programsInternational Classification of DiseasesClassification of DiseasesLinear probability modelsMultilevel linear probability modelsCare programED visitsInternational ClassificationEmergency physiciansDiagnosis codesCorrelation coefficientPhysiciansIdentifying high-Reduce variationIntraclassStandard deviationAdmissionClinical conditionsAssess stability
2023
Correlations among common emergency medicine physician performance measures: Mixed messages or balancing forces?
Scofi J, Underriner E, Sangal R, Rothenberg C, Patel A, Pickens A, Sather J, Parwani V, Ulrich A, Venkatesh A. Correlations among common emergency medicine physician performance measures: Mixed messages or balancing forces? The American Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2023, 72: 58-63. PMID: 37481955, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2023.07.021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDevelopment and Internal Validation of an Emergency Department Admission Intensity Measure Using Data From a National Group
Oskvarek J, Zocchi M, Cai A, Venkat A, Janke A, Venkatesh A, Pines J, Group A. Development and Internal Validation of an Emergency Department Admission Intensity Measure Using Data From a National Group. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2023, 82: 316-325. PMID: 36669915, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2022.12.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdmission ratesSeparate technical panelEvidence-based protocolsICD-10 diagnosisValue-based payment modelsPhysician's discretionED diagnosisEmergency physiciansInternational ClassificationPhysician levelFacility levelPhysiciansInternal validationQuarterly ratesAdministrative dataFace validityDiagnosisPayment modelsLinear probability modelsICC
2021
Improving Emergency Department Throughput Using Audit-and-Feedback With Peer Comparison Among Emergency Department Physicians
Scofi J, Parwani V, Rothenberg C, Patel A, Ravi S, Sevilla M, D'Onofrio G, Ulrich A, Venkatesh AK. Improving Emergency Department Throughput Using Audit-and-Feedback With Peer Comparison Among Emergency Department Physicians. Journal For Healthcare Quality 2021, 44: 69-77. PMID: 34570029, DOI: 10.1097/jhq.0000000000000329.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdmission ratesEmergency department throughputEmergency physiciansMean timeUrban academic EDEmergency department physiciansMean admission rateLower admission ratesFirst study periodED physiciansAcademic EDDepartment physiciansPatient visitsPractice variationAdmissionPeer comparisonPhysiciansPhysician performanceStudy periodPatientsAcademic emergency physiciansReportAuditMinutesHours
2018
Opening of Psychiatric Observation Unit Eases Boarding Crisis
Parwani V, Tinloy B, Ulrich A, D'Onofrio G, Goldenberg M, Rothenberg C, Patel A, Venkatesh A. Opening of Psychiatric Observation Unit Eases Boarding Crisis. Academic Emergency Medicine 2018, 25: 456-460. PMID: 29266537, DOI: 10.1111/acem.13369.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsED LOSLength of stayMedian ED LOSTotal LOSPsychiatric admission ratesCrisis intervention unitSecondary outcomesPrimary outcomeObservation unitAdmission ratesPrimary analysisTertiary care academic medical centerPsychiatric chief complaintsBehavioral health staffInpatient psychiatric bedsAcute psychiatric careAcademic medical centerHours of careEmergency department boardingAdult EDAdult patientsPreintervention periodChief complaintPediatric hospitalInpatient admissions