2022
A Quality Framework to Address Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Emergency Department Care
Khidir H, Salhi R, Sabbatini AK, Franks NM, Green A, Richardson LD, Terry A, Vasquez N, Goyal P, Kocher K, Venkatesh AK, Lin MP. A Quality Framework to Address Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Emergency Department Care. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2022, 81: 47-56. PMID: 36257864, PMCID: PMC9780164, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2022.08.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsEmergency Medical ServicesEmergency Service, HospitalEthnicityHealth EquityHealth Services AccessibilityHealthcare DisparitiesHumansUnited StatesConceptsEmergency careEthnic disparitiesHealth disparitiesCare deliveryHealth equityEmergency department careTransitions of careQuality improvement initiativesHealth care servicesEmergency care deliveryHealth care systemWhite patientsEmergency departmentEmergency physiciansAmerican CollegeCare servicesCare systemCareDisproportionate barriersHealth careImprovement initiativesQuality measuresPatientsEthnic groupsIterative discussions
2021
COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance and Access Among Black and Latinx Communities
Balasuriya L, Santilli A, Morone J, Ainooson J, Roy B, Njoku A, Mendiola-Iparraguirre A, Duffany K, Macklin B, Higginbottom J, Fernández-Ayala C, Vicente G, Venkatesh A. COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance and Access Among Black and Latinx Communities. JAMA Network Open 2021, 4: e2128575. PMID: 34643719, PMCID: PMC8515205, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.28575.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCOVID-19 vaccine acceptanceCOVID-19 vaccineCOVID-19 vaccine accessVaccination accessVaccine acceptanceVaccine accessQualified health centersCommunity health workersCOVID-19 vaccinationCOVID-19Health care practitionersHealth care systemPublic health officialsEquitable uptakeHealth centersHealth workersMAIN OUTCOMEFocus groupsInductive content analysis approachCare practitionersHealth departmentsHealth care employeesQualitative studyLocal community-based organizationsDisproportionate deaths
2020
Unscheduled Care Access in the United States-A Tale of Two Emergency Departments
Venkatesh AK, Greenwood-Ericksen MB, Mei H, Rothenberg C, Lin Z, Krumholz HM. Unscheduled Care Access in the United States-A Tale of Two Emergency Departments. The American Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2020, 45: 374-377. PMID: 33143957, PMCID: PMC8076339, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2020.08.095.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedEmergency Service, HospitalFemaleHealth Services AccessibilityHumansMaleMedicareRural PopulationUnited StatesUrban PopulationUtilization ReviewConceptsHospital referral regionsED visit ratesEmergency departmentCare ratesVisit ratesMedicare Chronic Conditions WarehouseHospital-based emergency departmentsRole of EDsChronic Conditions WarehouseProportion of beneficiariesDartmouth Atlas hospital referral regionHealthcare delivery systemED utilizationED visitsED useUnscheduled careReferral regionsUrban zip codesCare accessMedicare beneficiariesCare needsCare deliveryOffice settingCare capabilitiesDisproportionate barriers