2024
A Comparison of State-Specific Pediatric Emergency Medical Facility Recognition Programs, 2020
Boggs K, Voligny E, Auerbach M, Espinola J, Samuels-Kalow M, Sullivan A, Camargo C. A Comparison of State-Specific Pediatric Emergency Medical Facility Recognition Programs, 2020. Pediatric Emergency Care 2024, 40: 141-146. PMID: 38295194, PMCID: PMC10832299, DOI: 10.1097/pec.0000000000003119.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPediatric emergency care coordinatorEmergency Medical Services for ChildrenProgram start dateEmergency departmentQuality of pediatric emergency carePediatric emergency careHigh emergency departmentRecognition programCare coordinationPediatric readinessEmergency careStart datePatient outcomesED areaProgram characteristicsProgram managersLevel of verificationProgramLevel of recognitionVerification requirementsCareVerificationParticipantsChildrenDepartment
2023
Availability of Pediatric Emergency Care Coordinators in US Emergency Departments in 2018
Boggs K, Espinola J, Sullivan A, Li J, Auerbach M, Hasegawa K, Samuels-Kalow M, Camargo C. Availability of Pediatric Emergency Care Coordinators in US Emergency Departments in 2018. Pediatric Emergency Care 2023, 39: 385-389. PMID: 37104702, DOI: 10.1097/pec.0000000000002953.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
Pediatric Emergency Care Coordination in EMS Agencies: Findings of a Multistate Learning Collaborative
Tsao HS, Alter R, Kane E, Gross T, Browne LR, Auerbach M, Leonard JC, Ludwig L, Adelgais KM. Pediatric Emergency Care Coordination in EMS Agencies: Findings of a Multistate Learning Collaborative. Prehospital Emergency Care 2022, 27: 1004-1015. PMID: 36125189, DOI: 10.1080/10903127.2022.2126040.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPediatric emergency care coordinatorEmergency medical servicesEMS agenciesMaternal childLearning CollaborativePediatric emergency carePediatric-specific educationCare coordinationCare coordinatorsEmergency careHealth resourcesMedical servicesTwo daysAdditional recruitmentOutcomesStudy objectiveTrainer programChildren programPerson meetingsSubstantial numberLack of requirementMonthsLongitudinal qualitative interviewsPartnership grantSignificant barriersImpact of individual components of emergency department pediatric readiness on pediatric mortality in US trauma centers
Remick K, Smith M, Newgard CD, Lin A, Hewes H, Jensen AR, Glass N, Ford R, Ames S, Cook J, Malveau S, Dai M, Auerbach M, Jenkins P, Gausche-Hill M, Fallat M, Kuppermann N, Mann NC. Impact of individual components of emergency department pediatric readiness on pediatric mortality in US trauma centers. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2022, 94: 417-424. PMID: 36045493, PMCID: PMC9974586, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000003779.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsED pediatric readinessUS trauma centersEmergency Department Pediatric ReadinessTrauma centerPediatric readinessMortality ratioNational Pediatric Readiness Project assessmentLevel IIINational Trauma Data BankPediatric emergency care coordinatorTrauma center levelTrauma Data BankMultivariable linear regressionEvidence-based guidanceRisk-adjustment modelsPaediatric triage toolPediatric survivalCohort studyCritical airwayPediatric centersMultivariable analysisPediatric mortalityUnadjusted analysesResuscitation equipmentCare coordinators
2021
A Regional Intervention to Appoint Pediatric Emergency Care Coordinators in New England Emergency Departments
Li J, Petrack EM, Boggs KM, Auerbach M, Foster AA, Sullivan AF, Camargo CA. A Regional Intervention to Appoint Pediatric Emergency Care Coordinators in New England Emergency Departments. Pediatric Emergency Care 2021, 38: 75-78. PMID: 35100744, DOI: 10.1097/pec.0000000000002456.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPediatric emergency care coordinatorEmergency departmentCare coordinatorsED characteristicsNew England Emergency DepartmentsState Emergency Medical ServicesEmergency medical servicesIndividual outreachSurvey response rateAmerican CollegeResponse rateIndividual EDsED leadershipMedical servicesEDInterventionAppointmentsDepartmentNew England statesState chaptersAvailability of Pediatric Emergency Care Coordinators in United States Emergency Departments
Boggs KM, Espinola JA, Sullivan AF, Freid RD, Auerbach M, Hasegawa K, Samuels-Kalow ME, Camargo CA. Availability of Pediatric Emergency Care Coordinators in United States Emergency Departments. The Journal Of Pediatrics 2021, 235: 163-169.e1. PMID: 33577802, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2021.02.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPediatric emergency care coordinatorUS emergency departmentsEmergency departmentCare coordinatorsUnited States emergency departmentsStates emergency departmentsNational Emergency Department Inventory-USAED visit volumeMultivariable logistic regressionVisit volumeLogistic regressionED areaDescriptive statisticsLarge proportionDepartment
2020
Closing the Loop
Goldman MP, Query LA, Wong AH, Gross IT, Emerson BL, Auerbach MA, Tiyyagura GK. Closing the Loop. Pediatric Emergency Care 2020, 37: e1535-e1543. PMID: 33009320, PMCID: PMC8012401, DOI: 10.1097/pec.0000000000002108.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGeneral emergency departmentsPediatric emergency care coordinatorCare coordinationHospital liaisonBarriers to program implementationProgram implementationAnalyzed transcribed dataFacilitators of program implementationEmergency care settingsEmergency medicine providersConstant comparative methodFollow-upCare of childrenMedicolegal exposureCare settingsCare trendsMedicine providersSemistructured interviewsCommunity hospitalSuccessful disseminationEmergency departmentElectronic reportingTime burdenQuality improvementChildren's hospital
2018
National Study of Self‐reported Pediatric Areas in United States General Emergency Departments
Camargo A, Boggs KM, Auerbach M, Freid RD, Sullivan AF, Espinola JA, Camargo CA. National Study of Self‐reported Pediatric Areas in United States General Emergency Departments. Academic Emergency Medicine 2018, 25: 1458-1462. PMID: 30311327, DOI: 10.1111/acem.13633.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPediatric emergency care coordinatorGeneral emergency departmentsU.S. emergency departmentsPediatric emergency departmentEmergency departmentPediatric areaType of EDPediatric emergency medicine physiciansEmergency medicine physiciansQuality improvement effortsPediatric bedsCare coordinatorsPatient outcomesPediatric careMedicine physiciansEmergency careVisit volumePEM physiciansStandardized definitionsCareFurther studiesNational surveyPrevalenceNational studyPhysicians