2023
Research and policy recommendations from the SOTA XVI: State of the Art Conference on VA Emergency Medicine
Ward M, Hwang U, Hastings S, Timko C, Chen J, Vashi A, Mattocks K, Abel E, Bravata D. Research and policy recommendations from the SOTA XVI: State of the Art Conference on VA Emergency Medicine. Academic Emergency Medicine 2023, 30: 240-251. PMID: 36775279, PMCID: PMC11166248, DOI: 10.1111/acem.14679.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental health needsEmergency careOlder veteransHealth needsEmergency Department Care TransitionsCommunity settingsVeterans Affairs Health Services ResearchFollow-up needsGeriatric assessment toolsEmergency medicineCommunity care settingsCare Improvement (BPCI) initiativeNon-VA sourcesSuicide prevention interventionsSubstance use disordersUse of telehealthHealth services researchEvaluation of interventionsEmergency cliniciansCare transitionsCare coordinationPatient outcomesArt ConferenceCare settingsPrevention interventions
2022
Emergency Department Care Transitions for Patients With Cognitive Impairment: A Scoping Review
Gettel CJ, Falvey JR, Gifford A, Hoang L, Christensen LA, Hwang U, Shah MN, Network T, Aggarawal N, Allore H, Amy A, Belleville M, Bellolio M, Betz M, Biese K, Brandt C, Bruursema S, Carnahan R, Carpenter C, Carr D, Chin-Hansen J, Daven M, Degesys N, Dresden M, Dussetschleger J, Ellenbogen M, Falvey J, Foster B, Gettel C, Gifford A, Gilmore-Bykovskyi A, Goldberg E, Han J, Hardy J, Hastings S, Hirshon J, Hoang L, Hogan T, Hung W, Hwang U, Isaacs E, Jaspal N, Jobe D, Johnson J, Kelly K, Kennedy M, Kind A, Leggett J, Malone M, Moccia M, Moreno M, Morrow-Howell N, Nowroozpoor A, Ohuabunwa U, Oiyemhonian B, Perry W, Prusaczk B, Resendez J, Rising K, Sano M, Savage B, Shah M, Suyama J, Swartzberg J, Taylor Z, Vaishal T, Vann A, Webb T, Weintraub S. Emergency Department Care Transitions for Patients With Cognitive Impairment: A Scoping Review. Journal Of The American Medical Directors Association 2022, 23: 1313.e1-1313.e13. PMID: 35247358, PMCID: PMC9378565, DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2022.01.076.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCare transition interventionsRelevant patient-centered outcomesPatient-centered outcomesCognitive impairmentCare partnersTransition interventionsCare transitionsOlder adultsEmergency Department Care TransitionsED revisit ratesSystematic electronic searchFull-text reviewScoping ReviewMedical research databasesGeriatric assessmentSecondary outcomesSystematic scoping reviewED careED patientsED settingPhysical functionFuture investigationsCare coordinationOutpatient careEligible studies
2021
Care transitions and social needs: A Geriatric Emergency care Applied Research (GEAR) Network scoping review and consensus statement
Gettel CJ, Voils CI, Bristol AA, Richardson LD, Hogan TM, Brody AA, Gladney MN, Suyama J, Ragsdale LC, Binkley CL, Morano CL, Seidenfeld J, Hammouda N, Ko KJ, Hwang U, Hastings SN. Care transitions and social needs: A Geriatric Emergency care Applied Research (GEAR) Network scoping review and consensus statement. Academic Emergency Medicine 2021, 28: 1430-1439. PMID: 34328674, PMCID: PMC8725618, DOI: 10.1111/acem.14360.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCare transition interventionsOlder adult populationTransition interventionsIntervention studiesAdult populationCare transitionsOlder adultsEmergency Department Care TransitionsHealth care utilization outcomesSubsequent health care utilizationComprehensive geriatric assessmentHealth care utilizationPatient-centered outcomesOptimal outcome measuresResearch NetworkGeriatric assessmentCare utilizationUtilization outcomesDischarge planningPatient outcomesConsensus statementOutcome measuresClinical questionsConsensus conferenceElectronic databases