2021
Research priorities for elder abuse screening and intervention: A Geriatric Emergency Care Applied Research (GEAR) network scoping review and consensus statement
Kayser J, Morrow-Howell N, Rosen TE, Skees S, Doering M, Clark S, Hurka-Richardson K, Bin Shams R, Ringer T, Hwang U, Platts-Mills TF, Network TG. Research priorities for elder abuse screening and intervention: A Geriatric Emergency Care Applied Research (GEAR) network scoping review and consensus statement. Journal Of Elder Abuse & Neglect 2021, 33: 123-144. PMID: 33797344, PMCID: PMC8204570, DOI: 10.1080/08946566.2021.1904313.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmergency departmentEmergency department-based interventionsEmergency Department ScreeningHealth care utilizationResearch NetworkUsual careCare utilizationConsensus statementSafety outcomesConsensus conferenceElder abuseReference listsComparative effectivenessAbuse screeningPsychosocial impactGoogle ScholarAbuse assessmentInterventionPatientsCurrent literatureCareDepartmentAbuseScreeningResearch priorities
2016
Geriatric dispositions and transitions of care
Morano B, Morano C, Biese K, Coleman E, Hwang U. Geriatric dispositions and transitions of care. 2016, 394-406. DOI: 10.1002/9781118753262.ch26.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTransitional careNurse practitionersHome transitional careEmergency department visitsShortness of breathTransitional care modelCare transition interventionsTransitional care programTransitions of careDuration of interventionSettings of careDepartment visitsHospital readmissionPatient transitionsCare modelCare programTransition interventionsCare initiativesCareProject BOOSTProject REDInterventionOutcomesReadmissionShortnessUsability Evaluation of a Clinical Decision Support System for Geriatric ED Pain Treatment
Genes N, Kim MS, Thum FL, Rivera L, Beato R, Song C, Soriano J, Kannry J, Baumlin K, Hwang U. Usability Evaluation of a Clinical Decision Support System for Geriatric ED Pain Treatment. Applied Clinical Informatics 2016, 07: 128-142. PMID: 27081412, PMCID: PMC4817340, DOI: 10.4338/aci-2015-08-ra-0108.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinical decision support systemElectronic health recordsPain careCDSS interventionClinical careSystem usability scoreUnrelieved acute painRate of physiciansCare clinical decision support systemAcute painPain treatmentPoor outcomeCare interventionsEmergency physiciansClinicians' usePatient carePatient scenariosOlder adultsCDS interventionsCareHealth recordsPhysiciansInterventionTest sessionsRounds of testing
2014
Usability Improvement of a Clinical Decision Support System
Thum F, Kim M, Genes N, Rivera L, Beato R, Soriano J, Kannry J, Baumlin K, Hwang U. Usability Improvement of a Clinical Decision Support System. Lecture Notes In Computer Science 2014, 8519: 125-131. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-07635-5_13.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchClinical decision support systemElectronic health recordsCDSS interventionEmergency department workflowCDSS useProvider feedbackSimulated electronic health recordDecision support systemElderly adultsProvider behaviorHealth recordsCDSS designRounds of testingSupport systemInterventionUsability improvementsDepartment workflowPainTest scenarios
2011
A Research Agenda to Assure Equity During Periods of Emergency Department Crowding
Hwang U, Weber EJ, Richardson LD, Sweet V, Todd K, Abraham G, Ankel F. A Research Agenda to Assure Equity During Periods of Emergency Department Crowding. Academic Emergency Medicine 2011, 18: 1318-1323. PMID: 22168197, PMCID: PMC3368012, DOI: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.2011.01233.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInstitute of MedicineEmergency departmentDomains of qualityEmergency department (ED) crowdingPeriods of crowdingHealth care systemEquitable careCare systemPotential interventionsSuccessful interventionsVulnerable populationsBase interventionsInterventionCareLittle evidenceField of medicineMedicineInequities