2023
Race and Ethnicity and Emergency Department Discharge Against Medical Advice
Tsai J, Janke A, Krumholz H, Khidir H, Venkatesh A. Race and Ethnicity and Emergency Department Discharge Against Medical Advice. JAMA Network Open 2023, 6: e2345437. PMID: 38015503, PMCID: PMC10685883, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.45437.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWhite patientsHispanic patientsEmergency departmentCross-sectional studyED visitsBlack patientsDAMA rateMedical adviceMAIN OUTCOMEEthnic disparitiesNationwide Emergency Department SampleNational cross-sectional studyHospital ED visitsEmergency department dischargeHospital-level variationEmergency Department SampleMetropolitan teaching hospitalHealth care resourcesMedian ageGreater morbidityHospital variationUnadjusted analysesTeaching hospitalAdditional adjustmentLower odds
2014
Hospital Variation in the Use of Noninvasive Cardiac Imaging and Its Association With Downstream Testing, Interventions, and Outcomes
Safavi KC, Li SX, Dharmarajan K, Venkatesh AK, Strait KM, Lin H, Lowe TJ, Fazel R, Nallamothu BK, Krumholz HM. Hospital Variation in the Use of Noninvasive Cardiac Imaging and Its Association With Downstream Testing, Interventions, and Outcomes. JAMA Internal Medicine 2014, 174: 546-553. PMID: 24515551, PMCID: PMC5459406, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2013.14407.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionNoninvasive cardiac imagingDownstream testingReadmission ratesRevascularization proceduresCardiac imagingHospital variationCardiac ischemiaProportion of patientsNoninvasive imagingLower readmission ratesPrincipal discharge diagnosisCross-sectional studyCardiac biomarker testsQ4 hospitalsChest discomfortCoronary angiographyCoronary diseaseDischarge diagnosisCoronary angiogramEmergency departmentMyocardial infarctionSame hospitalCurrent guidelinesInpatient wards