2024
The association between prolonged SARS-CoV-2 symptoms and work outcomes
Venkatesh A, Yu H, Malicki C, Gottlieb M, Elmore J, Hill M, Idris A, Montoy J, O’Laughlin K, Rising K, Stephens K, Spatz E, Weinstein R, Group F. The association between prolonged SARS-CoV-2 symptoms and work outcomes. PLOS ONE 2024, 19: e0300947. PMID: 39074096, PMCID: PMC11285965, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0300947.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSARS-CoV-2 symptomsReturn to workAssociated with increased oddsAnalyzed self-reported dataNational cohort studySelf-reported dataLong COVIDCOVID-19 pandemicLost work timePublic health emergencyWork absenteeismMissed workdaysElectronic surveyEmployment statusSARS-CoV-2 infectionWell-being impactsOdds ratioWork lossCohort studyNumerous healthImpact of long COVIDCOVID-19Risk factorsThree-monthsHealth emergencyAccelerated Chest Pain Treatment With Artificial Intelligence–Informed, Risk-Driven Triage
Hinson J, Taylor R, Venkatesh A, Steinhart B, Chmura C, Sangal R, Levin S. Accelerated Chest Pain Treatment With Artificial Intelligence–Informed, Risk-Driven Triage. JAMA Internal Medicine 2024, 184 PMID: 39037785, PMCID: PMC11264065, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2024.3219.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAbbreviated MRI in the evaluation of dizziness: report turnaround times and impact on length of stay compared to CT, CTA, and conventional MRI
Tu L, Tegtmeyer K, de Oliveira Santo I, Venkatesh A, Forman H, Mahajan A, Melnick E. Abbreviated MRI in the evaluation of dizziness: report turnaround times and impact on length of stay compared to CT, CTA, and conventional MRI. Emergency Radiology 2024, 1-7. PMID: 39034381, DOI: 10.1007/s10140-024-02273-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLength of stayEvaluation of dizzinessAbbreviated MRIConventional MRIMRI protocolEmergency departmentNon-contrast CT headConventional MRI protocolHead and neckPosterior circulation strokeAnalysis of length of stayTurnaround timeED length of stayCT headNo significant differenceAcute dizzinessCirculation strokeRetrospective analysisDizzinessAcute settingAssociated with greater impactMRI studiesImaging modalitiesMRIPatientsDaily care hours among caregivers of older emergency department patients with dementia and undiagnosed cognitive impairment
Galske J, Chera T, Hwang U, Monin J, Venkatesh A, Lam K, Leggett A, Gettel C. Daily care hours among caregivers of older emergency department patients with dementia and undiagnosed cognitive impairment. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2024 PMID: 38970304, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.19062.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTotal and Out-of-Pocket Costs Surrounding Emergency Department Care Among Older Adults Enrolled in Traditional Medicare and Medicare Advantage
Gettel C, Salah W, Rothenberg C, Liang Y, Schwartz H, Scott K, Hwang U, Hastings S, Venkatesh A. Total and Out-of-Pocket Costs Surrounding Emergency Department Care Among Older Adults Enrolled in Traditional Medicare and Medicare Advantage. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2024 PMID: 38864783, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2024.04.023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOut-of-pocketED visitsTraditional MedicareOlder adultsEmergency departmentMedicare AdvantageMedicare Advantage plan enrolleesMedicare Current Beneficiary SurveyEmergency department careTreat-and-releaseOut-of-pocket expensesOut-of-pocket health care spendingHealth care spendingCross-sectional analysisProportion of costsMedian totalEmergency careTreat-and-release emergency departmentBeneficiary SurveyMedian total costProportion of expensesCare spendingPlan enrolleesMedicareVisitsEstimating the size and scope of the academic emergency physician workforce
Gettel C, Camargo C, Bennett C, Courtney D, Kaji A, Fermann G, Gallahue F, Nelson L, Hebbard C, Rothenberg C, Raja A, Venkatesh A. Estimating the size and scope of the academic emergency physician workforce. Academic Emergency Medicine 2024 PMID: 38769602, DOI: 10.1111/acem.14931.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchProportion of emergency physiciansAccreditation Council for Graduate Medical EducationClinical training sitesED visitsEM residency programsAcademic emergency departmentEmergency physiciansEmergency departmentEM workforceEmergency medicineACGME-accredited EM residency programsAcademic sitesProportion of emergency departmentCenters for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesEmergency physician workforceResidency programsProportion of ED visitsDepartment of Veterans AffairsAccredited EM residency programsTraining of resident physiciansAmerican Hospital AssociationTraining sitesNational proportionsAcademic Emergency MedicineGraduate Medical EducationCalculation of Overall Hospital Quality Star Ratings With and Without Inclusion of the Peer Grouping Step
Gettel C, Bagshaw K, Qin L, Lin Z, Rothenberg E, Omotosho P, Goutos D, Herrin J, Suter L, Schreiber M, Fleisher L, Myers R, Spivack S, Venkatesh A. Calculation of Overall Hospital Quality Star Ratings With and Without Inclusion of the Peer Grouping Step. JAMA Network Open 2024, 7: e2411933. PMID: 38753326, PMCID: PMC11099678, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.11933.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCenters for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesCross-sectional studyHospital characteristicsHigher star ratingsStar ratingsOverall hospital qualityLowest-performing hospitalsOverall star ratingQuality star ratingsHospital star ratingsStar Ratings scoresHospital qualityHospital performanceStratified hospitalsMedicaid ServicesMain OutcomesFace validityPeer groupPeer group approachPrimary outcomePeer comparisonHospitalRating scoresPeerMeasurement groupPayment Innovation in Emergency Care: A Case for Global Clinician Budgets
Pines J, Black B, Cirillo L, Kachman M, Nikolla D, Moghtahderi A, Oskvarek J, Rahman N, Venkatesh A, Venkat A. Payment Innovation in Emergency Care: A Case for Global Clinician Budgets. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2024 PMID: 38691065, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2024.04.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchClinician groupsClinical workloadEmergency departmentPopulation health programsUS emergency departmentsClinician staffingPopulation healthWorkforce attritionEmergency careHealth programsGovernment payorsED capacityHospital incentivesHospital boardsImprove equityClinician servicesLow reimbursementImprove qualityFinancial incentivesReimbursement ratesFunding modelsReimbursementGlobal budgetState-level legislationFinancial pressuresPre-COVID-19 hospital quality and hospital response to COVID-19: examining associations between risk-adjusted mortality for patients hospitalised with COVID-19 and pre-COVID-19 hospital quality
Peter D, Li S, Wang Y, Zhang J, Grady J, McDowell K, Norton E, Lin Z, Bernheim S, Venkatesh A, Fleisher L, Schreiber M, Suter L, Triche E. Pre-COVID-19 hospital quality and hospital response to COVID-19: examining associations between risk-adjusted mortality for patients hospitalised with COVID-19 and pre-COVID-19 hospital quality. BMJ Open 2024, 14: e077394. PMID: 38553067, PMCID: PMC10982775, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-077394.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospital qualityPatient experiencePre-COVID-19Medicare patientsShort-term acute care hospitalsCritical access hospitalsAcute care hospitalsFuture public health emergenciesHigher odds of mortalityIn-hospitalRisk-adjusted mortalityOdds of mortalityCare deliveryAccess hospitalsEffective careCOVID-19-related deathsAssociated with mortalityCare structuresHospital characteristicsPublic health emergencySummary scoreMedicare beneficiariesHigher oddsHospital responseRSMRsGeriatric Emergency Medication Safety Recommendations (GEMS-Rx): Modified Delphi Development of a High-Risk Prescription List for Older Emergency Department Patients
Skains R, Koehl J, Aldeen A, Carpenter C, Gettel C, Goldberg E, Hwang U, Kocher K, Southerland L, Goyal P, Berdahl C, Venkatesh A, Lin M. Geriatric Emergency Medication Safety Recommendations (GEMS-Rx): Modified Delphi Development of a High-Risk Prescription List for Older Emergency Department Patients. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2024 PMID: 38483427, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2024.01.033.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOlder ED patientsHigh-risk prescriptionsED patientsHigh-risk medication usePrescribed high-risk medicationsEmergency departmentHigh-risk medicationsEnd of lifeShort-term adverse eventsAdverse drug eventsQuestionnaire response rateEmergency department patientsDrug eventsRound 2Prescription refillsPhysician expertsMedication useSkeletal muscle relaxantsDepartment patientsMedication categoriesAdverse eventsRisk of short-term adverse eventsMedication classesMedical indicationsPrescription listReliability of a Measure of Admission Intensity for Emergency Physicians
Janke A, Oskvarek J, Zocchi M, Cai A, Litvak O, Pines J, Venkatesh A. Reliability of a Measure of Admission Intensity for Emergency Physicians. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2024 PMID: 38430082, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2024.02.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchED admission ratesIntraclass correlation coefficientAdmission ratesEmergency departmentAverage admission rateMeasures of emergency departmentValue-based care programsInternational Classification of DiseasesClassification of DiseasesLinear probability modelsMultilevel linear probability modelsCare programED visitsInternational ClassificationEmergency physiciansDiagnosis codesCorrelation coefficientPhysiciansIdentifying high-Reduce variationIntraclassStandard deviationAdmissionClinical conditionsAssess stabilityReply to "Considering Health Systems Worldwide: Point of View From a Middle-Income Country".
Tu L, Melnick E, Venkatesh A, Sheth K, Navaratnam D, Yaesoubi R, Forman H, Mahajan A. Reply to "Considering Health Systems Worldwide: Point of View From a Middle-Income Country". American Journal Of Roentgenology 2024, 222: e2430900. PMID: 38294162, DOI: 10.2214/ajr.24.30900.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPatient‐reported outcome measure use among older adults after emergency department care: A systematic review
Gettel C, Galske J, Sather A, Haidous A, Hwang U, Brackett A, Venkatesh A, Rising K, Goldberg E, van Oppen J, Conroy S, Carpenter C. Patient‐reported outcome measure use among older adults after emergency department care: A systematic review. Academic Emergency Medicine 2024, 31: 273-287. PMID: 38366698, DOI: 10.1111/acem.14850.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPatient-reported outcome measuresActivities of daily livingED visitsOlder adultsPhysical functionPatient-reported outcome measure useInstrumental activities of daily livingKatz activities of daily livingOlder adult ED patientsPatient-reported outcome measure assessmentSystematic reviewOutcome measure useEmergency department carePatient symptom burdenFull-text screeningAdult ED patientsRisk of biasQuality of lifeStudy inclusion criteriaWeb of Science-Core CollectionKatz ActivitiesEmergency careDaily livingPROM assessmentBarthel Index“Follow‐up in a few days”: Limitations to primary care access among older adults following emergency department discharge
Gettel C, Hartzheim J, Chera T, Galske J, Cameron‐Comasco L, Bellolio F, Berrin L, Venkatesh A. “Follow‐up in a few days”: Limitations to primary care access among older adults following emergency department discharge. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2024, 72: 1528-1531. PMID: 38308394, PMCID: PMC11090698, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.18791.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe Clinical Emergency Data Registry: Structure, Use, and Limitations for Research
Lin M, Sharma D, Venkatesh A, Epstein S, Janke A, Genes N, Mehrotra A, Augustine J, Malcolm B, Goyal P, Griffey R. The Clinical Emergency Data Registry: Structure, Use, and Limitations for Research. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2024, 83: 467-476. PMID: 38276937, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2023.12.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmergency departmentData elementsAmerican College of Emergency PhysiciansData RegistryParticipating emergency departmentsElectronic health recordsClinical data registryEmergency careHealth recordsEmergency medicineEmergency physiciansDe-identifiedBilling dataAmerican CollegeImprove data qualityCompletion of data elementsRegistryMultiple data elementsDemographic dataResearch usePatient demographicsReporting purposesData collectionCentral databaseClinical characteristicsMeasuring Equity in Readmission as a Distinct Assessment of Hospital Performance
Nash K, Weerahandi H, Yu H, Venkatesh A, Holaday L, Herrin J, Lin Z, Horwitz L, Ross J, Bernheim S. Measuring Equity in Readmission as a Distinct Assessment of Hospital Performance. JAMA 2024, 331: 111-123. PMID: 38193960, PMCID: PMC10777266, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2023.24874.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBlack patientsPatient populationHospital characteristicsHospital-wide readmission measureDual-eligible patientsHospital patient populationCross-sectional studyMeasures of hospitalHealth care qualityPatient demographicsReadmission ratesClinical outcomesPatient raceEligible hospitalsReadmissionMAIN OUTCOMEReadmission measuresMedicare dataUS hospitalsHospitalCare qualityPatientsMedicaid ServicesOutcomesLower percentage
2023
Development of the COMET tool: Caregiver‐reported Outcome Measure for Emergency care Transitions
Gettel C, Galske J, Uzamere I, Serina P, Hernandez‐Bigos K, Mane S, Chen K, Ottilie‐Kovelman S, Sandoval J, Venkatesh A, Cohen A, Monin J, Fried T, Hwang U. Development of the COMET tool: Caregiver‐reported Outcome Measure for Emergency care Transitions. Alzheimer's & Dementia 2023, 19 DOI: 10.1002/alz.074213.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCare transitionsOutcome measuresCare partnersED discharge processPhase 3Results Phase 1Phase 2Health care systemPhase 1Candidate itemsAcute illnessED encountersEmergency departmentCare considerationsPhase 4Outcome assessmentConclusion DevelopmentScreening toolCare systemResearch team membersContent validityPoor communicationEDMultidisciplinary stakeholdersDelphi approachPatient-Reported Outcome-Based Performance Measures in Alternative Payment Models: Current Use, Implementation Barriers, and Principles to Succeed
Gettel C, Suter L, Bagshaw K, Sheares K, Balestracci K, Lin Z, Venkatesh A. Patient-Reported Outcome-Based Performance Measures in Alternative Payment Models: Current Use, Implementation Barriers, and Principles to Succeed. Value In Health 2023, 27: 199-205. PMID: 38042334, PMCID: PMC10872237, DOI: 10.1016/j.jval.2023.10.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInequities among patient placement in emergency department hallway treatment spaces
Tuffuor K, Su H, Meng L, Pinker E, Tarabar A, Van Tonder R, Chmura C, Parwani V, Venkatesh A, Sangal R. Inequities among patient placement in emergency department hallway treatment spaces. The American Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2023, 76: 70-74. PMID: 38006634, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2023.11.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEscalation of careAdjusted odds ratioED revisitsHallway bedsEmergency departmentHigher oddsPatient placementPatient insurance coverageSocial risk factorsPatient social factorsDischarge AMAED visitsSecondary outcomesPatient agePatient demographicsPrimary outcomeMale sexPatient sexTreatment spaceED censusFemale sexRisk factorsOdds ratioED staffingObservational studyCost-Effectiveness of CT, CTA, MRI, and Specialized MRI for Evaluation of Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department With Dizziness.
Tu L, Melnick E, Venkatesh A, Sheth K, Navaratnam D, Yaesoubi R, Forman H, Mahajan A. Cost-Effectiveness of CT, CTA, MRI, and Specialized MRI for Evaluation of Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department With Dizziness. American Journal Of Roentgenology 2023, 222: e2330060. PMID: 37937837, DOI: 10.2214/ajr.23.30060.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchQuality-adjusted life yearsEvaluation of patientsSecondary prevention measuresEmergency departmentProbabilistic sensitivity analysesConventional MRICumulative quality-adjusted life yearsCost-effective strategyIncremental costNoncontrast CT headAcute stroke treatmentSpecialized MRISelection of patientsHigher quality-adjusted life yearsConventional brain MRIMarkov decision-analytic modelNon-contrast CTNoncontrast head CTHealthcare system perspectiveUse of MRIBase-case analysisPrevention measuresDecision analytic modelGreater quality-adjusted life yearsDeterministic sensitivity analyses