2024
Drivers of Variation in Opioid Prescribing after Common Surgical Procedures in a Large Multihospital Healthcare System
Zanocco K, Romanelli R, Meeker D, Mariano L, Shenoy R, Wagner Z, Kirkegaard A, Mudiganti S, Martinez M, Watkins K. Drivers of Variation in Opioid Prescribing after Common Surgical Procedures in a Large Multihospital Healthcare System. Journal Of The American College Of Surgeons 2024, 239: 242-252. PMID: 38690834, PMCID: PMC11321601, DOI: 10.1097/xcs.0000000000001095.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchElectronic health recordsMultihospital healthcare systemOpioid prescribingHealthcare systemNon-Hispanic black raceMorphine milligram equivalentsPrimary care providersReducing postoperative opioid prescribingOpioid prescribing practicesInfluence pain levelsRandom-effects modelCare providersPatient safetyHealth recordsProvider levelInsurance statusMisuse of prescription opioidsPostoperative opioid prescribingPatient racePrescribing behaviorPrescribing variationGuideline recommendationsPrescribing practicesTargeted prescribingMedicare insurance
2021
Establishing a research informatics program in a public healthcare system: a case report with model documents
Meeker D, Fu P, Garcia G, Dyer I, Yadav K, Fleishman R, Yee H. Establishing a research informatics program in a public healthcare system: a case report with model documents. Journal Of The American Medical Informatics Association 2021, 29: 694-700. PMID: 35289368, PMCID: PMC8922175, DOI: 10.1093/jamia/ocab226.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth systemLos Angeles County DepartmentClinical Translational Science InstituteAcademic medical centerCounty health systemPublic health systemCancer CenterPublic healthcare systemCase reportTranslational Science InstituteMedical CenterHealth servicesInformatics programsCounty DepartmentHealthcare systemHealth ITResearch Governance Framework