Emergency department patients with untreated opioid use disorder: A comparison of those seeking versus not seeking referral to substance use treatment
Coupet E, D’Onofrio G, Chawarski M, Edelman E, O’Connor P, Owens P, Martel S, Fiellin DA, Cowan E, Richardson L, Huntley K, Whiteside LK, Lyons MS, Rothman RE, Pantalon M, Hawk K. Emergency department patients with untreated opioid use disorder: A comparison of those seeking versus not seeking referral to substance use treatment. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2020, 219: 108428. PMID: 33307301, PMCID: PMC8110210, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2020.108428.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUntreated opioid use disorderOpioid use disorderEmergency department patientsDepartment patientsUse disordersTenth Revision diagnosis codesSevere opioid use disorderConclusions Most patientsInjection-related infectionsRevision diagnosis codesHealth insurance statusSubstance use treatmentCross-sectional analysisOpioid withdrawalClinical characteristicsED visitsMost patientsTreatment initiationUrine toxicologyClinical correlatesDiagnosis codesInsurance statusUnivariate analysisBackground LittleInternational ClassificationWhere Skilled Nursing Facility Residents Get Acute Care: Is the Emergency Department the Medical Home?
Venkatesh AK, Gettel CJ, Mei H, Chou SC, Rothenberg C, Liu SL, D’Onofrio G, Lin Z, Krumholz HM. Where Skilled Nursing Facility Residents Get Acute Care: Is the Emergency Department the Medical Home? Journal Of Applied Gerontology 2020, 40: 828-836. PMID: 32842827, PMCID: PMC7904961, DOI: 10.1177/0733464820950125.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute care visitsCare visitsEmergency departmentMedicare beneficiariesSNF staySNF servicesSkilled nursing facility residentsNursing facility residentsSkilled nursing facility servicesAcute care capabilitiesCross-sectional analysisNursing facility servicesHigher proportionAcute careMedical homeFacility residentsCare capabilitiesVisitsNumber of daysStayCareDepartmentFacility servicesBeneficiariesProportionCross‐sectional Analysis of Emergency Department and Acute Care Utilization Among Medicare Beneficiaries
Venkatesh AK, Mei H, Shuling L, D’Onofrio G, Rothenberg C, Lin Z, Krumholz HM. Cross‐sectional Analysis of Emergency Department and Acute Care Utilization Among Medicare Beneficiaries. Academic Emergency Medicine 2020, 27: 570-579. PMID: 32302034, DOI: 10.1111/acem.13971.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultiple chronic conditionsEmergency departmentUnscheduled careMedicare beneficiariesCross-sectional analysisVisit ratesCare servicesHighest ED visit ratesNumber of EDVulnerable subpopulationsSkilled nursing facility useAmbulatory office settingNon-ED settingsUnscheduled care servicesAcute care utilizationED visit ratesOffice-based visitsAcute care servicesClaims-based definitionNursing facility useMedicare beneficiaries age 65Dual-eligible beneficiariesOlder adult populationBeneficiaries age 65Care visits