2023
Leveraging a Learning Collaborative Model to Develop and Pilot Quality Measures to Improve Opioid Prescribing in the Emergency Department
Hawk K, Weiner S, Rothenberg C, Bernstein E, D'Onofrio G, Herring A, Hoppe J, Ketcham E, LaPietra A, Nelson L, Perrone J, Ranney M, Samuels E, Strayer R, Sharma D, Goyal P, Schuur J, Venkatesh A. Leveraging a Learning Collaborative Model to Develop and Pilot Quality Measures to Improve Opioid Prescribing in the Emergency Department. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2023, 83: 225-234. PMID: 37831040, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2023.08.490.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAtraumatic back painCommunity EDED visitsBack painOpioid prescribing practicesFirst-line treatmentEmergency department patientsOpioid use disorderQuality improvement projectEvidence-based resourcesOpioid administrationOpioid prescriptionsDental painSafe analgesiaDepartment patientsOpioid pillsPrescribing practicesEmergency departmentAmerican CollegeUse disordersMedication safety educationPainOpioidsImprovement projectVisitsURINE TOXICOLOGY PROFILES OF EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT PATIENTS WITH UNTREATED OPIOID USE DISORDER: A MULTI-SITE VIEW
Cowan E, Perrone J, Dziura J, Edelman E, Hawk K, Herring A, McCormack R, Murphy A, Phadke M, Fiellin D, D'Onofrio G. URINE TOXICOLOGY PROFILES OF EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT PATIENTS WITH UNTREATED OPIOID USE DISORDER: A MULTI-SITE VIEW. Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2023, 65: e357-e365. PMID: 37716904, PMCID: PMC10591927, DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2023.06.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUrine drug screensOpioid use disorderEmergency departmentUntreated opioid use disorderAdult ED patientsOpioid overdose deathsED patientsOnly opioidCommon opioidsOverdose deathsUse disordersCommon drugsOpioidsPolysubstance useDrug useDrug screensAmphetamine-type stimulantsFentanylPatientsAddiction treatmentStimulantsParticipantsBuprenorphineMethadoneBenzodiazepinesConcordance between controlled substance receipt and post-mortem toxicology in opioid-detected overdose deaths: A statewide analysis
Howell B, Black A, Grau L, Lin H, Greene C, Lee H, Heimer R, Hawk K, D'Onofrio G, Fiellin D, Becker W. Concordance between controlled substance receipt and post-mortem toxicology in opioid-detected overdose deaths: A statewide analysis. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2023, 244: 109788. PMID: 36738634, PMCID: PMC9975083, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2023.109788.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPost-mortem toxicologyOverdose deathsChief Medical ExaminerBenzodiazepine prescribingBenzodiazepine prescriptionsPrimary outcomePreventable deathsOpioid overdosesOpioidsAddiction servicesBenzodiazepinesMental healthStudy periodDeathMedical examinersConcordanceStatewide analysisSubstantial numberReceiptDaysDepartmentMedicationsToxicologyFentanylPrescribing
2021
Analysis of Health Trajectories Leading to Adverse Opioid-Related Events.
Gilson AS, Chartash D, Chang D, Hawk K, D'Onofrio G, Haimovich AD, Fiellin DA, Taylor RA. Analysis of Health Trajectories Leading to Adverse Opioid-Related Events. AMIA Joint Summits On Translational Science Proceedings 2021, 2021: 248-256. PMID: 34457139, PMCID: PMC8378649.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRelative riskHealth trajectoriesHealth service eventsPatient risk factorsMental health diagnosesHigher relative riskLargest relative riskCombination of diagnosisViral hepatitisPatient cohortRisk factorsRisk-based interventionsMental health codesNatural historyPatient diagnosisHealth diagnosisDiagnosisTherapy agentsPotential causal mechanismsRiskAverage populationAOEHealth CodeHepatitisOpioids
2018
Emergency department screening and interventions for substance use disorders
Hawk K, D’Onofrio G. Emergency department screening and interventions for substance use disorders. Addiction Science & Clinical Practice 2018, 13: 18. PMID: 30078375, PMCID: PMC6077851, DOI: 10.1186/s13722-018-0117-1.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
Prescribing opioids safely in the emergency department study: Predictors of emergency department discharge with high morphine milligram equivalent prescription
Hawk K, Weiner S, Dziura J, Fiellin D, DaEun D, Nelson L, Hoppe J, Perrone J, D’Onofrio G. Prescribing opioids safely in the emergency department study: Predictors of emergency department discharge with high morphine milligram equivalent prescription. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2017, 171: e86. DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2016.08.242.Peer-Reviewed Original Research