2023
Racial and ethnic disparities in emergency department–initiated buprenorphine across five health care systems
Holland W, Li F, Nath B, Jeffery M, Stevens M, Melnick E, Dziura J, Khidir H, Skains R, D'Onofrio G, Soares W. Racial and ethnic disparities in emergency department–initiated buprenorphine across five health care systems. Academic Emergency Medicine 2023, 30: 709-720. PMID: 36660800, PMCID: PMC10467357, DOI: 10.1111/acem.14668.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid use disorderCommunity emergency departmentsEmergency departmentDischarge diagnosisHealth care systemHispanic patientsBlack patientsHospital typeCare systemNon-Hispanic patientsOpioid overdose deathsClinical decision support systemOpioid withdrawalPrimary outcomeMedication treatmentBuprenorphine accessED treatmentTreatment accessOverdose deathsX-waiverBuprenorphinePatientsUse disordersEthnic disparitiesSecondary analysis
2021
Variations in Quality of Care by Sex and Social Determinants of Health Among Younger Adults With Acute Myocardial Infarction in the US and Canada
Raparelli V, Pilote L, Dang B, Behlouli H, Dziura JD, Bueno H, D’Onofrio G, Krumholz HM, Dreyer RP. Variations in Quality of Care by Sex and Social Determinants of Health Among Younger Adults With Acute Myocardial Infarction in the US and Canada. JAMA Network Open 2021, 4: e2128182. PMID: 34668947, PMCID: PMC8529414, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.28182.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionQuality of careHealth care systemYoung adultsFemale sexMyocardial infarctionCare systemHospital careSocial determinantsRetrospective cohort analysisLow qualityAdverse SDOHLowest tertileReadmission ratesMore patientsPostacute careAMI careOutpatient careCare scoresHigh prevalenceCohort analysisLarge cohortMAIN OUTCOMESDOHHospitalEmergency Department Visits for Nonfatal Opioid Overdose During the COVID-19 Pandemic Across Six US Health Care Systems
Soares WE, Melnick ER, Nath B, D'Onofrio G, Paek H, Skains RM, Walter LA, Casey MF, Napoli A, Hoppe JA, Jeffery MM. Emergency Department Visits for Nonfatal Opioid Overdose During the COVID-19 Pandemic Across Six US Health Care Systems. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2021, 79: 158-167. PMID: 34119326, PMCID: PMC8449788, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2021.03.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth care systemCause ED visitsNonfatal opioid overdoseED visitsOpioid use disorderCare systemOpioid overdoseUse disordersCOVID-19 pandemicOpioid-related complicationsEmergency department visitsHospital-based interventionsED visit ratesEmergency department utilizationVisit countsUS health care systemOpioid overdose ratesDepartment visitsHistorical controlsAdult visitsOpioid overdosesOverdose ratesMedical emergencyVisit ratesMore weeks
2020
Trends in Emergency Department Visits and Hospital Admissions in Health Care Systems in 5 States in the First Months of the COVID-19 Pandemic in the US
Jeffery MM, D’Onofrio G, Paek H, Platts-Mills TF, Soares WE, Hoppe JA, Genes N, Nath B, Melnick ER. Trends in Emergency Department Visits and Hospital Admissions in Health Care Systems in 5 States in the First Months of the COVID-19 Pandemic in the US. JAMA Internal Medicine 2020, 180: 1328-1333. PMID: 32744612, PMCID: PMC7400214, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.3288.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospital admission ratesEmergency department visitsED visitsHealth care systemAdmission ratesDepartment visitsHospital admissionCare systemCOVID-19 pandemicLarge health care systemAcute care deliveryCross-sectional studyAnnual ED volumeCoronavirus disease 2019Daily ED visitsInflux of patientsPublic health officialsCOVID-19 case ratesCOVID-19 casesNational public healthDisease 2019MAIN OUTCOMEED volumeSerious symptomsContagious infection
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
2013
A Promising Approach For Emergency Departments To Care For Patients With Substance Use And Behavioral Disorders
Bernstein SL, D’Onofrio G. A Promising Approach For Emergency Departments To Care For Patients With Substance Use And Behavioral Disorders. Health Affairs 2013, 32: 2122-2128. PMID: 24301395, DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2013.0664.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmergency departmentPrimary care systemSubstance useBehavioral disordersCare systemAcuity of illnessUS emergency departmentsHigh patient volumeNation's primary care systemMillions of patientsHealth care systemED patientsBody of evidenceBrief interventionPatientsPatient volumeSBIRTMotivational interviewingHealth of millionsDisordersRisky behaviorsCounseling techniquesReflective listeningDepartmentAcuity
2010
NIH Roundtable on Opportunities to Advance Research on Neurologic and Psychiatric Emergencies
D'Onofrio G, Jauch E, Jagoda A, Allen MH, Anglin D, Barsan WG, Berger RP, Bobrow BJ, Boudreaux ED, Bushnell C, Chan YF, Currier G, Eggly S, Ichord R, Larkin GL, Laskowitz D, Neumar RW, Newman-Toker DE, Quinn J, Shear K, Todd KH, Zatzick D, Participants R. NIH Roundtable on Opportunities to Advance Research on Neurologic and Psychiatric Emergencies. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2010, 56: 551-564. PMID: 21036295, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2010.06.562.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmergency care researchEmergency carePsychiatric emergenciesHealth care systemEmergency medicinePatient outcomesCare researchEmergency medical services dispatchCare systemPortal of accessOverall patient outcomesHealth Task ForceSymptom-oriented therapyTraumatic brain injuryUnited States health systemDelivery of careDedicated research fundingState health systemEmergency care communityMental health topicsNIH Task ForceCerebral resuscitationMost patientsNeurologic emergencyTask Force