2023
Real-World Observational Evaluation of Common Interventions to Reduce Emergency Department Prescribing of Opioid Medications
Sangal R, Rothenberg C, Hawk K, D'Onofrio G, Hsiao A, Solad Y, Venkatesh A. Real-World Observational Evaluation of Common Interventions to Reduce Emergency Department Prescribing of Opioid Medications. The Joint Commission Journal On Quality And Patient Safety 2023, 49: 239-246. PMID: 36914528, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcjq.2023.01.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnalgesics, OpioidElectronic Health RecordsEmergency Service, HospitalHospitalsHumansPractice Patterns, Physicians'Retrospective StudiesConceptsOpioid prescribingED visitsElectronic health recordsOpioid prescriptionsEmergency department opioid prescriptionsAnalgesia prescriptionOpioid stewardshipOpioid medicationsSecondary outcomesPrimary outcomePreintervention periodInterruptive alertsCommon interventionPrescribingAlert fatigueElectronic prescribingPrevious interventionsHospital systemObservational evaluationHealth recordsVisitsStewardship policiesInterventionOutcomesPrescription
2020
Barriers and Facilitators to Clinician Readiness to Provide Emergency Department–Initiated Buprenorphine
Hawk KF, D’Onofrio G, Chawarski MC, O’Connor P, Cowan E, Lyons MS, Richardson L, Rothman RE, Whiteside LK, Owens PH, Martel SH, Coupet E, Pantalon M, Curry L, Fiellin DA, Edelman EJ. Barriers and Facilitators to Clinician Readiness to Provide Emergency Department–Initiated Buprenorphine. JAMA Network Open 2020, 3: e204561. PMID: 32391893, PMCID: PMC7215257, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.4561.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid use disorderEmergency departmentAdvanced practice cliniciansED cliniciansClinicians' readinessOngoing treatmentTreatment of OUDEmergency Department-Initiated BuprenorphineUntreated opioid use disorderDrug Addiction Treatment ActDecrease opioid useVisual analog scaleHealth Services frameworkAcademic emergency departmentMixed-methods formative evaluationQuality of careSubset of participantsBuprenorphine initiationClinician typeOpioid useED patientsAnalog scaleOngoing careDepartmental protocolPractice clinicians
2018
A Quality Framework for Emergency Department Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder
Samuels EA, D'Onofrio G, Huntley K, Levin S, Schuur JD, Bart G, Hawk K, Tai B, Campbell CI, Venkatesh AK. A Quality Framework for Emergency Department Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2018, 73: 237-247. PMID: 30318376, PMCID: PMC6817947, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2018.08.439.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnalgesics, OpioidConsensusDrug OverdoseEmergency Service, HospitalHumansOpioid-Related DisordersPatient CarePractice Patterns, Physicians'Quality ImprovementUnited StatesConceptsOpioid use disorder treatmentEmergency department treatmentOpioid-associated morbidityOpioid use disorderClinical Trials NetworkNational InstituteUse disorder treatmentClinical quality improvementOpioid overdose deathsImplementation science researchersQuality improvement effortsQuality measure developmentEmergency cliniciansSafe prescribingOutpatient treatmentDrug Abuse CenterOpioid epidemicQuality improvement frameworkAmerican CollegeData registryOverdose deathsUse disordersDisorder treatmentTrials NetworkAddiction medicine
2006
Alcohol-related problems: Emergency physicians’ current practice and attitudes
O’Rourke M, Richardson LD, Wilets I, D’Onofrio G. Alcohol-related problems: Emergency physicians’ current practice and attitudes. Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2006, 30: 263-268. PMID: 16677975, DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2005.05.031.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAlcoholismAttitude of Health PersonnelEmergency Service, HospitalHumansInternship and ResidencyPractice Patterns, Physicians'Psychotherapy, BriefSurveys and QuestionnairesUnited States