2022
Association of State Social and Environmental Factors With Rates of Self-injury Mortality and Suicide in the United States
Rockett IRH, Jia H, Ali B, Banerjee A, Connery HS, Nolte KB, Miller T, White FMM, DiGregorio BD, Larkin GL, Stack S, Kõlves K, McHugh RK, Lulla VO, Cossman J, De Leo D, Hendricks B, Nestadt PS, Berry JH, D’Onofrio G, Caine ED. Association of State Social and Environmental Factors With Rates of Self-injury Mortality and Suicide in the United States. JAMA Network Open 2022, 5: e2146591. PMID: 35138401, PMCID: PMC8829661, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.46591.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSelf-injury mortalityMAIN OUTCOMEOverdose fatalitiesNon-Hispanic white raceDrug intoxication deathsLeast absolute shrinkageRate ratioCross-sectional studyHealth care accessPublic health policySelf-harm behaviorsAbsolute shrinkageIntoxication deathsWhite raceCare accessInjury mechanismMedical examiner systemEtiologic understandingDeath dataDisease controlUnderlying causeHealth policyDeath investigation processDemographic characteristicsDistrict of Columbia
2021
Emergency 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
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 ClassificationTrends 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 infectionTrends in the Use of Buprenorphine in US Emergency Departments, 2002-2017
Rhee TG, D’Onofrio G, Fiellin DA. Trends in the Use of Buprenorphine in US Emergency Departments, 2002-2017. JAMA Network Open 2020, 3: e2021209. PMID: 33079195, PMCID: PMC7576404, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.21209.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultBuprenorphineCross-Sectional StudiesEmergency Service, HospitalFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedNarcotic AntagonistsOdds RatioOpiate Substitution TreatmentUnited StatesWhere 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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedCross-Sectional StudiesEmergency Service, HospitalHumansMedicarePatient DischargePatient-Centered CareSkilled Nursing FacilitiesUnited StatesConceptsAcute 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
2019
Association Between Insurance Status and Access to Hospital Care in Emergency Department Disposition
Venkatesh AK, Chou SC, Li SX, Choi J, Ross JS, D’Onofrio G, Krumholz HM, Dharmarajan K. Association Between Insurance Status and Access to Hospital Care in Emergency Department Disposition. JAMA Internal Medicine 2019, 179: 686-693. PMID: 30933243, PMCID: PMC6503571, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2019.0037.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAsthmaCritical CareCross-Sectional StudiesDatabases, FactualEmergency Service, HospitalFemaleHealth Services AccessibilityHospitalizationHumansInsurance CoverageInsurance, HealthLung DiseasesMaleMedicaidMedically UninsuredMiddle AgedPatient DischargePatient TransferPneumoniaPulmonary Disease, Chronic ObstructiveUnited StatesConceptsNational Emergency Department SampleEmergency Department SampleCommon medical conditionsUninsured patientsCritical care capabilitiesED dischargeED visitsED transfersPulmonary diseaseCare capabilitiesInsurance statusHigher oddsMedicaid beneficiariesMedical conditionsChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseAcute pulmonary diseaseEmergency department transfersAdult ED visitsHospital admission ratesObstructive pulmonary diseaseEmergency department dispositionPatient insurance statusPatient case mixHospital ownership statusIntensive care capabilities
2017
Patient Ethnicity Predicts Poor Health Access and Gaps in Perception of Personal Cardiovascular Risk Factors
Kim Y, Hogan K, D’Onofrio G, Chekijian S, Safdar B. Patient Ethnicity Predicts Poor Health Access and Gaps in Perception of Personal Cardiovascular Risk Factors. Critical Pathways In Cardiology A Journal Of Evidence-Based Medicine 2017, 16: 147-157. PMID: 29135623, DOI: 10.1097/hpc.0000000000000132.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary artery disease risk factorsDisease risk factorsOwn cardiovascular riskCardiovascular risk factorsRisk factorsConsecutive patientsPersonal cardiovascular risk factorsHealth literacy campaignsPoor health accessCoronary risk factorsTertiary care hospitalPrimary care physiciansPersonal risk factorsIndividual risk factorsCross-sectional surveyChest painCardiovascular riskSecondary outcomesCare hospitalPrimary outcomeCare physiciansPatient misperceptionsPatient ethnicityHealth accessPatients
2000
Women in Academic Emergency Medicine
Cydulka R, D'Onofrio G, Schneider S, Emerman C, Sullivan L, Force T. Women in Academic Emergency Medicine. Academic Emergency Medicine 2000, 7: 999-1007. PMID: 11043995, DOI: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.2000.tb02091.x.Peer-Reviewed Original Research