2021
Universal SARS-CoV-2 Testing of Emergency Department Admissions Increases Emergency Department Length of Stay
Sangal RB, Peaper DR, Rothenberg C, Landry ML, Sussman LS, Martinello RA, Ulrich A, Venkatesh AK. Universal SARS-CoV-2 Testing of Emergency Department Admissions Increases Emergency Department Length of Stay. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2021, 79: 182-186. PMID: 34756452, PMCID: PMC8424016, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2021.09.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSARS-CoV-2 testingUniversal SARS-CoV-2 testingEmergency department lengthAdmission lengthED admissionPositivity rateSARS-CoV-2 testAcademic health systemCOVID-19 prevalenceSecondary outcomesED lengthPrevention needsED boardingPatientsStayPositive casesClinical costsHealth systemAdmissionTesting policiesContainment effortsTestingPrevalenceTesting changesPositivity
2019
Improving laboratory test utilisation at the multihospital Yale New Haven Health System
Harb R, Hajdasz D, Landry ML, Sussman LS. Improving laboratory test utilisation at the multihospital Yale New Haven Health System. BMJ Open Quality 2019, 8: e000689. PMID: 31637323, PMCID: PMC6768328, DOI: 10.1136/bmjoq-2019-000689.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchYale New Haven HealthTest utilisationBlood savingYale New Haven Health SystemRoutine labsTest order volumeOrder entryUtilisation managementPhysician order entrySuccess of interventionsPhysician educationPatient's bloodClinical testingMultiple interventionsTest orderingEducational sessionsFormulary committeesHealth systemSpecific interventionsDuplicate ordersStudy periodDuplicate testingInterventionCost savingsSelect group