2022
Emergency department utilization for substance use disorders and mental health conditions during COVID-19
Venkatesh AK, Janke AT, Kinsman J, Rothenberg C, Goyal P, Malicki C, D’Onofrio G, Taylor A, Hawk K. Emergency department utilization for substance use disorders and mental health conditions during COVID-19. PLOS ONE 2022, 17: e0262136. PMID: 35025921, PMCID: PMC8757912, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0262136.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid use disorderOverall ED visitsED visitsEmergency departmentMental health conditionsAlcohol use disorderED visitationUse disordersED utilizationHospital-based emergency departmentsHealth conditionsEmergency department utilizationPublic health surveillance toolSite of careClinical quality registryEarly pandemic periodVisit countsSubstance use disordersCOVID-19COVID-19 pandemicED visit countsDiagnosis codesOutpatient treatmentMedicines RegistryQuality registry
2021
Emergency Department Utilization for Emergency Conditions During COVID-19
Venkatesh AK, Janke AT, Shu-Xia L, Rothenberg C, Goyal P, Terry A, Lin M. Emergency Department Utilization for Emergency Conditions During COVID-19. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2021, 78: 84-91. PMID: 33840512, PMCID: PMC7805390, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2021.01.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsED visitsED visit countsVisit countsClinical Modification codesEmergency department utilizationAcute myocardial infarctionEmergency Department registryCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreakCoronavirus disease 2019Emergency department (ED) visitationEmergency medical conditionsClinical quality registryTotal visit countsDisease 2019 outbreakCerebrovascular diseaseMyocardial infarctionQuality registryTenth RevisionDisease 2019Medical conditionsEmergency conditionsInternational ClassificationEmergency carePrepandemic levelsDepartment registry
2014
5 Medicaid Expansion Under the Affordable Care Act: How May it Affect Emergency Department Utilization and Access?
Venkatesh A, Cutter C. 5 Medicaid Expansion Under the Affordable Care Act: How May it Affect Emergency Department Utilization and Access? Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2014, 64: s3. DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2014.07.030.Peer-Reviewed Original Research