2021
Improving Emergency Department Throughput Using Audit-and-Feedback With Peer Comparison Among Emergency Department Physicians
Scofi J, Parwani V, Rothenberg C, Patel A, Ravi S, Sevilla M, D'Onofrio G, Ulrich A, Venkatesh AK. Improving Emergency Department Throughput Using Audit-and-Feedback With Peer Comparison Among Emergency Department Physicians. Journal For Healthcare Quality 2021, 44: 69-77. PMID: 34570029, DOI: 10.1097/jhq.0000000000000329.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdmission ratesEmergency department throughputEmergency physiciansMean timeUrban academic EDEmergency department physiciansMean admission rateLower admission ratesFirst study periodED physiciansAcademic EDDepartment physiciansPatient visitsPractice variationAdmissionPeer comparisonPhysiciansPhysician performanceStudy periodPatientsAcademic emergency physiciansReportAuditMinutesHoursUniversal 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
2012
Time Series Analysis of Emergency Department Length of Stay per 8-Hour Shift
Rathlev NK, Obendorfer D, White LF, Rebholz C, Magauran B, Baker W, Ulrich A, Fisher L, Olshaker J. Time Series Analysis of Emergency Department Length of Stay per 8-Hour Shift. Western Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2012, 13: 163-168. PMID: 22900106, PMCID: PMC3415804, DOI: 10.5811/westjem.2011.7.6743.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchElective surgical admissionsEmergency department lengthHospital occupancySurgical admissionsED patientsIntensive care unit admissionResuscitation casesCare unit admissionAdult ED patientsInner-city teaching hospitalMean emergency department lengthNumber of nursesPrevious shiftED dischargeUnit admissionHospital admissionMore patientsED nursesTeaching hospitalAdditional admissionsAdmissionPatientsShift 1LOSAverage time series analysis