2021
Analysis of Hospital Resource Availability and COVID‐19 Mortality Across the United States
Janke AT, Mei H, Rothenberg C, Becher RD, Lin Z, Venkatesh AK. Analysis of Hospital Resource Availability and COVID‐19 Mortality Across the United States. Journal Of Hospital Medicine 2021, 16: 211-214. PMID: 33496664, PMCID: PMC8025594, DOI: 10.12788/jhm.3539.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCOVID-19 casesHospital resourcesIntensive care unit bedsHospital referral regionsCOVID-19 mortalityAmerican Hospital Association dataCOVID-19 deathsHospital resource availabilityDeath countsIncidence rateSurgical bedCare modelReferral regionsUnit bedsCOVID-19MortalityDeathUnited StatesLittle assessmentCOVID-19 dataCountGeographic areasNurses
2020
Unscheduled Care Access in the United States-A Tale of Two Emergency Departments
Venkatesh AK, Greenwood-Ericksen MB, Mei H, Rothenberg C, Lin Z, Krumholz HM. Unscheduled Care Access in the United States-A Tale of Two Emergency Departments. The American Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2020, 45: 374-377. PMID: 33143957, PMCID: PMC8076339, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2020.08.095.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospital referral regionsED visit ratesEmergency departmentCare ratesVisit ratesMedicare Chronic Conditions WarehouseHospital-based emergency departmentsRole of EDsChronic Conditions WarehouseProportion of beneficiariesDartmouth Atlas hospital referral regionHealthcare delivery systemED utilizationED visitsED useUnscheduled careReferral regionsUrban zip codesCare accessMedicare beneficiariesCare needsCare deliveryOffice settingCare capabilitiesDisproportionate barriers
2018
Trends and Variation in the Utilization and Diagnostic Yield of Chest Imaging for Medicare Patients With Suspected Pulmonary Embolism in the Emergency Department.
Venkatesh AK, Agha L, Abaluck J, Rothenberg C, Kabrhel C, Raja AS. Trends and Variation in the Utilization and Diagnostic Yield of Chest Imaging for Medicare Patients With Suspected Pulmonary Embolism in the Emergency Department. American Journal Of Roentgenology 2018, 210: 572-577. PMID: 29364724, DOI: 10.2214/ajr.17.18586.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChest CT utilizationPulmonary embolismCT utilizationEmergency departmentDiagnostic yieldMedicare beneficiariesEmergency medicine board certificationAmerican Medical Association Physician MasterfileChest CT useSample of feeHospital referral regionsAmerican Hospital Association Annual SurveyED visitsChest CTHospital characteristicsCT useAnalytic FilesMedicare patientsChest imagingProvider characteristicsReferral regionsPhysician identificationPhysician useService beneficiariesPhysician Masterfile