2021
Fair Play: Application of Normalized Scoring to Emergency Department Throughput Quality Measures in a National Registry
Venkatesh A, Ravi S, Rothenberg C, Kinsman J, Sun J, Goyal P, Augustine J, Epstein SK. Fair Play: Application of Normalized Scoring to Emergency Department Throughput Quality Measures in a National Registry. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2021, 77: 501-510. PMID: 33455841, PMCID: PMC9103009, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2020.10.021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCenters for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.Emergency Service, HospitalHumansLength of StayQualitative ResearchQuality Indicators, Health CareRegistriesReimbursement, IncentiveUnited StatesConceptsED groupMultiple EDsNational registryPatient-centered quality measuresED visit volumeHigh-volume EDsEmergency department throughputRegistry data setsSingle EDAmerican CollegeVisit volumeED typeRegistryStandardized approachPerformance scoresIdentification numberVisitsEDAcceptable methodStandardized scoresGroup-level analysisQuality measuresGroupScoresPerformance programs
2018
Urban and Rural Emergency Department Performance on National Quality Metrics for Sepsis Care in the United States
Greenwood‐Ericksen M, Rothenberg C, Mohr N, Andrea SD, Slesinger T, Osborn T, Whittle J, Goyal P, Tarrant N, Schuur JD, Yealy DM, Venkatesh A. Urban and Rural Emergency Department Performance on National Quality Metrics for Sepsis Care in the United States. The Journal Of Rural Health 2018, 35: 490-497. PMID: 30488590, DOI: 10.1111/jrh.12339.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBenchmarkingCenters for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.Emergency Service, HospitalHospitalsHumansQuality Assurance, Health CareQuality Indicators, Health CareRural PopulationSepsisUnited StatesUrban PopulationConceptsSepsis careUrban EDRural EDsHospital-based EDsNational quality measuresManual chart reviewNational quality metricsEmergency department performanceBundle adherenceChart reviewFluid administrationPatient chartsBlood culturesPatient levelEmergency physiciansAmerican CollegeHospital levelRural hospitalsCare qualityCMS measuresMedicaid ServicesCareCMS definitionsManual reviewED
2017
Preliminary Performance on the New CMS Sepsis-1 National Quality Measure: Early Insights From the Emergency Quality Network (E-QUAL)
Venkatesh AK, Slesinger T, Whittle J, Osborn T, Aaronson E, Rothenberg C, Tarrant N, Goyal P, Yealy DM, Schuur JD. Preliminary Performance on the New CMS Sepsis-1 National Quality Measure: Early Insights From the Emergency Quality Network (E-QUAL). Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2017, 71: 10-15.e1. PMID: 28789803, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2017.06.032.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCenters for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.Cross-Sectional StudiesEmergency Service, HospitalGuideline AdherenceHumansPatient Care BundlesPractice Guidelines as TopicQuality Assurance, Health CareQuality ImprovementSepsisUnited StatesConceptsBundle complianceBundle elementsSEP-1 performanceSeptic shock casesIntravenous fluid resuscitationHospital-level variationChart review dataHospital-based EDsNational quality measuresQuality improvement dataBest practice implementationHospital-level performanceMedicaid Services definitionsSevere sepsisSecondary outcomesFluid resuscitationPrimary outcomeAcademic centersED implementationBundle componentsPractice implementationPreliminary dataImprovement dataFiscal year 2016Modest improvement