2024
Cost-Effectiveness of Implementation Facilitation to Promote Emergency Department-Initiated Buprenorphine for Opioid Use Disorder
Lu T, Ryan D, Cadet T, Chawarski M, Coupet E, Edelman E, Hawk K, Huntley K, Jalali A, O'Connor P, Owens P, Martel S, Fiellin D, D'Onofrio G, Murphy S. Cost-Effectiveness of Implementation Facilitation to Promote Emergency Department-Initiated Buprenorphine for Opioid Use Disorder. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2024 PMID: 39570250, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2024.10.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHealth care sector perspectiveImplementation facilitatorsOpioid use disorder careIncremental cost-effectiveness ratioCost-effectiveness ratioHealth care sector costsEducational strategiesImplementation facilitation strategyCost-effectiveness acceptability curvesLikelihood of cost-effectivenessCost-effectiveOpioid use disorderQuality-adjusted life yearsUse disorderPatient engagementAcademic EDED visitsAcceptability curvesStandard educationEmergency departmentLife yearsFacilitation strategiesMeasures of effectivenessHealthBuprenorphine
2023
Implementation Facilitation to Promote Emergency Department–Initiated Buprenorphine for Opioid Use Disorder
D’Onofrio G, Edelman E, Hawk K, Chawarski M, Pantalon M, Owens P, Martel S, Rothman R, Saheed M, Schwartz R, Cowan E, Richardson L, Salsitz E, Lyons M, Freiermuth C, Wilder C, Whiteside L, Tsui J, Klein J, Coupet E, O’Connor P, Matthews A, Murphy S, Huntley K, Fiellin D. Implementation Facilitation to Promote Emergency Department–Initiated Buprenorphine for Opioid Use Disorder. JAMA Network Open 2023, 6: e235439. PMID: 37017967, PMCID: PMC10077107, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.5439.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid use disorderRate of patientsOUD treatmentImplementation facilitationED visitsObservational cohortED cliniciansX-waiverUse disordersEmergency Department-Initiated BuprenorphineUntreated opioid use disorderEvaluation periodHybrid type 3Provision of buprenorphineBaseline periodGrand roundsRates of EDPrimary outcomeWhite patientsAcademic EDBlack patientsED patientsEmergency departmentCommunity cliniciansMAIN OUTCOME
2022
Missed Opportunities for HIV and Hepatitis C Screening Among Emergency Department Patients With Untreated Opioid Use Disorder
Lyons MS, Chawarski MC, Rothman R, Whiteside L, Cowan E, Richardson LD, Hawk K, Tsui JI, Schwartz RP, O’Connor P, D’Onofrio G, Fiellin DA, Edelman EJ. Missed Opportunities for HIV and Hepatitis C Screening Among Emergency Department Patients With Untreated Opioid Use Disorder. Journal Of Addiction Medicine 2022, 17: 210-214. PMID: 36170184, PMCID: PMC10023471, DOI: 10.1097/adm.0000000000001074.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUntreated opioid use disorderOpioid use disorderRecent injection drug useEmergency department HIVInjection drug useHCV screeningED patientsUse disordersEnrollment periodDrug useHepatitis C screeningStructured screening programmeUnknown HCV statusUnknown HIV statusHigh-risk cohortMedical care providersHCV statusC screeningHepatitis CED visitsAcademic EDHIV statusEmergency departmentCohort 2Cohort 1
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 physiciansReportAuditMinutesHours