2021
Telehealth use in emergency care during coronavirus disease 2019: a systematic review
Jaffe T, Hayden E, Uscher‐Pines L, Sousa J, Schwamm L, Mehrotra A, Zachrison K. Telehealth use in emergency care during coronavirus disease 2019: a systematic review. Journal Of The American College Of Emergency Physicians Open 2021, 2: e12443. PMID: 33969356, PMCID: PMC8087945, DOI: 10.1002/emp2.12443.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemicDisease 2019 pandemicEmergency departmentCoronavirus disease 2019Emergency careTelehealth useDisease 2019Systematic reviewCare deliveryAcute care needsHealth care workersTelehealth initiativesEmergency care deliveryCohort studyClinical trialsPatient outcomesCare needsCare workersTelehealth programPatient careMedical literatureCareTelehealthGrey literatureCost data
2017
Characterizing New England Emergency Departments by Telemedicine Use
Zachrison K, Hayden E, Schwamm L, Espinola J, Sullivan A, Boggs K, Raja A, Camargo C. Characterizing New England Emergency Departments by Telemedicine Use. Western Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2017, 18: 1055-1060. PMID: 29085537, PMCID: PMC5654874, DOI: 10.5811/westjem.2017.8.34880.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNew England Emergency DepartmentsRural emergency departmentsEmergency departmentTelemedicine useED characteristicsLow-volume emergency departmentsMultivariable logistic regressionConsultant availabilityIndependent predictorsMultivariable analysisPatient careLogistic regressionPlastic surgeryClinical applicationDescriptive statisticsTelemedicineEngland surveyPrimary objectiveAnnual volumeDepartmentNew England statesPsychiatrySurgeryPediatricsStrokeAmerican Heart Association’s Call to Action for Payment and Delivery System Reform
Bufalino V, Berkowitz S, Gardner T, Piña I, Konig M, Bauman M, Barbouche M, Creager M, Fonarow G, Gibbons R, Meltzer D, Meltzer N, Schwamm L, Warner J. American Heart Association’s Call to Action for Payment and Delivery System Reform. Circulation 2017, 136: e162-e171. PMID: 28696250, DOI: 10.1161/cir.0000000000000516.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAmerican Heart AssociationHeart AssociationDelivery system reformPatient-centered medical homeExpert panelDelivery system transformationAccountable care organizationsMedical homeHealth professionalsPatient careMedical careInterests of patientsBaseline reviewHealthcare systemCare organizationsParticular medicinePrivate payersAssociationPayment modelsCareDelivery modelAlternative deliverySystem reformFurther involvementPatientsAmerican Telemedicine Association: Telestroke Guidelines
Demaerschalk BM, Berg J, Chong BW, Gross H, Nystrom K, Adeoye O, Schwamm L, Wechsler L, Whitchurch S. American Telemedicine Association: Telestroke Guidelines. Telemedicine Journal And E-Health 2017, 23: 376-389. PMID: 28384077, PMCID: PMC5802246, DOI: 10.1089/tmj.2017.0006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute stroke syndromeStroke patient careAcute care facilitiesTelestroke modelStroke syndromeHemorrhagic strokeNeurologic emergencyAcute phaseHospital encountersNeurological emergencyStroke careTelestroke servicesCare facilitiesClinical practiceClinical protocolsPatient careClinical servicesRemote careHealthcare practitionersCarePatientsStrokeQuality outcomesEntire continuumGuidelines
2013
Teleneurology applications
Wechsler L, Tsao J, Levine S, Swain-Eng R, Adams R, Demaerschalk B, Hess D, Moro E, Schwamm L, Steffensen S, Stern B, Zuckerman S, Bhattacharya P, Davis L, Yurkiewicz I, Alphonso A. Teleneurology applications. Neurology 2013, 80: 670-676. PMID: 23400317, PMCID: PMC3590056, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0b013e3182823361.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeurologic careAcute stroke assessmentAmerican Stroke AssociationPrimary care physiciansFederal health care policyExpansion of telemedicineHealth care policyNeurology specialistsCare physiciansPhysician awarenessStroke AssociationSpecialty careNeurology practiceStroke assessmentAmerican AcademyPatient careNeurologistsCareTeleneurologyCare policyUnderserved communitiesRural areasUnderserved locationsPrimary studiesCurrent literature
2012
Implementing a State-based Stroke Quality Improvement Collaborative
O’Neill H, Coe L, Magdon-Ismail Z, Schwamm L. Implementing a State-based Stroke Quality Improvement Collaborative. Critical Pathways In Cardiology A Journal Of Evidence-Based Medicine 2012, 11: 114-122. PMID: 22825531, DOI: 10.1097/hpc.0b013e31825e12a6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStroke quality improvementService hospitalsAmerican Heart Association/American Stroke AssociationHealthcare Improvement collaborative modelAcute stroke careAmerican Stroke AssociationNational clinical guidelinesQuality Improvement CollaborativeClinical quality improvementCase entryHospital quality improvementStroke careStroke AssociationClinical guidelinesHospital representativesPatient careStroke dischargesHospitalMassachusetts DepartmentQuality improvementHospital fundingPublic healthConsistent participationDescriptive statisticsCollaborative model
2006
Designing a Sustainable National Registry for Stroke Quality Improvement
Schwamm L, Reeves M, Frankel M. Designing a Sustainable National Registry for Stroke Quality Improvement. American Journal Of Preventive Medicine 2006, 31: s251-s257. PMID: 17178314, DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2006.08.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStroke careResource-constrained healthcare environmentsQI programStroke quality improvementNational Stroke RegistryAcute ischemic strokeHospital-based careRate of adherenceConsensus-based guidelinesTargeted quality improvement effortsQuality Improvement OrganizationPublic health departmentsFederal health agenciesQuality improvement effortsStroke RegistryIschemic strokeHealth payersNational registryHealth departmentsHealthcare providersPatient careElectronic data captureQI initiativesHealth agenciesCare