2021
Geriatric emergency department revisits after discharge with Potentially Inappropriate Medications: A retrospective cohort study
Hammouda N, Vargas-Torres C, Doucette J, Hwang U. Geriatric emergency department revisits after discharge with Potentially Inappropriate Medications: A retrospective cohort study. The American Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2021, 44: 148-156. PMID: 33621716, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2021.02.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCharlson Comorbidity Index scoreComorbidity Index scoreED revisitsEmergency Severity Index scoreEmergency departmentAcademic emergency departmentInappropriate medicationsHospital admissionChief complaintIndex scoreBeers criteriaMedicaid statusRisk factorsMedicare beneficiaries 65 yearsDay ED visitsUpdated Beers CriteriaRetrospective cohort studyEmergency department revisitsRetrospective chart reviewSeverity Index scoreBeneficiaries 65 yearsCovariate risk factorsMedicare beneficiaries 65Multiple logistic regressionEmergency Severity Index
2020
Sequential implementation of the EQUIPPED geriatric medication safety program as a learning health system
Vandenberg AE, Kegler M, Hastings SN, Hwang U, Wu D, Stevens MB, Clevenger C, Eucker S, Genes N, Huang W, Ikpe-Ekpo E, Nassisi D, Previll L, Rodriguez S, Sanon M, Schlientz D, Vigliotti D, Vaughan CP. Sequential implementation of the EQUIPPED geriatric medication safety program as a learning health system. International Journal For Quality In Health Care 2020, 32: 470-476. PMID: 32671390, DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/mzaa077.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedication safety programHealth systems researchHealth systemLearning health systemTime of dischargeEffective Programs frameworkEmergency department providersAcademic emergency departmentQuality improvement projectCommunity-based settingsImplementation packageFocus groupsInappropriate medicationsClinical decision supportEmergency departmentMedication safetyMAIN OUTCOMESafety programImplementation team membersIntervention packageImprovement projectImplementation yearYearsLarge-scale disseminationMultiple sites