2024
Screening for cognitive impairment in the emergency department: agreement between older adult patient- and informant-completed Ascertain Dementia 8 tool.
Galske J, Sather A, Chera T, Hwang U, Carpenter C, Babcock M, Gettel C. Screening for cognitive impairment in the emergency department: agreement between older adult patient- and informant-completed Ascertain Dementia 8 tool. Dementia And Geriatric Cognitive Disorders 2024, 1-13. PMID: 39616991, DOI: 10.1159/000542895.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAscertain Dementia 8Intraclass correlation coefficientEmergency departmentCognitive impairmentTrained research assistantsDiagnosis of dementiaClinicians providing careModerate agreementSuspected CIEmergency careOlder adultsAnalytic sampleResearch assistantsED patientsCareScreening protocolSelf-identifyEarly interventionDementiaScoresCorrelation coefficientDepartmentDyadsPatientsImpairmentGeriatric Emergency Departments
Hwang U, Dresden S, Southerland L, Meldon S. Geriatric Emergency Departments. 2024, 231-237. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-56204-4_24.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
ED‐DEL: Development of a change package and toolkit for delirium in the emergency department
Kennedy M, Webb M, Gartaganis S, Hwang U, Biese K, Stuck A, Lesser A, Hshieh T, Inouye SK. ED‐DEL: Development of a change package and toolkit for delirium in the emergency department. Journal Of The American College Of Emergency Physicians Open 2021, 2: e12421. PMID: 33969341, PMCID: PMC8082702, DOI: 10.1002/emp2.12421.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEmergency departmentED settingGeriatric Emergency Department GuidelinesManagement of deliriumOlder adult patientsEmergency Department GuidelinesEmergency department environmentAvailable patient informationAdult patientsChange packageInpatient unitDelirium identificationPatient acuityDeliriumDelirium programOlder populationOlder adultsDepartment guidelinesPatient crowdingPatient informationDepartment environmentDeadly problemUnique needsDepartmentMultistep processResearch priorities for elder abuse screening and intervention: A Geriatric Emergency Care Applied Research (GEAR) network scoping review and consensus statement
Kayser J, Morrow-Howell N, Rosen TE, Skees S, Doering M, Clark S, Hurka-Richardson K, Bin Shams R, Ringer T, Hwang U, Platts-Mills TF, Network TG. Research priorities for elder abuse screening and intervention: A Geriatric Emergency Care Applied Research (GEAR) network scoping review and consensus statement. Journal Of Elder Abuse & Neglect 2021, 33: 123-144. PMID: 33797344, PMCID: PMC8204570, DOI: 10.1080/08946566.2021.1904313.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmergency departmentEmergency department-based interventionsEmergency Department ScreeningHealth care utilizationResearch NetworkUsual careCare utilizationConsensus statementSafety outcomesConsensus conferenceElder abuseReference listsComparative effectivenessAbuse screeningPsychosocial impactGoogle ScholarAbuse assessmentInterventionPatientsCurrent literatureCareDepartmentAbuseScreeningResearch priorities
2016
Increased Identification of Emergency Department 72‐hour Returns Using Multihospital Health Information Exchange
Shy BD, Kim EY, Genes NG, Lowry T, Loo GT, Hwang U, Richardson LD, Shapiro JS. Increased Identification of Emergency Department 72‐hour Returns Using Multihospital Health Information Exchange. Academic Emergency Medicine 2016, 23: 645-649. PMID: 26932394, DOI: 10.1111/acem.12954.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmergency departmentHealth information exchangeED returnIndex visitReturn visitsEarly ED returnsInitial ED dischargeCases of patientsReturn visit rateLarge health information exchangeIndividual emergency departmentsPatient safety effortsED dischargeED visitsEarly returnVisit ratesPatient encountersStudy periodPatient dataVisitsNew York metropolitan areaSafety effortsDepartmentHoursPatients
2012
Solutions To Emergency Department ‘Boarding’ And Crowding Are Underused And May Need To Be Legislated
Rabin E, Kocher K, McClelland M, Pines J, Hwang U, Rathlev N, Asplin B, Trueger NS, Weber E. Solutions To Emergency Department ‘Boarding’ And Crowding Are Underused And May Need To Be Legislated. Health Affairs 2012, 31: 1757-1766. PMID: 22869654, DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2011.0786.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2011
Measures of Crowding in the Emergency Department: A Systematic Review
Hwang U, McCarthy ML, Aronsky D, Asplin B, Crane PW, Craven CK, Epstein SK, Fee C, Handel DA, Pines JM, Rathlev NK, Schafermeyer RW, Zwemer FL, Bernstein SL. Measures of Crowding in the Emergency Department: A Systematic Review. Academic Emergency Medicine 2011, 18: 527-538. PMID: 21569171, DOI: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.2011.01054.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmergency departmentInclusion criteriaSystematic reviewCriterion standard measuresOriginal research studiesClinician opinionPatient countsPatient careStandardized definitionsStudy designCrowding measureEvidence of validityField of measuresCountTime intervalNumerical countsReviewMultiple sitesDepartment
2007
The Geriatric Emergency Department
Hwang U, Morrison RS. The Geriatric Emergency Department. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2007, 55: 1873-1876. PMID: 17916122, DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2007.01400.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpecial care needsEmergency departmentOlder patientsCare needsGeriatric Emergency Department InterventionOlder adultsEmergency Department InterventionGeriatric Emergency DepartmentSubtle clinical signsMultiple comorbiditiesAcute illnessGeriatric patientsCare modificationsClinical signsRapid triageCognitive impairmentPatientsHealthcare systemCareAdultsDepartmentPolypharmacyComorbiditiesSymptomsIllness
2005
Reasons for Using the Emergency Department: Results of the EMPATH Study
Ragin DF, Hwang U, Cydulka RK, Holson D, Haley LL, Richards CF, Becker BM, Richardson LD, Investigators T. Reasons for Using the Emergency Department: Results of the EMPATH Study. Academic Emergency Medicine 2005, 12: 1158-1166. PMID: 16282515, DOI: 10.1197/j.aem.2005.06.030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmergency departmentChart reviewPatients' reasonsHospital emergency departmentSource of careAdult patientsED carePatient interviewsHospital characteristicsObservational studyPatient accessLevel of agreementMedical necessityU.S. hospitalsCarePatientsAfrican AmericansLack of accessStructured interviewsInsurance dataPrincipal reasonEthnic groupsExploratory analysisLast resortDepartment