2024
Calculation of Overall Hospital Quality Star Ratings With and Without Inclusion of the Peer Grouping Step
Gettel C, Bagshaw K, Qin L, Lin Z, Rothenberg E, Omotosho P, Goutos D, Herrin J, Suter L, Schreiber M, Fleisher L, Myers R, Spivack S, Venkatesh A. Calculation of Overall Hospital Quality Star Ratings With and Without Inclusion of the Peer Grouping Step. JAMA Network Open 2024, 7: e2411933. PMID: 38753326, PMCID: PMC11099678, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.11933.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCenters for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.Cross-Sectional StudiesHospitalsHumansQuality Indicators, Health CareQuality of Health CareUnited StatesConceptsCenters for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesCross-sectional studyHospital characteristicsHigher star ratingsStar ratingsOverall hospital qualityLowest-performing hospitalsOverall star ratingQuality star ratingsHospital star ratingsStar Ratings scoresHospital qualityHospital performanceStratified hospitalsMedicaid ServicesMain OutcomesFace validityPeer groupPeer group approachPrimary outcomePeer comparisonHospitalRating scoresPeerMeasurement groupMeasuring Equity in Readmission as a Distinct Assessment of Hospital Performance
Nash K, Weerahandi H, Yu H, Venkatesh A, Holaday L, Herrin J, Lin Z, Horwitz L, Ross J, Bernheim S. Measuring Equity in Readmission as a Distinct Assessment of Hospital Performance. JAMA 2024, 331: 111-123. PMID: 38193960, PMCID: PMC10777266, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2023.24874.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBlack patientsPatient populationHospital characteristicsHospital-wide readmission measureDual-eligible patientsHospital patient populationCross-sectional studyMeasures of hospitalHealth care qualityPatient demographicsReadmission ratesClinical outcomesPatient raceEligible hospitalsReadmissionMAIN OUTCOMEReadmission measuresMedicare dataUS hospitalsHospitalCare qualityPatientsMedicaid ServicesOutcomesLower percentage
2023
Race and Ethnicity and Emergency Department Discharge Against Medical Advice
Tsai J, Janke A, Krumholz H, Khidir H, Venkatesh A. Race and Ethnicity and Emergency Department Discharge Against Medical Advice. JAMA Network Open 2023, 6: e2345437. PMID: 38015503, PMCID: PMC10685883, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.45437.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultCross-Sectional StudiesEmergency Service, HospitalEthnicityFemaleHospitals, TeachingHumansMaleMiddle AgedPatient DischargeYoung AdultConceptsWhite patientsHispanic patientsEmergency departmentCross-sectional studyED visitsBlack patientsDAMA rateMedical adviceMAIN OUTCOMEEthnic disparitiesNationwide Emergency Department SampleNational cross-sectional studyHospital ED visitsEmergency department dischargeHospital-level variationEmergency Department SampleMetropolitan teaching hospitalHealth care resourcesMedian ageGreater morbidityHospital variationUnadjusted analysesTeaching hospitalAdditional adjustmentLower oddsCorrelations among common emergency medicine physician performance measures: Mixed messages or balancing forces?
Scofi J, Underriner E, Sangal R, Rothenberg C, Patel A, Pickens A, Sather J, Parwani V, Ulrich A, Venkatesh A. Correlations among common emergency medicine physician performance measures: Mixed messages or balancing forces? The American Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2023, 72: 58-63. PMID: 37481955, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2023.07.021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSociodemographic Disparities in Queue Jumping for Emergency Department Care
Sangal R, Su H, Khidir H, Parwani V, Liebhardt B, Pinker E, Meng L, Venkatesh A, Ulrich A. Sociodemographic Disparities in Queue Jumping for Emergency Department Care. JAMA Network Open 2023, 6: e2326338. PMID: 37505495, PMCID: PMC10383013, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.26338.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedCross-Sectional StudiesEmergency Medical ServicesEmergency Service, HospitalFemaleHumansMaleMedicareMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesUnited StatesConceptsCross-sectional studyHigh acuityPatient demographicsSame acuityLatino ethnicityNon-Hispanic raceEmergency department careBed placementTime of triageNon-Hispanic blacksNon-Hispanic whitesED visitsPrimary outcomeED arrivalED patientsMedicaid insuranceMean ageTriage acuityStudy visitAcuity patientsSociodemographic disparitiesED outcomesHigher oddsMAIN OUTCOMECare accessEmergency medicine physician workforce attrition differences by age and gender
Gettel C, Courtney D, Agrawal P, Madsen T, Rothenberg C, Mills A, Lall M, Keim S, Kraus C, Ranney M, Venkatesh A. Emergency medicine physician workforce attrition differences by age and gender. Academic Emergency Medicine 2023, 30: 1092-1100. PMID: 37313983, PMCID: PMC10973949, DOI: 10.1111/acem.14764.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedChildCross-Sectional StudiesEmergency MedicineFemaleHumansMaleMedicareMiddle AgedPhysiciansUnited StatesWorkforceConceptsFemale emergency physiciansEmergency physiciansMedian ageMultivariate logistic regression modelMale emergency physiciansResidency graduationRepeated cross-sectional analysisCharacteristics of physiciansWorkforce attritionCross-sectional analysisLogistic regression modelsStudy time frameDate of birthPrimary outcomeFemale genderMale physiciansClinical practiceFemale physiciansClinical servicesPhysiciansEmergency medicineAgeNumber of yearsRecent dataWorkforce concernsClinical criteria to exclude acute vascular pathology on CT angiogram in patients with dizziness
Tu L, Malhotra A, Venkatesh A, Taylor R, Sheth K, Yaesoubi R, Forman H, Sureshanand S, Navaratnam D. Clinical criteria to exclude acute vascular pathology on CT angiogram in patients with dizziness. PLOS ONE 2023, 18: e0280752. PMID: 36893103, PMCID: PMC9997874, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0280752.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAngiographyCross-Sectional StudiesDizzinessEmergency Service, HospitalHumansStrokeTomography, X-Ray ComputedVertigoConceptsAcute vascular pathologyEmergency departmentVascular pathologyNegative predictive valueDizzy patientsStroke codeCTA headPredictive valueAdult ED encountersTransient ischemic attackHalf of patientsLong-term smokersLarge vessel occlusionCoronary artery diseasePast medical historySeparate validation cohortCross-sectional analysisIschemic attackAnalysis cohortArterial dissectionArtery diseaseClinical factorsED encountersMedication useChief complaint
2022
Rising high‐acuity emergency care services independently billed by advanced practice providers, 2013 to 2019
Gettel C, Schuur J, Mullen J, Venkatesh A. Rising high‐acuity emergency care services independently billed by advanced practice providers, 2013 to 2019. Academic Emergency Medicine 2022, 30: 89-98. PMID: 36334276, PMCID: PMC10973948, DOI: 10.1111/acem.14625.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedCross-Sectional StudiesEmergency Medical ServicesEmergency Service, HospitalHumansMedicareUnited StatesWorkforceConceptsAdvanced practice providersEmergency care servicesCare servicesClinician typeED encountersClinician levelPractice providersHigh acuityEM physiciansHigh-acuity visitsRepeated cross-sectional analysisHigh-acuity servicesEmergency medicine workforceCross-sectional analysisEmergency cliniciansPractice patternsLow acuityRelative increaseEmergency careAcuity levelsMedicare Part BAcuityOutcome proportionsPhysiciansOne-thirdPsychotropic Medication Use in United States Pediatric Emergency Department Visits
Nash K, Olfson M, Rothenberg C, Anderson B, Pincus H, Venkatesh A. Psychotropic Medication Use in United States Pediatric Emergency Department Visits. Academic Pediatrics 2022, 23: 971-979. PMID: 36494030, PMCID: PMC10241984, DOI: 10.1016/j.acap.2022.11.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAnxiety DisordersChildCross-Sectional StudiesEmergency Service, HospitalHealth Care SurveysHumansPsychotropic DrugsUnited StatesConceptsPsychotropic medication useNon-Hispanic patientsMedication useED visitsEmergency departmentPsychotropic medicationsMedication administrationBlack non-Hispanic patientsWhite non-Hispanic patientsSurvey-weighted logistic regressionBehavioral health visitsAppropriate medication usePediatric emergency departmentProportion of visitsCross-sectional analysisBehavioral health carePsychotropic polypharmacyHealth visitsMedication typeEquitable careMedicationsLogistic regressionPrivate insuranceAnxiety disordersVisitsMonthly Rates of Patients Who Left Before Accessing Care in US Emergency Departments, 2017-2021
Janke AT, Melnick ER, Venkatesh AK. Monthly Rates of Patients Who Left Before Accessing Care in US Emergency Departments, 2017-2021. JAMA Network Open 2022, 5: e2233708. PMID: 36178693, PMCID: PMC9526078, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.33708.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchImproving Sepsis Management Through the Emergency Quality Network Sepsis Initiative
Rodos A, Aaronson E, Rothenberg C, Goyal P, Sharma D, Slesinger T, Schuur J, Venkatesh A. Improving Sepsis Management Through the Emergency Quality Network Sepsis Initiative. The Joint Commission Journal On Quality And Patient Safety 2022, 48: 572-580. PMID: 36137885, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcjq.2022.08.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedCross-Sectional StudiesEmergency Service, HospitalHospitalsHumansMedicareSepsisUnited StatesConceptsSepsis casesQI activitiesSEP-1 performanceEmergency department patientsQI effortsTime-sensitive conditionsSignificant correlationCross-sectional analysisSepsis careDepartment patientsSepsis managementAmerican CollegeED sitesScoresPublic reportingReal-time quality improvementHospital performanceEDQuality improvementImplementation dataOverall hospital performanceQI dataPatientsInpatientsED performanceThe 2013 to 2019 Emergency Medicine Workforce: Clinician Entry and Attrition Across the US Geography
Gettel CJ, Courtney DM, Janke AT, Rothenberg C, Mills AM, Sun W, Venkatesh AK. The 2013 to 2019 Emergency Medicine Workforce: Clinician Entry and Attrition Across the US Geography. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2022, 80: 260-271. PMID: 35717274, PMCID: PMC9398978, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2022.04.031.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedCross-Sectional StudiesEmergency MedicineGeographyHumansMedicareUnited StatesWorkforceConceptsAdvanced practice providersEmergency physiciansPractice providersNonemergency physiciansEmergency cliniciansRural designationUrban emergency physiciansRepeated cross-sectional analysisEmergency medicine workforceCross-sectional analysisUnique cliniciansMedicare Part BStudy yearsCliniciansPhysiciansProvider UtilizationPhysician attritionSubstantial state-level variationResidency trainingLongitudinal trendsManagement servicesAttrition ratesState-level changesState-level variationTotal proportionIdentifying high-value care for Medicare beneficiaries: a cross-sectional study of acute care hospitals in the USA
Herrin J, Yu H, Venkatesh AK, Desai SM, Thiel CL, Lin Z, Bernheim SM, Horwitz LI. Identifying high-value care for Medicare beneficiaries: a cross-sectional study of acute care hospitals in the USA. BMJ Open 2022, 12: e053629. PMID: 35361641, PMCID: PMC8971780, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-053629.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedCross-Sectional StudiesHospital CostsHospitalsHumansMedicareQuality of Health CareUnited StatesConceptsAcute care hospitalsHigh-value careStar hospitalsCare hospitalMedicare spendingEligible Medicare patientsRetrospective observational studyCross-sectional studyNon-teaching statusHigh-quality careHigh-quality hospitalsLow-cost hospitalsHigh-cost hospitalsCharacteristics of hospitalsValue of careSecondary outcomesPrimary outcomeMedicare patientsObservational studyMedicare beneficiariesHospitalQuality careOverall star ratingHospital Value
2021
The 2018 Merit-based Incentive Payment System
Gettel CJ, Han CR, Canavan ME, Bernheim SM, Drye EE, Duseja R, Venkatesh AK. The 2018 Merit-based Incentive Payment System. Medical Care 2021, 60: 156-163. PMID: 35030565, PMCID: PMC8820355, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000001674.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRacial and Ethnic Disparities in Physical Restraint Use for Pediatric Patients in the Emergency Department
Nash KA, Tolliver DG, Taylor RA, Calhoun AJ, Auerbach MA, Venkatesh AK, Wong AH. Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Physical Restraint Use for Pediatric Patients in the Emergency Department. JAMA Pediatrics 2021, 175: 1283-1285. PMID: 34515764, PMCID: PMC8438617, DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2021.3348.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentChildChild, PreschoolCross-Sectional StudiesEmergency Service, HospitalEthnicityFemaleHumansInfantMaleNew EnglandRacial GroupsRestraint, PhysicalEmergency clinician participation and performance in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Merit‐based Incentive Payment System
Gettel CJ, Han CR, Granovsky MA, Berdahl CT, Kocher KE, Mehrotra A, Schuur JD, Aldeen AZ, Griffey RT, Venkatesh AK. Emergency clinician participation and performance in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Merit‐based Incentive Payment System. Academic Emergency Medicine 2021, 29: 64-72. PMID: 34375479, PMCID: PMC8766873, DOI: 10.1111/acem.14373.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLeadership communication, stress, and burnout among frontline emergency department staff amid the COVID-19 pandemic: A mixed methods approach
Sangal RB, Bray A, Reid E, Ulrich A, Liebhardt B, Venkatesh AK, King M. Leadership communication, stress, and burnout among frontline emergency department staff amid the COVID-19 pandemic: A mixed methods approach. Healthcare 2021, 9: 100577. PMID: 34411923, PMCID: PMC8361146, DOI: 10.1016/j.hjdsi.2021.100577.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchProlonged Emergency Department Length of Stay for US Pediatric Mental Health Visits (2005–2015)
Nash KA, Zima BT, Rothenberg C, Hoffmann J, Moreno C, Rosenthal MS, Venkatesh A. Prolonged Emergency Department Length of Stay for US Pediatric Mental Health Visits (2005–2015). Pediatrics 2021, 147: e2020030692. PMID: 33820850, PMCID: PMC8086002, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2020-030692.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentChildCross-Sectional StudiesEmergency Service, HospitalFemaleHumansLength of StayMaleMental DisordersUnited StatesConceptsMental health ED visitsLength of stayPediatric mental health careMental health visitsED visitsMental health careHealth visitsEmergency departmentNational Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care SurveyNon-mental health visitsPediatric mental health visitsProlonged Emergency Department LengthAmbulatory Medical Care SurveyED LOSSurvey-weighted logistic regressionPediatric mental healthEmergency department lengthPatient-level characteristicsHealth careYears of ageMental health conditionsThreefold oddsClinical characteristicsCare SurveyPayer typeA Cross-Sectional Analysis of High-Acuity Professional Services Performed by Urban and Rural Emergency Care Physicians Across the United States
Gettel CJ, Canavan ME, Greenwood-Ericksen MB, Parwani VL, Ulrich AS, Pilgrim RL, Venkatesh AK. A Cross-Sectional Analysis of High-Acuity Professional Services Performed by Urban and Rural Emergency Care Physicians Across the United States. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2021, 78: 140-149. PMID: 33771412, PMCID: PMC8238845, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2020.11.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCross-Sectional StudiesEmergency MedicineHumansMedicarePatient AcuityPractice Patterns, Physicians'Rural PopulationUnited StatesUrban PopulationConceptsCross-sectional analysisCare EvaluationRural physiciansMedicare feeEmergency careUrban physiciansMedicare Public Use FilesManagement service codesEmergency care physiciansLogistic regression analysisPrimary outcomeCare physiciansPhysician levelService beneficiariesPublic Use FilePhysiciansIndividual physiciansUse FileRegression analysisQuintileCareProportion of servicesReimbursementPart B.Urban settings
2020
Who provides what care? An analysis of clinical focus among the national emergency care workforce
Gettel CJ, Canavan ME, D'Onofrio G, Carr BG, Venkatesh AK. Who provides what care? An analysis of clinical focus among the national emergency care workforce. The American Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2020, 42: 228-232. PMID: 33298349, PMCID: PMC8005412, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2020.11.069.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCross-Sectional StudiesEmergency Service, HospitalFee-for-Service PlansHealth WorkforceHumansMedicarePhysiciansUnited StatesConceptsAdvanced practice providersEmergency care workforceMedicare feeClinical focusEM physiciansED cliniciansED settingPublic Use FileService beneficiariesMedicare Public Use FilesCare workforceImproved patient outcomesCross-sectional analysisUnique cliniciansPrimary outcomePatient outcomesCare EvaluationClinician expertisePractice providersEmergency careIndividual cliniciansClinical settingPractice settingsCliniciansPhysicians