2024
End‐of‐life emergency department use and healthcare expenditures among older adults: A nationally representative study
Gettel C, Kitchen C, Rothenberg C, Song Y, Hastings S, Kennedy M, Ouchi K, Haimovich A, Hwang U, Venkatesh A. End‐of‐life emergency department use and healthcare expenditures among older adults: A nationally representative study. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2024 PMID: 39311623, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.19199.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEnd-of-lifeOut-of-pocket spendingED visitsTotal healthcare spendingMedicare beneficiariesHealthcare spendingEmergency departmentOlder adultsMedicare Current Beneficiary Survey dataAnalysis of Medicare beneficiariesPooled cross-sectional analysisEmergency department usePrimary outcomeDecreased likelihoodDiagnosis of dementiaOut-of-pocket costsNationally representative studyNationally representative sampleAdult decedentsHospice statusDepartment useED useED servicesHealth careHealthcare expenditures“What Matters” in the Emergency Department
Chera T, Tinetti M, Travers J, Galske J, Venkatesh A, Southerland L, Dresden S, McQuown C, Gettel C. “What Matters” in the Emergency Department. Medical Care 2024, 62: s50-s56. PMID: 39514495, PMCID: PMC11548826, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000002053.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOlder adultsEmergency departmentEmergency careED visitsAssociated with meetingAssociated with older adultsEnd-of-lifeFollow-upPatient characteristicsMultivariate logistic regression modelCare of oneselfLogistic regression modelsFollow-up interviewsMulticenter prospective observational studyHealthcare settingsED encountersFunctional independenceProspective observational studySecondary analysisSymptom identificationAssess concernsSecondary outcomesPrimary outcomeCareObservational studyRacial, Ethnic, and Age-Related Disparities in Sedation and Restraint Use for Older Adults in the Emergency Department
Jivalagian P, Gettel C, Smith C, Robinson L, Brinker M, Shah D, Kumar A, Faustino I, Nath B, Chang-Sing E, Taylor R, Kennedy M, Hwang U, Wong A. Racial, Ethnic, and Age-Related Disparities in Sedation and Restraint Use for Older Adults in the Emergency Department. American Journal Of Geriatric Psychiatry 2024 PMID: 39054237, DOI: 10.1016/j.jagp.2024.07.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPhysical restraint useRestraint useOlder adultsED visitsPhysical restraintEmergency departmentElectronic health record dataHealth record dataBlack non-HispanicPatient-level characteristicsAge-related disparitiesAssociated with increased useRegional hospital networkCross-sectional studyLogistic regression modelsChemical sedationRetrospective cross-sectional studyNon-Hispanic groupNon-HispanicAgitation managementHospital sitesHospital networkRecord dataWhite non-Hispanic groupPrimary outcomeCalculation 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 ResearchConceptsCenters 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 group
2023
Unfilled in emergency medicine: An analysis of the 2022 and 2023 Match by program accreditation, ownership, and geography
Gettel C, Bennett C, Rothenberg C, Smith J, Goldflam K, Sun W, Venkatesh A. Unfilled in emergency medicine: An analysis of the 2022 and 2023 Match by program accreditation, ownership, and geography. AEM Education And Training 2023, 7: e10902. PMID: 37600854, PMCID: PMC10436034, DOI: 10.1002/aet2.10902.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEM residency programsClinical sitesResidency programsGreater riskCross-sectional observational studyPrimary outcomeObservational studyProfit ownershipResidency program characteristicsMedicaid ServicesEmergency medicineCore-based statistical areasGraduate Medical EducationHigher numberRiskAccreditation CouncilDurationMatch cycleProgram characteristicsYearsStatusAvailable dataResidency positionsEmergency 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 ResearchConceptsFemale 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 concerns
2021
A 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 ResearchConceptsCross-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 ResearchConceptsAdvanced 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