2024
“Follow‐up in a few days”: Limitations to primary care access among older adults following emergency department discharge
Gettel C, Hartzheim J, Chera T, Galske J, Cameron‐Comasco L, Bellolio F, Berrin L, Venkatesh A. “Follow‐up in a few days”: Limitations to primary care access among older adults following emergency department discharge. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2024, 72: 1528-1531. PMID: 38308394, PMCID: PMC11090698, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.18791.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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 ResearchConceptsWhite 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 odds
2022
Emergency department care transition barriers: A qualitative study of care partners of older adults with cognitive impairment
Gettel CJ, Serina PT, Uzamere I, Hernandez‐Bigos K, Venkatesh AK, Cohen AB, Monin JK, Feder SL, Fried TR, Hwang U. Emergency department care transition barriers: A qualitative study of care partners of older adults with cognitive impairment. Alzheimer's & Dementia: Translational Research & Clinical Interventions 2022, 8: e12355. PMID: 36204349, PMCID: PMC9518973, DOI: 10.1002/trc2.12355.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCare transitionsCare partnersCognitive impairmentMean ageOlder adultsED discharge processEmergency department dischargeCare transition interventionsHealth care systemAcute illnessED encountersAdverse outcomesCare considerationsOutcome measuresQualitative studyTransition interventionsScreening toolCare systemImpairmentAdultsAfrican AmericansPoor communicationRepresentative quotationsRecovery phaseStandardized guide