2024
Estimating the size and scope of the academic emergency physician workforce
Gettel C, Camargo C, Bennett C, Courtney D, Kaji A, Fermann G, Gallahue F, Nelson L, Hebbard C, Rothenberg C, Raja A, Venkatesh A. Estimating the size and scope of the academic emergency physician workforce. Academic Emergency Medicine 2024, 31: 732-738. PMID: 38769602, DOI: 10.1111/acem.14931.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchProportion of emergency physiciansAccreditation Council for Graduate Medical EducationClinical training sitesED visitsEM residency programsAcademic emergency departmentEmergency physiciansEmergency departmentEM workforceEmergency medicineACGME-accredited EM residency programsAcademic sitesProportion of emergency departmentCenters for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesEmergency physician workforceResidency programsProportion of ED visitsDepartment of Veterans AffairsAccredited EM residency programsTraining of resident physiciansAmerican Hospital AssociationTraining sitesNational proportionsAcademic Emergency MedicineGraduate Medical EducationThe Clinical Emergency Data Registry: Structure, Use, and Limitations for Research
Lin M, Sharma D, Venkatesh A, Epstein S, Janke A, Genes N, Mehrotra A, Augustine J, Malcolm B, Goyal P, Griffey R. The Clinical Emergency Data Registry: Structure, Use, and Limitations for Research. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2024, 83: 467-476. PMID: 38276937, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2023.12.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmergency departmentData elementsAmerican College of Emergency PhysiciansData RegistryParticipating emergency departmentsElectronic health recordsClinical data registryEmergency careHealth recordsEmergency medicineEmergency physiciansDe-identifiedBilling dataAmerican CollegeImprove data qualityCompletion of data elementsRegistryMultiple data elementsDemographic dataResearch usePatient demographicsReporting purposesData collectionCentral databaseClinical characteristics
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
Group Practice Size Consolidation in Emergency Medicine
Pollock JR, Hogan JS, Venkatesh AK, Sandefur BJ, Weyand JA, Harrington MT, Pisac AM, Lindor RA. Group Practice Size Consolidation in Emergency Medicine. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2021, 79: 2-6. PMID: 34417071, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2021.07.122.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
Choosing wisely in emergency medicine: Early results and insights from the ACEP emergency quality network (E-QUAL)
Venkatesh AK, Scofi JE, Rothenberg C, Berdahl CT, Tarrant N, Sharma D, Goyal P, Pilgrim R, Klauer K, Schuur JD. Choosing wisely in emergency medicine: Early results and insights from the ACEP emergency quality network (E-QUAL). The American Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2020, 39: 102-108. PMID: 32014376, PMCID: PMC7365747, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2020.01.029.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCT utilization ratesMinor head injuryLow back painBack painHead injuryED sitesAtraumatic back painChoosing Wisely recommendationsQuality improvement dataLow-value careWisely recommendationsEmergency physiciansObservational studyQI interventionsAmerican CollegeClinical targetsPainSyncopeQI practicesInjuryEmergency medicineSignificant decreasePractice improvementImprovement dataMRI
2014
A Top-Five List for Emergency Medicine: A Pilot Project to Improve the Value of Emergency Care
Schuur JD, Carney DP, Lyn ET, Raja AS, Michael JA, Ross NG, Venkatesh AK. A Top-Five List for Emergency Medicine: A Pilot Project to Improve the Value of Emergency Care. JAMA Internal Medicine 2014, 174: 509-515. PMID: 24534899, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2013.12688.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTechnical expert panelEmergency medicine cliniciansMedicine cliniciansEmergency medicineED health care providersDisposition decisionsModified Delphi consensus processEmergency department visitsHealth care providersDelphi consensus processResults Phase 1Phase 2Phase 1Department visitsEmergency cliniciansMAIN OUTCOMECare providersMean costEmergency careClinical actionsActionable targetsMedical careClinical decisionImaging studiesClinicians
2013
A “Top Five” list for emergency medicine: a policy and research agenda for stewardship to improve the value of emergency care
Venkatesh AK, Schuur JD. A “Top Five” list for emergency medicine: a policy and research agenda for stewardship to improve the value of emergency care. The American Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2013, 31: 1520-1524. PMID: 23993868, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2013.07.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth care costsEmergency careEmergency medicineCare costsPost-discharge careHigh-cost imagingLow-value careMedico-legal concernsFront-line providersHealth system improvementHospital admissionIntravenous fluidsMedication administrationProvider knowledgeClinical actionsStewardship effortsHealth servicesClinical decisionValue carePotential interventionsCareExamples of interventionsEmergency MedicalPatientsOverused services