2023
Leveraging a Learning Collaborative Model to Develop and Pilot Quality Measures to Improve Opioid Prescribing in the Emergency Department
Hawk K, Weiner S, Rothenberg C, Bernstein E, D'Onofrio G, Herring A, Hoppe J, Ketcham E, LaPietra A, Nelson L, Perrone J, Ranney M, Samuels E, Strayer R, Sharma D, Goyal P, Schuur J, Venkatesh A. Leveraging a Learning Collaborative Model to Develop and Pilot Quality Measures to Improve Opioid Prescribing in the Emergency Department. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2023, 83: 225-234. PMID: 37831040, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2023.08.490.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAtraumatic back painCommunity EDED visitsBack painOpioid prescribing practicesFirst-line treatmentEmergency department patientsOpioid use disorderQuality improvement projectEvidence-based resourcesOpioid administrationOpioid prescriptionsDental painSafe analgesiaDepartment patientsOpioid pillsPrescribing practicesEmergency departmentAmerican CollegeUse disordersMedication safety educationPainOpioidsImprovement projectVisits48 Capabilities of Emergency Departments to Treat Alcohol Use Disorder: Assessment From a Large Quality Improvement Initiative
Weiner S, Venkatesh A, Goyal P, Sharma P, Rothenberg C, Sharma D, Rudowski K, Sambell M, Hawk K. 48 Capabilities of Emergency Departments to Treat Alcohol Use Disorder: Assessment From a Large Quality Improvement Initiative. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2023, 82: s20. DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2023.08.067.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNational Institute on Drug Abuse Clinical Trials Network Meeting Report: Advancing Emergency Department Initiation of Buprenorphine for Opioid Use Disorder
Cowan E, Perrone J, Bernstein S, Coupet E, Fiellin D, Hawk K, Herring A, Huntley K, McCormack R, Venkatesh A, D'Onofrio G. National Institute on Drug Abuse Clinical Trials Network Meeting Report: Advancing Emergency Department Initiation of Buprenorphine for Opioid Use Disorder. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2023, 82: 326-335. PMID: 37178101, PMCID: PMC10524880, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2023.03.025.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsOpioid use disorderEmergency departmentUse disordersDrug Abuse Clinical Trials NetworkEffective evidence-based treatmentsEmergency department initiationStandard emergency careMajor public health crisisClinical Trials NetworkEvidence of efficacyNational InstituteEvidence-based treatmentsOpioid overdose deathsTechnology-based interventionsBuprenorphine dosingBuprenorphine initiationPeer-based interventionsPublic health crisisPatient outcomesED staffOverdose deathsEmergency careBuprenorphineTrials NetworkUniversal uptake
2022
Development and testing of data infrastructure in the American College of Emergency Physicians’ Clinical Emergency Data Registry for opioid‐related research
Taylor A, Kinsman J, Hawk K, D'Onofrio G, Malicki C, Malcom B, Goyal P, Venkatesh A. Development and testing of data infrastructure in the American College of Emergency Physicians’ Clinical Emergency Data Registry for opioid‐related research. Journal Of The American College Of Emergency Physicians Open 2022, 3: e12816. PMID: 36311336, PMCID: PMC9597093, DOI: 10.1002/emp2.12816.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchElectronic health recordsEmergency departmentAmerican CollegeData registryEmergency care visitsOpioid use disorderStructured data collection toolNational clinical quality registryUrine drug testingClinical quality registryManual chart reviewValidity testingStandardized documentation templateOpioid medicationsCare visitsChart reviewEnvironmental scanPhysician reviewersMedicines RegistryModerate feasibilityQuality registryEmergency physiciansHospital careUse disordersCommon data elementsEmergency department utilization for substance use disorders and mental health conditions during COVID-19
Venkatesh AK, Janke AT, Kinsman J, Rothenberg C, Goyal P, Malicki C, D’Onofrio G, Taylor A, Hawk K. Emergency department utilization for substance use disorders and mental health conditions during COVID-19. PLOS ONE 2022, 17: e0262136. PMID: 35025921, PMCID: PMC8757912, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0262136.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid use disorderOverall ED visitsED visitsEmergency departmentMental health conditionsAlcohol use disorderED visitationUse disordersED utilizationHospital-based emergency departmentsHealth conditionsEmergency department utilizationPublic health surveillance toolSite of careClinical quality registryEarly pandemic periodVisit countsSubstance use disordersCOVID-19COVID-19 pandemicED visit countsDiagnosis codesOutpatient treatmentMedicines RegistryQuality registry
2020
Screening for Health-Related Social Needs of Emergency Department Patients
Samuels-Kalow ME, Boggs KM, Cash RE, Herrington R, Mick NW, Rutman MS, Venkatesh AK, Zabbo CP, Sullivan AF, Hasegawa K, Zachrison KS, Camargo CA. Screening for Health-Related Social Needs of Emergency Department Patients. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2020, 77: 62-68. PMID: 33160720, PMCID: PMC7755764, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2020.08.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth-related social needsNew England Emergency DepartmentsMental health needsEmergency departmentHealth needsMultivariable logistic regression modelSubstance useEmergency department patientsSubstance use disordersLogistic regression modelsDepartment patientsUse disordersED characteristicsSocial work resourcesLower ratesDescriptive statisticsRegression modelsEngland surveySocial needsPatientsPrevalence