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
2012
Making Greater Use Of Dedicated Hospital Observation Units For Many Short-Stay Patients Could Save $3.1 Billion A Year
Baugh CW, Venkatesh AK, Hilton JA, Samuel PA, Schuur JD, Bohan JS. Making Greater Use Of Dedicated Hospital Observation Units For Many Short-Stay Patients Could Save $3.1 Billion A Year. Health Affairs 2012, 31: 2314-2323. PMID: 23019185, DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2011.0926.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCost SavingsEmergency Service, HospitalHospital UnitsLength of StayMonte Carlo MethodUnited States