2024
Emergency Department Visits Among Patients With Dementia Before and After Diagnosis
Gettel C, Song Y, Rothenberg C, Kitchen C, Gilmore-Bykovskyi A, Fried T, Brody A, Nothelle S, Wolff J, Venkatesh A. Emergency Department Visits Among Patients With Dementia Before and After Diagnosis. JAMA Network Open 2024, 7: e2439421. PMID: 39401040, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.39421.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPre-COVID-19 hospital quality and hospital response to COVID-19: examining associations between risk-adjusted mortality for patients hospitalised with COVID-19 and pre-COVID-19 hospital quality
Peter D, Li S, Wang Y, Zhang J, Grady J, McDowell K, Norton E, Lin Z, Bernheim S, Venkatesh A, Fleisher L, Schreiber M, Suter L, Triche E. Pre-COVID-19 hospital quality and hospital response to COVID-19: examining associations between risk-adjusted mortality for patients hospitalised with COVID-19 and pre-COVID-19 hospital quality. BMJ Open 2024, 14: e077394. PMID: 38553067, PMCID: PMC10982775, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-077394.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospital qualityPatient experiencePre-COVID-19Medicare patientsShort-term acute care hospitalsCritical access hospitalsAcute care hospitalsFuture public health emergenciesHigher odds of mortalityIn-hospitalRisk-adjusted mortalityOdds of mortalityCare deliveryAccess hospitalsEffective careCOVID-19-related deathsAssociated with mortalityCare structuresHospital characteristicsPublic health emergencySummary scoreMedicare beneficiariesHigher oddsHospital responseRSMRsMeasuring Equity in Readmission as a Distinct Assessment of Hospital Performance
Nash K, Weerahandi H, Yu H, Venkatesh A, Holaday L, Herrin J, Lin Z, Horwitz L, Ross J, Bernheim S. Measuring Equity in Readmission as a Distinct Assessment of Hospital Performance. JAMA 2024, 331: 111-123. PMID: 38193960, PMCID: PMC10777266, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2023.24874.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBlack patientsPatient populationHospital characteristicsHospital-wide readmission measureDual-eligible patientsHospital patient populationCross-sectional studyMeasures of hospitalHealth care qualityPatient demographicsReadmission ratesClinical outcomesPatient raceEligible hospitalsReadmissionMAIN OUTCOMEReadmission measuresMedicare dataUS hospitalsHospitalCare qualityPatientsMedicaid ServicesOutcomesLower percentage
2023
Sociodemographic Disparities in Queue Jumping for Emergency Department Care
Sangal R, Su H, Khidir H, Parwani V, Liebhardt B, Pinker E, Meng L, Venkatesh A, Ulrich A. Sociodemographic Disparities in Queue Jumping for Emergency Department Care. JAMA Network Open 2023, 6: e2326338. PMID: 37505495, PMCID: PMC10383013, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.26338.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCross-sectional studyHigh acuityPatient demographicsSame acuityLatino ethnicityNon-Hispanic raceEmergency department careBed placementTime of triageNon-Hispanic blacksNon-Hispanic whitesED visitsPrimary outcomeED arrivalED patientsMedicaid insuranceMean ageTriage acuityStudy visitAcuity patientsSociodemographic disparitiesED outcomesHigher oddsMAIN OUTCOMECare accessAn Outcome Comparison Between Geriatric and Nongeriatric Emergency Departments
Gettel C, Hwang U, Janke A, Rothenberg C, Tomasino D, Schneider S, Goyal P, Venkatesh A. An Outcome Comparison Between Geriatric and Nongeriatric Emergency Departments. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2023, 82: 681-689. PMID: 37389490, PMCID: PMC10756927, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2023.05.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGeriatric EDDiagnosis rateED lengthEmergency departmentMedian discharge rateAmerican CollegeRevisit ratesOlder adultsUrinary tract infectionAge categoriesGeriatric Emergency DepartmentHigher diagnosis ratesED visitsTract infectionsMental statusObservational studyDelirium/Outcome comparisonsData registryED statusProcess outcomesED sitesStayAnalytic sampleAdultsEmergency 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 concernsThe Cost Shifting Economics of United States Emergency Department Professional Services (2016–2019)
Pines J, Zocchi M, Black B, Carr B, Celedon P, Janke A, Moghtaderi A, Oskvarek J, Venkatesh A, Venkat A, Group A. The Cost Shifting Economics of United States Emergency Department Professional Services (2016–2019). Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2023, 82: 637-646. PMID: 37330720, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2023.04.026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNationwide Emergency Department SampleED visitsCommercial insuranceUninsured ED visitsEmergency Department SampleHealth Care Cost InstituteUnreimbursed careED cliniciansMedicaid visitsPatientsInsurance sourceMedicare visitsVisitsMedicaidHealth insuranceLongstanding effectsMedicareCliniciansProfessional servicesInsuranceCare transition outcome measures of importance after emergency care: Do emergency clinicians and older adults agree?
Gettel C, Hwang U, Rising K, Goldberg E, Feder S, Uzamere I, Venkatesh A. Care transition outcome measures of importance after emergency care: Do emergency clinicians and older adults agree? Academic Emergency Medicine 2023, 30: 1061-1064. PMID: 37014286, PMCID: PMC10548356, DOI: 10.1111/acem.14732.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
Rising high‐acuity emergency care services independently billed by advanced practice providers, 2013 to 2019
Gettel C, Schuur J, Mullen J, Venkatesh A. Rising high‐acuity emergency care services independently billed by advanced practice providers, 2013 to 2019. Academic Emergency Medicine 2022, 30: 89-98. PMID: 36334276, PMCID: PMC10973948, DOI: 10.1111/acem.14625.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdvanced practice providersEmergency care servicesCare servicesClinician typeED encountersClinician levelPractice providersHigh acuityEM physiciansHigh-acuity visitsRepeated cross-sectional analysisHigh-acuity servicesEmergency medicine workforceCross-sectional analysisEmergency cliniciansPractice patternsLow acuityRelative increaseEmergency careAcuity levelsMedicare Part BAcuityOutcome proportionsPhysiciansOne-thirdEstablishment of SEP-1 national practice guidelines does not impact fluid administration for septic shock patients
Boccio E, Haimovich A, Jacob V, Zhao X, Wira CR, Venkatesh A, Belsky J. Establishment of SEP-1 national practice guidelines does not impact fluid administration for septic shock patients. The American Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2022, 62: 19-24. PMID: 36209655, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2022.09.038.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSeptic shock patientsShock patientsFluid administrationFluid managementSevere sepsis/septic shockSepsis/septic shockEarly Management BundleRetrospective observational analysisDate of presentationNational practice guidelinesUrban academic centerNational quality measuresLogistic regression analysisOdds of complianceHigh-quality careSepsis severityPrimary outcomeSeptic shockED settingResuscitation strategiesBlood culturesPractice patternsOdds ratioPractice guidelinesProvider practicesImproving Sepsis Management Through the Emergency Quality Network Sepsis Initiative
Rodos A, Aaronson E, Rothenberg C, Goyal P, Sharma D, Slesinger T, Schuur J, Venkatesh A. Improving Sepsis Management Through the Emergency Quality Network Sepsis Initiative. The Joint Commission Journal On Quality And Patient Safety 2022, 48: 572-580. PMID: 36137885, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcjq.2022.08.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSepsis casesQI activitiesSEP-1 performanceEmergency department patientsQI effortsTime-sensitive conditionsSignificant correlationCross-sectional analysisSepsis careDepartment patientsSepsis managementAmerican CollegeED sitesScoresPublic reportingReal-time quality improvementHospital performanceEDQuality improvementImplementation dataOverall hospital performanceQI dataPatientsInpatientsED performanceEmergency department‐to‐community care transition barriers: A qualitative study of older adults
Gettel CJ, Serina PT, Uzamere I, Hernandez‐Bigos K, Venkatesh AK, Rising KL, Goldberg EM, Feder SL, Cohen AB, Hwang U. Emergency department‐to‐community care transition barriers: A qualitative study of older adults. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2022, 70: 3152-3162. PMID: 35779278, PMCID: PMC9669106, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.17950.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCare transitionsOlder adultsClinical careImmediate post-discharge periodED discharge processEmergency clinical careEmergency department visitsPost-discharge periodAdverse health outcomesOutpatient clinical careDepartment visitsIntact patientsEmergency departmentHealth outcomesOlder adults' willingnessU.S. healthcare systemBaseline activityEffective interventionsIntervention developmentHealthcare systemAdultsCareAdults' willingnessSymptom explanationsEDA Qualitative Study of “What Matters” to Older Adults in the Emergency Department
Gettel CJ, Venkatesh AK, Dowd H, Hwang U, Ferrigno RF, Reid EA, Tinetti ME. A Qualitative Study of “What Matters” to Older Adults in the Emergency Department. Western Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2022, 23: 579-588. PMID: 35980413, PMCID: PMC9391017, DOI: 10.5811/westjem.2022.4.56115.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOlder adult patientsAdult patientsEmergency departmentOlder adultsED careAge-Friendly Health SystemIntact older adultsSymptom resolutionED cliniciansED settingPatient 1Clinician recommendationsPatient concernsPatient prioritiesDyadic semi-structured interviewsSymptom reductionClinical practicePatientsCliniciansHealth systemConversation guideHealthcare systemAdultsHome environmentOutcomesThe 2013 to 2019 Emergency Medicine Workforce: Clinician Entry and Attrition Across the US Geography
Gettel CJ, Courtney DM, Janke AT, Rothenberg C, Mills AM, Sun W, Venkatesh AK. The 2013 to 2019 Emergency Medicine Workforce: Clinician Entry and Attrition Across the US Geography. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2022, 80: 260-271. PMID: 35717274, PMCID: PMC9398978, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2022.04.031.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdvanced practice providersEmergency physiciansPractice providersNonemergency physiciansEmergency cliniciansRural designationUrban emergency physiciansRepeated cross-sectional analysisEmergency medicine workforceCross-sectional analysisUnique cliniciansMedicare Part BStudy yearsCliniciansPhysiciansProvider UtilizationPhysician attritionSubstantial state-level variationResidency trainingLongitudinal trendsManagement servicesAttrition ratesState-level changesState-level variationTotal proportionIdentifying high-value care for Medicare beneficiaries: a cross-sectional study of acute care hospitals in the USA
Herrin J, Yu H, Venkatesh AK, Desai SM, Thiel CL, Lin Z, Bernheim SM, Horwitz LI. Identifying high-value care for Medicare beneficiaries: a cross-sectional study of acute care hospitals in the USA. BMJ Open 2022, 12: e053629. PMID: 35361641, PMCID: PMC8971780, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-053629.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute care hospitalsHigh-value careStar hospitalsCare hospitalMedicare spendingEligible Medicare patientsRetrospective observational studyCross-sectional studyNon-teaching statusHigh-quality careHigh-quality hospitalsLow-cost hospitalsHigh-cost hospitalsCharacteristics of hospitalsValue of careSecondary outcomesPrimary outcomeMedicare patientsObservational studyMedicare beneficiariesHospitalQuality careOverall star ratingHospital ValueStudy protocol for the Innovative Support for Patients with SARS-COV-2 Infections Registry (INSPIRE): A longitudinal study of the medium and long-term sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection
O’Laughlin K, Thompson M, Hota B, Gottlieb M, Plumb ID, Chang AM, Wisk LE, Hall AJ, Wang RC, Spatz ES, Stephens KA, Huebinger RM, McDonald SA, Venkatesh A, Gentile N, Slovis BH, Hill M, Saydah S, Idris AH, Rodriguez R, Krumholz HM, Elmore JG, Weinstein RA, Nichol G, . Study protocol for the Innovative Support for Patients with SARS-COV-2 Infections Registry (INSPIRE): A longitudinal study of the medium and long-term sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection. PLOS ONE 2022, 17: e0264260. PMID: 35239680, PMCID: PMC8893622, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0264260.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSARS-CoV-2 infectionLong-term sequelaePatient-reported outcomesRelative riskAcute SARS-CoV-2 infectionSARS-CoV-2 negative participantsHealth system encountersPredictors of sequelaeHealth recordsInstitutional review board approvalLongitudinal studyDigital health recordsReview board approvalSARS-CoV-2Secure online platformClinical outcomesStudy protocolNegative participantsViral testsSimilar symptomatologyNew diagnosisBoard approvalSequelaeSelf-administered surveyInfection
2021
Scenarios to improve CT head utilization in the emergency department delineated by critical results reporting
Tu LH, Venkatesh AK, Malhotra A, Taylor RA, Sheth KN, Forman HP, Yaesoubi R. Scenarios to improve CT head utilization in the emergency department delineated by critical results reporting. Emergency Radiology 2021, 29: 81-88. PMID: 34617133, DOI: 10.1007/s10140-021-01947-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdult ED encountersCommon chief complaintChief complaintEmergency departmentED encountersPatient selectionHead examsLoss of consciousnessAcademic medical centerChest painBlood sugarRetrospective studyHead injuryMental statusNew headacheMedical CenterPsychiatric evaluationConclusionOur studyBetter outcomesAdvanced imagingAlcohol intoxicationTotal encountersComplaintsHeadacheSignificant differencesHead and Neck CTA Utilization: Analysis of Ordering Frequency and Nonroutine Results Communication, With Focus on the 50 Most Common Emergency Department Clinical Presentations.
Tu LH, Malhotra A, Venkatesh AK, Taylor RA, Sheth KN, Forman HP, Yaesoubi R. Head and Neck CTA Utilization: Analysis of Ordering Frequency and Nonroutine Results Communication, With Focus on the 50 Most Common Emergency Department Clinical Presentations. American Journal Of Roentgenology 2021, 218: 544-551. PMID: 34585611, DOI: 10.2214/ajr.21.26543.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeck CTAED visitsEmergency departmentNonroutine communicationSingle health care systemAdult ED visitsSubset of reportsRadiologist communicationResult communicationPatient's chief concernHealth care systemFrequency of headCTA utilizationAcute findingsClinical presentationED settingPatient selectionIncidental findingClinical impactCTA examinationsCare systemCTAVisitsHigher numberNegative resultsIdentification of Fall-Related Injuries in Nursing Home Residents Using Administrative Claims Data
Mintz J, Duprey MS, Zullo AR, Lee Y, Kiel DP, Daiello LA, Rodriguez KE, Venkatesh AK, Berry SD. Identification of Fall-Related Injuries in Nursing Home Residents Using Administrative Claims Data. The Journals Of Gerontology Series A 2021, 77: 1421-1429. PMID: 34558615, PMCID: PMC9255678, DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glab274.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFall-related injuriesClaims-based algorithmHip fractureMore fall-related injuriesLong-stay NH residentsCause of morbidityAdministrative claims dataNursing home residentsMedicare Part AInjury reduction effortsRetrospective cohortIntracranial bleedNH residentsRisk factorsInjury codesHome residentsClaims dataInjuryPhi correlation coefficientExternal causesAdministrative dataStudy purposePart AProvider claimsCauseEmergency clinician participation and performance in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Merit‐based Incentive Payment System
Gettel CJ, Han CR, Granovsky MA, Berdahl CT, Kocher KE, Mehrotra A, Schuur JD, Aldeen AZ, Griffey RT, Venkatesh AK. Emergency clinician participation and performance in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Merit‐based Incentive Payment System. Academic Emergency Medicine 2021, 29: 64-72. PMID: 34375479, PMCID: PMC8766873, DOI: 10.1111/acem.14373.Peer-Reviewed Original Research