2019
Electronic Health Record–Assisted Reflex Urine Culture Testing Improves Emergency Department Diagnostic Efficiency
Coughlin RF, Peaper D, Rothenberg C, Golden M, Landry ML, Cotton J, Parwani V, Shapiro M, Ulrich A, Venkatesh AK. Electronic Health Record–Assisted Reflex Urine Culture Testing Improves Emergency Department Diagnostic Efficiency. American Journal Of Medical Quality 2019, 35: 252-257. PMID: 31296024, DOI: 10.1177/1062860619861947.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcademic Medical CentersAge FactorsAlgorithmsDecision Support Systems, ClinicalElectronic Health RecordsEmergency Service, HospitalHospitals, CommunityHumansSex FactorsUrinalysisConceptsUrine culture ordersUrine culture testingED visitsUrine cultureEmergency departmentDiagnostic yieldCulture ordersCulture testingUrine culture utilizationClinical decision support toolElectronic health recordsSecondary outcomesPrimary outcomeTest utilizationHealth recordsSignificant decreaseDiagnostic efficiencyMean numberVisitsCulture utilizationOutcomesTesting algorithmEffects of Real-time EMS Direction on Optimizing EMS Turnaround and Load-balancing Between Neighboring Hospital Campuses
Felice J, Coughlin RF, Burns K, Chmura C, Bogucki S, Cone DC, Joseph D, Parwani V, Li F, Saxa T, Ulrich A. Effects of Real-time EMS Direction on Optimizing EMS Turnaround and Load-balancing Between Neighboring Hospital Campuses. Prehospital Emergency Care 2019, 23: 788-794. PMID: 30798628, DOI: 10.1080/10903127.2019.1587123.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmbulance DiversionCrowdingEmergency Medical DispatchEmergency Service, HospitalHumansPatient TransferConceptsNurse navigator programSingle healthcare systemNavigator programHealthcare systemEmergency medical services (EMS) providersHealth system capacityNurse navigatorChief complaintEmergency departmentMedical service providersED volumeInpatient facilitiesTurnaround timeNeighboring hospitalRegistered NursesHospitalHospital campusSignificant decreaseED capacityIncidenceReal-time assessmentProgram implementationPrimary objectiveSignificant improvementPatients
2018
Emergency medicine summary code for reporting CT scan results: implementation and survey results
Lam J, Coughlin R, Buhl L, Herbst M, Herbst T, Martillotti J, Coughlin B. Emergency medicine summary code for reporting CT scan results: implementation and survey results. Emergency Radiology 2018, 25: 303-310. PMID: 29417357, DOI: 10.1007/s10140-018-1583-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsClinical CodingEmergency Service, HospitalHumansRetrospective StudiesSurveys and QuestionnairesTomography, X-Ray ComputedUnited StatesConceptsCT scanCT scan reportingCT scan resultsRetrospective reviewED providersScan reportingResultsA totalCT examinationsPatient managementPurposeThe purposeED CTCTDefinitive improvementPractice improvementScan resultsRadiology reportsYears of experiencePositive resultsConclusionsThe introductionSeasoned providersScansRadiology providersProvidersEDProvider interest
2017
Enhancement of Cricothyroidotomy Education Using a Novel Technique: Cadaver Autografting
Coughlin RF, Chandler I, Binford JC, Bonz JW, Hile DC. Enhancement of Cricothyroidotomy Education Using a Novel Technique: Cadaver Autografting. Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2017, 53: 885-889. PMID: 29066133, DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2017.08.071.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultCadaverClinical CompetenceCricoid CartilageEducational MeasurementEmergency MedicineEmergency Service, HospitalFemaleHumansMaleSimulation TrainingTransplantation, Autologous
2008
Process modification and emergency department radiology service
DeFlorio R, Coughlin B, Coughlin R, Li H, Santoro J, Akey B, Favreau M. Process modification and emergency department radiology service. Emergency Radiology 2008, 15: 405-412. PMID: 18665405, DOI: 10.1007/s10140-008-0735-0.Peer-Reviewed Original Research