2021
Structured interdisciplinary bedside rounds improve interprofessional communication and workplace efficiency among residents and nurses on an inpatient internal medicine unit
Schwartz JI, Gonzalez-Colaso R, Gan G, Deng Y, Kaplan MH, Vakos PA, Kenyon K, Ashman A, Sofair AN, Huot SJ, Chaudhry SI. Structured interdisciplinary bedside rounds improve interprofessional communication and workplace efficiency among residents and nurses on an inpatient internal medicine unit. Journal Of Interprofessional Care 2021, 38: 427-434. PMID: 33433262, DOI: 10.1080/13561820.2020.1863932.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchStructured interdisciplinary bedside roundsStructured interdisciplinary bedsideLarge academic medical centerInternal medicine unitsPatient-centered outcomesTeam-based interventionAcademic medical centerInterdisciplinary bedsideMedicine unitBedside nursesMedical CenterPatient experienceQuasi-experimental studyBedside roundsInterprofessional careNursesInterprofessional communicationCare managersHealthcare qualityBedsideWorkplace efficiencyOutcomesSignificant improvementResidentsWorkplace satisfaction
2020
Organisational factors underpinning intra-hospital transfers: a guide for evaluating context in quality improvement
Fekieta R, Rosenberg A, Hodshon B, Feder S, Chaudhry SI, Emerson BL. Organisational factors underpinning intra-hospital transfers: a guide for evaluating context in quality improvement. Health Systems 2020, 10: 239-248. PMID: 34745587, PMCID: PMC8567872, DOI: 10.1080/20476965.2020.1768807.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIntra-hospital transferMedical intensive care unitTertiary medical centerIntensive care unitGeneral medicine unitsTransitions of careQuality improvement effortsCare unitEmergency departmentMedicine unitMultiple cliniciansMedical CenterHospital capacityHospital prioritiesApplication of protocolsOrganisational factorsCliniciansImprovement effortsSemi-structured interviewsQualitative assessmentPatientsUndesirable outcomesFactors
2019
Mapping the care transition from hospital to skilled nursing facility
Britton M, Petersen‐Pickett J, Hodshon B, Chaudhry SI. Mapping the care transition from hospital to skilled nursing facility. Journal Of Evaluation In Clinical Practice 2019, 26: 786-790. PMID: 31309664, PMCID: PMC6962572, DOI: 10.1111/jep.13238.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSkilled nursing facilitiesHospital dischargeCare teamSNF admissionFunctional statusCare transitionsNursing facilitiesLocal skilled nursing facilityPost-acute care utilizationUnplanned hospital readmissionPatients' functional statusPatient care transitionsAcademic medical centerPhysical therapy servicesPatient care settingsQuality improvement teamAdverse eventsHospital readmissionPatient dispositionCare utilizationCare settingsMedical CenterQI interventionsCare managementTherapy services
2018
A taxonomy and cultural analysis of intra‐hospital patient transfers
Rosenberg A, Britton M, Feder S, Minges K, Hodshon B, Chaudhry SI, Jenq GY, Emerson BL. A taxonomy and cultural analysis of intra‐hospital patient transfers. Research In Nursing & Health 2018, 41: 378-388. PMID: 29722043, PMCID: PMC8459627, DOI: 10.1002/nur.21875.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPatient transferMedical intensive care unitGeneral medicine floorsTertiary medical centerIntensive care unitIntra-hospital transferIntra-hospital patient transfersMedicine floorCare unitEmergency departmentPatient transitionsMedical CenterPatient assignmentRight floorHospital departmentsObservations of staffCategories of activitiesHospital culturePatientsStaffEmpty bedsDepartmentHospital
2016
“Deterioration to Door Time”: An Exploratory Analysis of Delays in Escalation of Care for Hospitalized Patients
Sankey CB, McAvay G, Siner JM, Barsky CL, Chaudhry SI. “Deterioration to Door Time”: An Exploratory Analysis of Delays in Escalation of Care for Hospitalized Patients. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2016, 31: 895-900. PMID: 26969311, PMCID: PMC4945556, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-016-3654-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedical intensive care unitEscalation of careIntensive care unitClinical deteriorationCare escalationHospitalized patientsCare unitDoor timeInpatient medicineRetrospective cohort studySeverity of illnessRisk of deathAcademic medical centerHospital mortalityICU transferCohort studyInpatient floorInpatient settingMedical CenterGeneral floorPatientsCareMortalityCurrent eraPrevious studies
2005
Do Age and Comorbidity Affect Intensity of Pharmacological Therapy for Poorly Controlled Diabetes Mellitus?
Chaudhry SI, Berlowitz DR, Concato J. Do Age and Comorbidity Affect Intensity of Pharmacological Therapy for Poorly Controlled Diabetes Mellitus? Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2005, 53: 1214-1216. PMID: 16108941, DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2005.53370.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDiabetes mellitusHypoglycemic medicationsOlder patientsVeterans Affairs national databasesIntensification of therapyRegular medical careObservational cohort studySingle clinic visitVA Medical CenterInfluence of ageClinic visitsCohort studyYounger patientsMedical therapyPharmacological therapyMedical CenterComorbiditiesMedical carePatientsTherapyMedicationsNational databaseMellitusOverall rateVisits