2023
Racial and Ethnic Differences in Insurer Classification of Nonemergent Pediatric Emergency Department Visits
Pomerantz A, De Souza H, Hall M, Neuman M, Goyal M, Samuels-Kalow M, Aronson P, Alpern E, Simon H, Hoffmann J, Wells J, Shanahan K, Gutman C, Peltz A. Racial and Ethnic Differences in Insurer Classification of Nonemergent Pediatric Emergency Department Visits. JAMA Network Open 2023, 6: e2311752. PMID: 37140920, PMCID: PMC10160869, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.11752.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUnique ED visitsED visitsPediatric ED visitsClaims algorithmHispanic childrenMore visitsReimbursement reductionsHispanic pediatric patientsNonemergent ED visitsCurrent Procedural Terminology codesEmergency department visitsPediatric emergency departmentPrimary care servicesProcedural Terminology codesWhite childrenProfessional reimbursementCommercial health insurerRetrospective cohortDate of birthDepartment visitsPediatric patientsStudy cohortEmergency departmentMedicaid databaseDiagnosis codes
2022
Injury-Related Pediatric Emergency Department Visits in the First Year of COVID-19.
Wells J, Rodean J, Cook L, Sills M, Neuman M, Kornblith A, Jain S, Hirsch A, Goyal M, Fleegler E, DeLaroche A, Aronson P, Leonard J. Injury-Related Pediatric Emergency Department Visits in the First Year of COVID-19. Pediatrics 2022, 150 PMID: 35836331, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2021-054545.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInjury-related visitsInjury-related ED visitsHospital emergency departmentEmergency departmentED visitsSARS-CoV-2 pandemic periodAcute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 pandemicSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemicChildren's hospital emergency departmentPediatric Health Information SystemUnited States children's hospitalsPrimary discharge diagnosisMechanism of injurySprains/strainsPediatric emergency departmentCoronavirus 2 pandemicCross-sectional studySARS-CoV-2 pandemicFirst yearPatient characteristicsChildren's HospitalDischarge diagnosisInjury patternsInjury typeAdministrative databases
2015
Association of clinical practice guidelines with emergency department management of febrile infants ≤56 days of age
Aronson PL, Thurm C, Williams DJ, Nigrovic LE, Alpern ER, Tieder JS, Shah SS, McCulloh RJ, Balamuth F, Schondelmeyer AC, Alessandrini EA, Browning WL, Myers AL, Neuman MI, Collaborative F. Association of clinical practice guidelines with emergency department management of febrile infants ≤56 days of age. Journal Of Hospital Medicine 2015, 10: 358-365. PMID: 25684689, PMCID: PMC4456211, DOI: 10.1002/jhm.2329.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnti-Bacterial AgentsBlood Chemical AnalysisCeftriaxoneCerebrospinal FluidCost ControlCross-Sectional StudiesEmergency Service, HospitalFeverGuideline AdherenceHealth Care SurveysHealth Information SystemsHospitals, PediatricHumansInfantInfant, NewbornPractice Guidelines as TopicRetrospective StudiesUnited StatesUrinalysisConceptsClinical practice guidelinesCeftriaxone useCPG recommendationsInfants 29CSF testingHealthcare costsED dischargeFebrile infantsPractice guidelinesInstitutional clinical practice guidelinePediatric Health Information SystemRetrospective cross-sectional studyCerebrospinal fluid testingEmergency department managementCross-sectional studyLower healthcare costsRate of urineDiagnosis of feverDays of ageED visitsPractice variationDepartment managementAge groupsHealth information systemsFluid testing
2014
Variation in Care of the Febrile Young Infant <90 Days in US Pediatric Emergency Departments
Aronson PL, Thurm C, Alpern ER, Alessandrini EA, Williams DJ, Shah SS, Nigrovic LE, McCulloh RJ, Schondelmeyer A, Tieder JS, Neuman MI. Variation in Care of the Febrile Young Infant <90 Days in US Pediatric Emergency Departments. Pediatrics 2014, 134: 667-677. PMID: 25266437, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2014-1382.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFebrile young infantsPediatric emergency departmentUS pediatric emergency departmentsHospital-level variationEmergency departmentHospitalization ratesInterhospital variationYoung infantsAge groupsSignificant interhospital variationRetrospective cohort studyCerebrospinal fluid testingProportion of patientsQuality of careDays of ageInfants 29Substantial patientCohort studyED visitsOverall cohortPatient ageED managementDiagnosis codesInclusion criteriaModifiable source