Andrew Ulrich, MD
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Professor of Emergency Medicine
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Education & Training
- MD
- Albert Einstein College of Medicine (1989)
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Emergency Medicine
- Certification Organization
- AB of Emergency Medicine
- Latest Certification Date
- 2012
- Original Certification Date
- 1994
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Arjun Venkatesh, MD, MBA, MHS
Craig Rothenberg
Rohit Sangal, MD, MBA, FACEP
Gail D'Onofrio, MD, MS
Vivek Parwani, MD, FACEP
Marie-Louise Landry, MD
62Publications
1,155Citations
Publications
2023
Severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) RNA and viable virus contamination of hospital emergency department surfaces and association with patient coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) status and aerosol-generating procedures
Roberts S, Barbell E, Barber D, Dahlberg S, Heimer R, Jubanyik K, Parwani V, Pettigrew M, Tanner J, Ulrich A, Wade M, Wyllie A, Yolda-Carr D, Martinello R, Tanner W. Severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) RNA and viable virus contamination of hospital emergency department surfaces and association with patient coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) status and aerosol-generating procedures. Infection Control And Hospital Epidemiology 2023, 45: 244-246. PMID: 37767709, PMCID: PMC10877528, DOI: 10.1017/ice.2023.183.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricCorrelations among common emergency medicine physician performance measures: Mixed messages or balancing forces?
Scofi J, Underriner E, Sangal R, Rothenberg C, Patel A, Pickens A, Sather J, Parwani V, Ulrich A, Venkatesh A. Correlations among common emergency medicine physician performance measures: Mixed messages or balancing forces? The American Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2023, 72: 58-63. PMID: 37481955, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2023.07.021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsSociodemographic 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 ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsCross-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 access
2022
Patient cost consciousness in the emergency department
Gaylor JM, Chan E, Parwani V, Ulrich A, Rothenberg C, Venkatesh A. Patient cost consciousness in the emergency department. The American Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2022, 61: 61-63. PMID: 36054987, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2022.08.039.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsEmergency departmentPocket costsED patientsLarge academic hospital systemAcademic hospital systemCertain patient demographicsEmergency department settingPerceptions of patientsCost of careMedicare/MedicaidPatient demographicsED careUnscheduled careUninsured patientsDepartment settingPatients' estimatesPatient's abilityEmergency careHigh school educationPatientsPrivate insuranceFinal analysisHospital systemCareConvenience sampleEMS Non-Transport of Low-Risk COVID-19 Patients
Couturier K, Nelson AR, Burns K, Cone DC, Rollins M, Venkatesh AK, Ulrich A, Shapiro M, Joseph D. EMS Non-Transport of Low-Risk COVID-19 Patients. Prehospital Emergency Care 2022, 27: 310-314. PMID: 35639643, DOI: 10.1080/10903127.2022.2083278.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsEMS cliniciansLow-risk COVID-19 patientsSuburban EMS systemLow-risk patientsED visit ratesEMS systemCOVID-19 patientsCOVID-19 infectionCOVID-19ED visitsRetrospective reviewEmergency departmentCOVID-19 casesProtocol violationsCommon reasonConnecticut OfficeHospital resourcesPatientsSmall studyVisit ratesVital signsHealth systemSymptomsReasonable adherenceCliniciansImplementation of an Electronic Health Record Integrated Clinical Pathway Improves Adherence to COVID-19 Hospital Care Guidelines
Sangal RB, Liu RB, Cole KO, Rothenberg C, Ulrich A, Rhodes D, Venkatesh AK. Implementation of an Electronic Health Record Integrated Clinical Pathway Improves Adherence to COVID-19 Hospital Care Guidelines. American Journal Of Medical Quality 2022, 37: 335-341. PMID: 35026785, PMCID: PMC9241559, DOI: 10.1097/jmq.0000000000000036.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsClinical pathwaySecondary outcomesCOVID-19 treatment guidelinesEmergency department cliniciansIntegrated clinical pathwayCOVID-19Electronic health recordsPrimary outcomeTreatment guidelinesClinician adherenceED cliniciansED patientsCare guidelinesTreatment recommendationsMedication administrationPatient outcomesPatient carePatientsCliniciansHealth systemHealth recordsOutcomesAdherenceAspirinCOVID-19 pandemic
2021
Design and Implementation of an Agitation Code Response Team in the Emergency Department
Wong AH, Ray JM, Cramer LD, Brashear TK, Eixenberger C, McVaney C, Haggan J, Sevilla M, Costa DS, Parwani V, Ulrich A, Dziura JD, Bernstein SL, Venkatesh AK. Design and Implementation of an Agitation Code Response Team in the Emergency Department. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2021, 79: 453-464. PMID: 34863528, PMCID: PMC9038629, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2021.10.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsResponse team interventionPhysical restraint useInterrupted time series analysisRestraint useEmergency departmentTeam interventionRates of physical restraint useTeam-based interventionAdministrative supportQuality improvement studyResponse teamBehavioral health systemManagement of agitated patientsInterprofessional collaborationRestraint ordersExcessive psychomotor activityRestraint ratesHealth systemED visitsImprovement studyPhysical restraintCompare trendsPrimary outcomeTime series analysisAgitated patientsImproving Emergency Department Throughput Using Audit-and-Feedback With Peer Comparison Among Emergency Department Physicians
Scofi J, Parwani V, Rothenberg C, Patel A, Ravi S, Sevilla M, D'Onofrio G, Ulrich A, Venkatesh AK. Improving Emergency Department Throughput Using Audit-and-Feedback With Peer Comparison Among Emergency Department Physicians. Journal For Healthcare Quality 2021, 44: 69-77. PMID: 34570029, DOI: 10.1097/jhq.0000000000000329.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsAdmission ratesEmergency department throughputEmergency physiciansMean timeUrban academic EDEmergency department physiciansMean admission rateLower admission ratesFirst study periodED physiciansAcademic EDDepartment physiciansPatient visitsPractice variationAdmissionPeer comparisonPhysiciansPhysician performanceStudy periodPatientsAcademic emergency physiciansReportAuditMinutesHoursUniversal SARS-CoV-2 Testing of Emergency Department Admissions Increases Emergency Department Length of Stay
Sangal RB, Peaper DR, Rothenberg C, Landry ML, Sussman LS, Martinello RA, Ulrich A, Venkatesh AK. Universal SARS-CoV-2 Testing of Emergency Department Admissions Increases Emergency Department Length of Stay. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2021, 79: 182-186. PMID: 34756452, PMCID: PMC8424016, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2021.09.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsSARS-CoV-2 testingUniversal SARS-CoV-2 testingEmergency department lengthAdmission lengthED admissionPositivity rateSARS-CoV-2 testAcademic health systemCOVID-19 prevalenceSecondary outcomesED lengthPrevention needsED boardingPatientsStayPositive casesClinical costsHealth systemAdmissionTesting policiesContainment effortsTestingPrevalenceTesting changesPositivitySimulating approaches to emergency department pandemic physician staffing during COVID-19.
Sangal RB, Venkatesh AK, Kinsman J, Dashevsky M, Scofi JE, Ulrich A. Simulating approaches to emergency department pandemic physician staffing during COVID-19. American Journal Of Disaster Medicine 2021, 16: 85-93. PMID: 34392521, DOI: 10.5055/ajdm.2021.0391.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsEmergency departmentInfection rateStaffing modelsPercent infection rateCohort modelHigher infection rateInfectious disease outbreaksEmergency physiciansED staffAvailable physiciansThree-teamWeek 5Health systemEM physiciansPhysiciansAdequate staffingImmunityPhysician attritionCOVID-19CohortDisease outbreaksPandemicPandemic disasterWeeks