2021
A Cross-Sectional Analysis of High-Acuity Professional Services Performed by Urban and Rural Emergency Care Physicians Across the United States
Gettel CJ, Canavan ME, Greenwood-Ericksen MB, Parwani VL, Ulrich AS, Pilgrim RL, Venkatesh AK. A Cross-Sectional Analysis of High-Acuity Professional Services Performed by Urban and Rural Emergency Care Physicians Across the United States. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2021, 78: 140-149. PMID: 33771412, PMCID: PMC8238845, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2020.11.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCross-sectional analysisCare EvaluationRural physiciansMedicare feeEmergency careUrban physiciansMedicare Public Use FilesManagement service codesEmergency care physiciansLogistic regression analysisPrimary outcomeCare physiciansPhysician levelService beneficiariesPublic Use FilePhysiciansIndividual physiciansUse FileRegression analysisQuintileCareProportion of servicesReimbursementPart B.Urban settings
2011
Impact of an Emergency Department Closure on the Local Emergency Medical Services System
Sayed M, Mitchell PM, White LF, Rubin-Smith JE, Maciejko TM, Obendorfer DT, Ulrich AS, Dyer S, Olshaker JS. Impact of an Emergency Department Closure on the Local Emergency Medical Services System. Prehospital Emergency Care 2011, 16: 198-203. PMID: 22191683, DOI: 10.3109/10903127.2011.640418.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcademic Medical CentersAmbulancesBostonConfidence IntervalsEmergency Medical ServicesEmergency Service, HospitalEmergency TreatmentFemaleHumansMaleMassachusettsNeeds AssessmentOutcome Assessment, Health CareProspective StudiesRisk AssessmentTime FactorsTransportation of PatientsTrauma CentersUrban PopulationConceptsBoston Medical CenterEmergency departmentED volumeUrban EMS systemED closureAmbulance diversionLocal emergency medical services systemAdult patient visitsEmergency department closureMean emergency departmentTotal ED volumeRatio of patientsEmergency medical services (EMS) providersBusy emergency departmentEmergency medical services systemSignificant increaseEmergency medical servicesEMS systemMedical services systemPatient visitsMedical CenterMedical service providersHospital destinationMultivariate analysisSignificant decrease