2024
Pre-COVID-19 hospital quality and hospital response to COVID-19: examining associations between risk-adjusted mortality for patients hospitalised with COVID-19 and pre-COVID-19 hospital quality
Peter D, Li S, Wang Y, Zhang J, Grady J, McDowell K, Norton E, Lin Z, Bernheim S, Venkatesh A, Fleisher L, Schreiber M, Suter L, Triche E. Pre-COVID-19 hospital quality and hospital response to COVID-19: examining associations between risk-adjusted mortality for patients hospitalised with COVID-19 and pre-COVID-19 hospital quality. BMJ Open 2024, 14: e077394. PMID: 38553067, PMCID: PMC10982775, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-077394.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospital qualityPatient experiencePre-COVID-19Medicare patientsShort-term acute care hospitalsCritical access hospitalsAcute care hospitalsFuture public health emergenciesHigher odds of mortalityIn-hospitalRisk-adjusted mortalityOdds of mortalityCare deliveryAccess hospitalsEffective careCOVID-19-related deathsAssociated with mortalityCare structuresHospital characteristicsPublic health emergencySummary scoreMedicare beneficiariesHigher oddsHospital responseRSMRs
2023
Telehealth Clinical Appropriateness and Quality
Wang L, Fabiano A, Venkatesh A, Patel N, Hollander J. Telehealth Clinical Appropriateness and Quality. Telemedicine Reports 2023, 4: 87-92. PMID: 37283853, PMCID: PMC10240320, DOI: 10.1089/tmr.2023.0019.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
A Quality Framework to Address Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Emergency Department Care
Khidir H, Salhi R, Sabbatini AK, Franks NM, Green A, Richardson LD, Terry A, Vasquez N, Goyal P, Kocher K, Venkatesh AK, Lin MP. A Quality Framework to Address Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Emergency Department Care. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2022, 81: 47-56. PMID: 36257864, PMCID: PMC9780164, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2022.08.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmergency careEthnic disparitiesHealth disparitiesCare deliveryHealth equityEmergency department careTransitions of careQuality improvement initiativesHealth care servicesEmergency care deliveryHealth care systemWhite patientsEmergency departmentEmergency physiciansAmerican CollegeCare servicesCare systemCareDisproportionate barriersHealth careImprovement initiativesQuality measuresPatientsEthnic groupsIterative discussionsA survey of stroke‐related capabilities among a sample of US community emergency departments
Zachrison KS, Ganti L, Sharma D, Goyal P, Decker‐Palmer M, Adeoye O, Goldstein JN, Jauch EC, Lo BM, Madsen TE, Meurer W, Oostema JA, Mendez‐Hernandez C, Venkatesh AK. A survey of stroke‐related capabilities among a sample of US community emergency departments. Journal Of The American College Of Emergency Physicians Open 2022, 3: e12762. PMID: 35898236, PMCID: PMC9307290, DOI: 10.1002/emp2.12762.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCommunity emergency departmentsStroke care deliveryEmergency departmentStroke centersCare deliveryAcute stroke researchLarge stroke centersTransient ischemic attackQuality improvement interventionsIschemic attackStroke protocolHemorrhagic strokePatient outcomesEmergent headStroke researchPatient transferCurrent emergency departmentImprovement interventionsHospitalLarge hospitalsSmall hospitalsNeurologic consultantsConsultant availabilitySelf-reported capabilityStroke
2021
Career Development Considerations for Academic Physician Mentees and Mentors in the Time of COVID-19: Jump in or Just Dip a Toe?
Gettel CJ, Venkatesh AK. Career Development Considerations for Academic Physician Mentees and Mentors in the Time of COVID-19: Jump in or Just Dip a Toe? Academic Medicine 2021, 96: 974-978. PMID: 33769338, PMCID: PMC8243790, DOI: 10.1097/acm.0000000000004076.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
Unscheduled Care Access in the United States-A Tale of Two Emergency Departments
Venkatesh AK, Greenwood-Ericksen MB, Mei H, Rothenberg C, Lin Z, Krumholz HM. Unscheduled Care Access in the United States-A Tale of Two Emergency Departments. The American Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2020, 45: 374-377. PMID: 33143957, PMCID: PMC8076339, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2020.08.095.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospital referral regionsED visit ratesEmergency departmentCare ratesVisit ratesMedicare Chronic Conditions WarehouseHospital-based emergency departmentsRole of EDsChronic Conditions WarehouseProportion of beneficiariesDartmouth Atlas hospital referral regionHealthcare delivery systemED utilizationED visitsED useUnscheduled careReferral regionsUrban zip codesCare accessMedicare beneficiariesCare needsCare deliveryOffice settingCare capabilitiesDisproportionate barriers