2018
Patient centered medical homes did not improve access to timely follow-up after ED visit
Chou SC, Rothenberg C, Agnoli A, Wiechers I, Lott J, Voorhees J, Bernstein SL, Venkatesh AK. Patient centered medical homes did not improve access to timely follow-up after ED visit. The American Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2018, 36: 854-858. PMID: 29452920, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2018.01.070.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary care followPrimary care practicesPCMH designationCare followAffordable Care ActAppointment availabilityCare practicesEmergency department dischargeGreater New HavenED visitsED patientsTimely followInsurance statusOutpatient practiceInsurance typeHours appointmentED diagnosisMedical homeLocal cliniciansPractice characteristicsSignificant associationPatientsFollowStandardized scriptPractice improvement
2017
Identification of Emergency Department Visits in Medicare Administrative Claims: Approaches and Implications
Venkatesh AK, Mei H, Kocher KE, Granovsky M, Obermeyer Z, Spatz E, Rothenberg C, Krumholz H, Lin Z. Identification of Emergency Department Visits in Medicare Administrative Claims: Approaches and Implications. Academic Emergency Medicine 2017, 24: 422-431. PMID: 27864915, PMCID: PMC5905698, DOI: 10.1111/acem.13140.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsED visitsEmergency department visitsClaims-based definitionED visitationAdministrative claimsDepartment visitsClaims dataAdministrative claims data setsHealthcare resource utilizationMore ED visitsAcute care practiceAdministrative claims dataQuality improvement interventionsEmergency care researchMedicare administrative claimsClaims data setsED useCritical careED servicesMedicare feeMedicare dataCare practicesService beneficiariesImprovement interventionsProvider definitions