2024
Changes in Emergency Department Utilization in Vulnerable Populations After COVID-19 Shelter-in-Place Orders
Wang P, Anand A, Bena J, Morrison S, Weleff J. Changes in Emergency Department Utilization in Vulnerable Populations After COVID-19 Shelter-in-Place Orders. Cureus 2024, 16: e60556. PMID: 38887338, PMCID: PMC11182374, DOI: 10.7759/cureus.60556.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSocial determinants of healthSubstance use disordersElectronic medical recordsED utilizationEmergency departmentMH disordersDocumenting social determinants of healthMental healthVulnerable populationsDeterminants of healthRate of hospital admissionsEmergency department utilizationHistory of mental healthIntegrated healthcare systemMedical recordsCompare emergency departmentShelter-in-placeIncreased ED utilizationLogistic regression modelsCOVID-19 shelter-in-placePatients' medical recordsED careSocial determinantsPublic health crisisZ codes
2022
Breast cancer screening in persons experiencing homelessness.
Kilic S, Mayo Z, Weleff J, Strzalka C, Hall E, E E, Anderson N, Phelan M, Cherian S, Tendulkar R, Suh J, Shah C. Breast cancer screening in persons experiencing homelessness. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2022, 40: 6515-6515. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2022.40.16_suppl.6515.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBreast cancer screeningPrimary care physiciansRates of breast cancer screeningCancer screeningScreening mammographyScreening ratesIncrease breast cancer screeningBreast cancer screening mammographyScreening mammography ratesCancer screening ratesPoor health outcomesScreening age rangeIdentified low ratesPatients' electronic medical recordsElectronic medical recordsMammography ratesRisk of deathScreening mammogramsCare physiciansIllicit drug usersHealth outcomesCancer mortalityPatient addressesCessation programsZ codes