2022
EMS 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 ResearchConceptsEMS 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 adherenceClinicians
2019
Identifying Opioid Use Disorder in the Emergency Department: Multi-System Electronic Health Record–Based Computable Phenotype Derivation and Validation Study
Chartash D, Paek H, Dziura JD, Ross BK, Nogee DP, Boccio E, Hines C, Schott AM, Jeffery MM, Patel MD, Platts-Mills TF, Ahmed O, Brandt C, Couturier K, Melnick E. Identifying Opioid Use Disorder in the Emergency Department: Multi-System Electronic Health Record–Based Computable Phenotype Derivation and Validation Study. JMIR Medical Informatics 2019, 7: e15794. PMID: 31674913, PMCID: PMC6913746, DOI: 10.2196/15794.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOpioid use disorderNegative predictive valuePositive predictive valueEmergency department patientsEmergency departmentUse disordersHealth care systemPredictive valueComputable phenotypeExternal validation phasesDepartment patientsCare systemPhysician chart reviewLarge health care systemExternal validation cohortEmergency medicine physiciansHigh predictive valueElectronic health recordsChart reviewChief complaintValidation cohortPragmatic trialClinical dataBilling codesMedicine physicians
2018
Impact of telemedicine on neonatal resuscitation in the emergency department: a simulation-based randomised trial
Couturier K, Whitfill T, Bhatnagar A, Panchal RA, Parker J, Wong AH, Bruno CJ, Auerbach MA, Gross IT. Impact of telemedicine on neonatal resuscitation in the emergency department: a simulation-based randomised trial. BMJ Simulation & Technology Enhanced Learning 2018, 6: 10. PMID: 35514445, PMCID: PMC8936596, DOI: 10.1136/bmjstel-2018-000398.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPaediatric specialistsEmergency departmentNRP guidelinesEmergency medicine residentsImpact of telemedicineStandard care groupPediatric specialistsCare groupParticipant completionMedicine residentsTelemedicine groupEmergency medicineHigh-risk eventsImprove adherenceNASA Task Load IndexNeonatal resuscitationTask Load IndexSecondary outcomesOverall scoreClinical environmentTelemedicineAssociated with poor outcomesPractising skillsNASA-TLXNeonatal Resuscitation Program