2022
Trends in Utilization of Electronic Consultations Associated With Patient Payer and Language Among US Academic Medical Centers During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Arora A, Fekieta R, Nouri Z, Carder D, Colgan MM, Fuhlbrigge A, Jackson SL, Collins S, Gleason N, Chen J. Trends in Utilization of Electronic Consultations Associated With Patient Payer and Language Among US Academic Medical Centers During the COVID-19 Pandemic. JAMA Network Open 2022, 5: e2224628. PMID: 35904781, PMCID: PMC9338406, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.24628.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcademic medical centerMedical CenterRetrospective cohort studyFace patient visitsAdult patientsCohort studyPrimary outcomeOutpatient visitsSpecialty referralsPatient visitsPayer typePerson careMAIN OUTCOMEAmerican CollegeClinical questionsSpecialist inputPatientsCommercial insuranceElectronic consultationPatient careEConsultationPrimary languageReferralStudy periodCertain clinical questions
2020
Organisational factors underpinning intra-hospital transfers: a guide for evaluating context in quality improvement
Fekieta R, Rosenberg A, Hodshon B, Feder S, Chaudhry SI, Emerson BL. Organisational factors underpinning intra-hospital transfers: a guide for evaluating context in quality improvement. Health Systems 2020, 10: 239-248. PMID: 34745587, PMCID: PMC8567872, DOI: 10.1080/20476965.2020.1768807.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIntra-hospital transferMedical intensive care unitTertiary medical centerIntensive care unitGeneral medicine unitsTransitions of careQuality improvement effortsCare unitEmergency departmentMedicine unitMultiple cliniciansMedical CenterHospital capacityHospital prioritiesApplication of protocolsOrganisational factorsCliniciansImprovement effortsSemi-structured interviewsQualitative assessmentPatientsUndesirable outcomesFactors