2023
Hospital Capacity Command Centers: A Benchmarking Survey on an Emerging Mechanism to Manage Patient Flow
Franklin B, Yenduri R, Parekh V, Fogerty R, Scheulen J, High H, Handley K, Crow L, Goralnick E. Hospital Capacity Command Centers: A Benchmarking Survey on an Emerging Mechanism to Manage Patient Flow. The Joint Commission Journal On Quality And Patient Safety 2023, 49: 189-198. PMID: 36781349, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcjq.2023.01.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUS health systemHealth system leadersEmergency department (ED) patient throughputHealth systemPatient flowInterhospital transferInpatient careED boardingResponse rateNumber of bedsSystem leadersHospital capacityConvenience samplePatient throughputPeer-reviewed articlesHospitalBed managementDescriptive statisticsFuture research prioritiesFrequent motivationResearch prioritiesPositive ROIOnline surveyPerioperative Quality Improvement
Peden CJ et al, ed. Perioperative Quality Improvement. Chapter 57: Optimizing value in perioperative medicine and the High Value Practice Academic Alliance: A case based study on preoperative assessmentChapters
2022
Prolonged Length of Stay as a Contributor to Burnout, Interprofessional Conflict and System Fatigue: A Qualitative Study of Inpatient Team Perspectives
Gao L, Fogerty R, Berland G. Prolonged Length of Stay as a Contributor to Burnout, Interprofessional Conflict and System Fatigue: A Qualitative Study of Inpatient Team Perspectives. Hospital Topics 2022, 1-7. DOI: 10.1080/00185868.2022.2140731.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
Inpatient Capacity Management during COVID-19 Pandemic: The Yale New Haven Hospital Capacity Expansion Experience
Fogerty RL, Aniskiewicz M, Hedges T, Ryan S, Brien P, Beley P, Tangredi M, Mitchell M, d’Atri H, Jansen L, Williams E, LoRusso F, Sevilla M, Menillo J, Doyle D, Parrott H, Sheehan S, Martinello RA, Holmes M. Inpatient Capacity Management during COVID-19 Pandemic: The Yale New Haven Hospital Capacity Expansion Experience. Hospital Topics 2021, 100: 69-76. PMID: 34470597, DOI: 10.1080/00185868.2021.1926383.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAccuracy of Height Measurement in the Inpatient Setting.
Kahn PA, Cartiera M, Lindop W, Fogerty RL. Accuracy of Height Measurement in the Inpatient Setting. American Journal Of Critical Care 2021, 30: 77-79. PMID: 33385202, DOI: 10.4037/ajcc2021780.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
Conversion of a Conference Room into a Low-Acuity Inpatient Medical Unit: A Creative Response to Influenza-Related Surge
Fogerty RL, Cabie M, Doyle D, Brien P, Beley P, Jansen L, Stump L, Gaffney J, Ferencz KW, Lourenco C, Cushing W, Williams E, Marseglia J, Martinello RA, Morris V. Conversion of a Conference Room into a Low-Acuity Inpatient Medical Unit: A Creative Response to Influenza-Related Surge. The Joint Commission Journal On Quality And Patient Safety 2019, 45: 524-529. PMID: 31164262, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcjq.2019.02.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInfluenza-like illnessInpatient acute careEmergency department careAcademic medical centerInpatient medical unitsNumber of inpatientsED lengthInfluenza seasonED patientsAcute careInpatient admissionsInfection preventionHospital careMedical CenterInpatient unitMedical unitsValid optionClinical unitsCareAdmissionDisaster planClinical environmentNonclinical areasPatientsStay
2018
Association of an Opioid Standard of Practice Intervention With Intravenous Opioid Exposure in Hospitalized Patients
Ackerman AL, O’Connor P, Doyle DL, Marranca SM, Haight CL, Day CE, Fogerty RL. Association of an Opioid Standard of Practice Intervention With Intravenous Opioid Exposure in Hospitalized Patients. JAMA Internal Medicine 2018, 178: 759-763. PMID: 29799964, PMCID: PMC6145746, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2018.1044.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid exposureParenteral opioidsSubcutaneous routeOpioid dosesPain scoresHospitalized patientsIntervention groupIntravenous administrationDay 1Urban academic medical centerControl periodDoses of opioidsReduced opioid exposureEffective pain controlRate of patientsUse of opioidsDays of hospitalizationHospital day 1General medical unitIntravenous opioid useAcademic medical centerIntravenous opioidsOpioid routesOpioid therapySignificant postintervention
2017
Case 7-2017
Fogerty RL, Greenwald JL, McDermott S, Lin AE, Stone JR. Case 7-2017. New England Journal Of Medicine 2017, 376: 972-980. PMID: 28273029, DOI: 10.1056/nejmcpc1613462.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2016
Overriding Patient Autonomy to Enhance It: Not the Role of a Consultation Team
Paris JJ, Fogerty RL, Cummings BM, Moore MP. Overriding Patient Autonomy to Enhance It: Not the Role of a Consultation Team. The American Journal Of Bioethics 2016, 16: 11-13. PMID: 27366836, DOI: 10.1080/15265161.2016.1187223.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2015
Don’t Order a Test Just Because You Can
Galen BT, Fogerty RL, Juthani-Mehta M. Don’t Order a Test Just Because You Can. Southern Medical Journal 2015, 108: 251-253. PMID: 25972208, DOI: 10.14423/smj.0000000000000279.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2013
Quality of Discharge Practices and Patient Understanding at an Academic Medical Center
Horwitz LI, Moriarty JP, Chen C, Fogerty RL, Brewster UC, Kanade S, Ziaeian B, Jenq GY, Krumholz HM. Quality of Discharge Practices and Patient Understanding at an Academic Medical Center. JAMA Internal Medicine 2013, 173: 1715-1722. PMID: 23958851, PMCID: PMC3836871, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2013.9318.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPatient understandingAcademic medical centerDischarge instructionsPatients' perceptionsDischarge practicesDischarge careTransitional carePostdischarge interviewsMedical CenterProspective observational cohort studyDischarge care qualityPatients 65 yearsAcute coronary syndromeObservational cohort studyPatient-centered perspectiveCardiology appointmentsCoronary syndromeCohort studyPostdischarge careHeart failureDischarge planningMean agePrimary careDiet advicePatient's perspectiveComprehensive quality of discharge summaries at an academic medical center
Horwitz LI, Jenq GY, Brewster UC, Chen C, Kanade S, Van Ness P, Araujo KL, Ziaeian B, Moriarty JP, Fogerty RL, Krumholz HM. Comprehensive quality of discharge summaries at an academic medical center. Journal Of Hospital Medicine 2013, 8: 436-443. PMID: 23526813, PMCID: PMC3695055, DOI: 10.1002/jhm.2021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDays of dischargeDischarge summariesAcute coronary syndromeProspective cohort studyAdvanced practice nursesImproved patient outcomesAcademic medical centerDischarge summary qualityCoronary syndromeCohort studyOutpatient cliniciansHeart failureOutside physiciansPractice nursesOutpatient physiciansPatient outcomesMedical CenterConsensus conferenceJoint CommissionMedical societiesPatientsSafe transitionTotalPhysiciansDays