2021
Simulating approaches to emergency department pandemic physician staffing during COVID-19.
Sangal RB, Venkatesh AK, Kinsman J, Dashevsky M, Scofi JE, Ulrich A. Simulating approaches to emergency department pandemic physician staffing during COVID-19. American Journal Of Disaster Medicine 2021, 16: 85-93. PMID: 34392521, DOI: 10.5055/ajdm.2021.0391.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmergency departmentInfection rateStaffing modelsPercent infection rateCohort modelHigher infection rateInfectious disease outbreaksEmergency physiciansED staffAvailable physiciansThree-teamWeek 5Health systemEM physiciansPhysiciansAdequate staffingImmunityPhysician attritionCOVID-19CohortDisease outbreaksPandemicPandemic disasterWeeks
2019
Improving Emergency Department Patient Experience Through Implementation of an Informational Pamphlet
Sangal RB, Orloski CJ, Shofer FS, Mills AM. Improving Emergency Department Patient Experience Through Implementation of an Informational Pamphlet. Journal Of Patient Experience 2019, 7: 225-231. PMID: 32851144, PMCID: PMC7427355, DOI: 10.1177/2374373519826246.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPatient satisfactionED visitsPatient understandingInformational pamphletTertiary care center EDEmergency Department Patient ExperienceHealth care metricsED dischargeSecondary outcomesPrimary outcomeED careProspective studyRegular careCenter EDCare teamSustained improvementPatient experiencePatientsControl groupMultifactorial approachVisitsWait timeWeeksCareOutcomes