Featured Publications
Detecting Cognitive Impairment and Dementia in the Emergency Department: A Scoping Review
Nowroozpoor A, Dussetschleger J, Perry W, Sano M, Aloysi A, Belleville M, Brackett A, Hirshon JM, Hung W, Moccia JM, Ohuabunwa U, Shah MN, Hwang U, Network G, Aggarwal N, Bellolio M, Betz M, Biese K, Brandt C, Bruursema S, Carnahan R, Carpenter C, Carr D, Chin-Hansen J, Daven M, Degesys N, Dresden S, Ellenbogen M, Falvey J, Foster B, Gettel C, Gilmore-Bykovskyi A, Goldberg E, Han J, Hardy J, Hastings S, Hogan T, Isaacs E, Jaspal N, Johnson J, Kelly K, Kennedy M, Kind A, Malone M, Moreno M, Morrow-Howell N, Oiyemhonlan B, Resendez J, Rising K, Savage B, Suyama J, Swartzberg J, Tolia V, Vann A, Webb T, Weintraub S. Detecting Cognitive Impairment and Dementia in the Emergency Department: A Scoping Review. Journal Of The American Medical Directors Association 2022, 23: 1314-1315.e55. PMID: 35940682, PMCID: PMC10804640, DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2022.03.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSix-Item ScreenerEmergency departmentCognitive impairmentED settingConsensus conferenceScoping ReviewHigh negative predictive valueAdult ED patientsNegative predictive valueMedical research databasesOttawa 3DYSystematic scoping reviewED patientsResearch funding prioritiesClinical careResearch DatabasePredictive valueCare partnersResearch prioritiesDementiaImpairmentConsensus processPractice gapTask ForceFuture research priorities
2022
Emergency department‐to‐community care transition barriers: A qualitative study of older adults
Gettel CJ, Serina PT, Uzamere I, Hernandez‐Bigos K, Venkatesh AK, Rising KL, Goldberg EM, Feder SL, Cohen AB, Hwang U. Emergency department‐to‐community care transition barriers: A qualitative study of older adults. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2022, 70: 3152-3162. PMID: 35779278, PMCID: PMC9669106, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.17950.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCare transitionsOlder adultsClinical careImmediate post-discharge periodED discharge processEmergency clinical careEmergency department visitsPost-discharge periodAdverse health outcomesOutpatient clinical careDepartment visitsIntact patientsEmergency departmentHealth outcomesOlder adults' willingnessU.S. healthcare systemBaseline activityEffective interventionsIntervention developmentHealthcare systemAdultsCareAdults' willingnessSymptom explanationsED
2016
Usability Evaluation of a Clinical Decision Support System for Geriatric ED Pain Treatment
Genes N, Kim MS, Thum FL, Rivera L, Beato R, Song C, Soriano J, Kannry J, Baumlin K, Hwang U. Usability Evaluation of a Clinical Decision Support System for Geriatric ED Pain Treatment. Applied Clinical Informatics 2016, 07: 128-142. PMID: 27081412, PMCID: PMC4817340, DOI: 10.4338/aci-2015-08-ra-0108.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinical decision support systemElectronic health recordsPain careCDSS interventionClinical careSystem usability scoreUnrelieved acute painRate of physiciansCare clinical decision support systemAcute painPain treatmentPoor outcomeCare interventionsEmergency physiciansClinicians' usePatient carePatient scenariosOlder adultsCDS interventionsCareHealth recordsPhysiciansInterventionTest sessionsRounds of testing