2022
136 Ambulatory Follow-up After Emergency Department Discharge and Association With Outcomes Among Older Adults With Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementia
Lin M, Burke R, Goldberg E, Hwang U, Burke L. 136 Ambulatory Follow-up After Emergency Department Discharge and Association With Outcomes Among Older Adults With Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementia. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2022, 80: s63-s64. DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2022.08.160.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEmergency department care transition barriers: A qualitative study of care partners of older adults with cognitive impairment
Gettel CJ, Serina PT, Uzamere I, Hernandez‐Bigos K, Venkatesh AK, Cohen AB, Monin JK, Feder SL, Fried TR, Hwang U. Emergency department care transition barriers: A qualitative study of care partners of older adults with cognitive impairment. Alzheimer's & Dementia: Translational Research & Clinical Interventions 2022, 8: e12355. PMID: 36204349, PMCID: PMC9518973, DOI: 10.1002/trc2.12355.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCare transitionsCare partnersCognitive impairmentMean ageOlder adultsED discharge processEmergency department dischargeCare transition interventionsHealth care systemAcute illnessED encountersAdverse outcomesCare considerationsOutcome measuresQualitative studyTransition interventionsScreening toolCare systemImpairmentAdultsAfrican AmericansPoor communicationRepresentative quotationsRecovery phaseStandardized guide
2017
Enhancing Quality of Provider Practices for Older Adults in the Emergency Department (EQUiPPED)
Stevens M, Hastings SN, Markland AD, Hwang U, Hung W, Vandenberg AE, Bryan W, Cross D, Powers J, McGwin G, Fattouh N, Ho W, Clevenger C, Vaughan CP. Enhancing Quality of Provider Practices for Older Adults in the Emergency Department (EQUiPPED). Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2017, 65: 1609-1614. PMID: 28388818, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.14890.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOlder adultsAmerican Geriatrics Society 2012 Beers CriteriaMulticomponent quality improvement initiativeEmergency department dischargeNumber of PIMsUse of PIMsElectronic clinical decision supportQuality improvement initiativesPost-intervention comparisonBeers criteriaPIM prescriptionInappropriate medicationsClinical decision supportEmergency departmentSafe prescribingCenter EDMedication safetyProvider practicesOlder veteransSustained reductionMulticomponent programPoisson regressionED sitesImprovement initiativesIndividual providers