2021
Geriatric emergency department revisits after discharge with Potentially Inappropriate Medications: A retrospective cohort study
Hammouda N, Vargas-Torres C, Doucette J, Hwang U. Geriatric emergency department revisits after discharge with Potentially Inappropriate Medications: A retrospective cohort study. The American Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2021, 44: 148-156. PMID: 33621716, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2021.02.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCharlson Comorbidity Index scoreComorbidity Index scoreED revisitsEmergency Severity Index scoreEmergency departmentAcademic emergency departmentInappropriate medicationsHospital admissionChief complaintIndex scoreBeers criteriaMedicaid statusRisk factorsMedicare beneficiaries 65 yearsDay ED visitsUpdated Beers CriteriaRetrospective cohort studyEmergency department revisitsRetrospective chart reviewSeverity Index scoreBeneficiaries 65 yearsCovariate risk factorsMedicare beneficiaries 65Multiple logistic regressionEmergency Severity Index
2019
ACE Model for Older Adults in ED
Sanon M, Hwang U, Abraham G, Goldhirsch S, Richardson LD, . ACE Model for Older Adults in ED. Geriatrics 2019, 4: 24. PMID: 31023992, PMCID: PMC6473391, DOI: 10.3390/geriatrics4010024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTransitional care nursesEmergency departmentGeriatric Emergency DepartmentOlder adultsHospital admissionNurse practitionersPhysical therapistsIdentification of SeniorsCommon geriatric syndromesHigh-risk patientsAvoidable hospital admissionsComprehensive care planGeriatric nurse practitionerHospital emergency departmentInterdisciplinary team meetingsVulnerable older adultsED revisitsGeriatric assessmentGeriatric syndromesAcute careCare nursesCare transitionsED nursesMedication managementPharmacological assessment
2016
4∗ GEDI WISE: Evaluation of the Transitional Care Nurse Intervention Impact on Hospital Admissions from the Emergency Department
Hwang U, Dresden S, Rosenberg M, Garrido M, Loo G, Sze J, Gravenor S, Kang R, Courtney D, Richardson L, Investigators G. 4∗ GEDI WISE: Evaluation of the Transitional Care Nurse Intervention Impact on Hospital Admissions from the Emergency Department. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2016, 68: s2. DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2016.08.014.Peer-Reviewed Original Research