2020
Sequential implementation of the EQUIPPED geriatric medication safety program as a learning health system
Vandenberg AE, Kegler M, Hastings SN, Hwang U, Wu D, Stevens MB, Clevenger C, Eucker S, Genes N, Huang W, Ikpe-Ekpo E, Nassisi D, Previll L, Rodriguez S, Sanon M, Schlientz D, Vigliotti D, Vaughan CP. Sequential implementation of the EQUIPPED geriatric medication safety program as a learning health system. International Journal For Quality In Health Care 2020, 32: 470-476. PMID: 32671390, DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/mzaa077.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedication safety programHealth systems researchHealth systemLearning health systemTime of dischargeEffective Programs frameworkEmergency department providersAcademic emergency departmentQuality improvement projectCommunity-based settingsImplementation packageFocus groupsInappropriate medicationsClinical decision supportEmergency departmentMedication safetyMAIN OUTCOMESafety programImplementation team membersIntervention packageImprovement projectImplementation yearYearsLarge-scale disseminationMultiple sites
2011
Measures of Crowding in the Emergency Department: A Systematic Review
Hwang U, McCarthy ML, Aronsky D, Asplin B, Crane PW, Craven CK, Epstein SK, Fee C, Handel DA, Pines JM, Rathlev NK, Schafermeyer RW, Zwemer FL, Bernstein SL. Measures of Crowding in the Emergency Department: A Systematic Review. Academic Emergency Medicine 2011, 18: 527-538. PMID: 21569171, DOI: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.2011.01054.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmergency departmentInclusion criteriaSystematic reviewCriterion standard measuresOriginal research studiesClinician opinionPatient countsPatient careStandardized definitionsStudy designCrowding measureEvidence of validityField of measuresCountTime intervalNumerical countsReviewMultiple sitesDepartment