2023
Automatable end‐of‐life screening for older adults in the emergency department using electronic health records
Haimovich A, Xu W, Wei A, Schonberg M, Hwang U, Taylor R. Automatable end‐of‐life screening for older adults in the emergency department using electronic health records. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2023, 71: 1829-1839. PMID: 36744550, PMCID: PMC10258151, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.18262.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdvance care planningDecision curve analysisLife screeningComorbidity indexCode statusPrognostic modelHealth systemOlder adultsCurve analysisOlder ED patientsPalliative care interventionsObservational cohort studyEmergency department visitsPalliative care servicesElixhauser Comorbidity IndexReceiver-operating characteristic curveIdentification of patientsMultivariable logistic regressionLarge regional health systemLife-limiting illnessRisk older adultsCode status ordersLife Screening ToolMortality predictive modelsElectronic health records
2012
Characteristics of Emergency Department Patients Who Receive a Palliative Care Consultation
Grudzen CR, Hwang U, Cohen JA, Fischman M, Morrison RS. Characteristics of Emergency Department Patients Who Receive a Palliative Care Consultation. Journal Of Palliative Medicine 2012, 15: 396-399. PMID: 22468771, PMCID: PMC3391705, DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2011.0376.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPalliative care consultationEmergency departmentCare consultationsEmergency providersHospital stayPrimary palliative care skillsAcademic tertiary care hospitalUrban academic medical centerAdult ED patientsCharacteristics of patientsPalliative care skillsTertiary care hospitalPalliative care servicesPalliative care teamEmergency department patientsEmergency medicinePatient's hospital stayAcademic medical centerCare hospitalDepartment patientsED patientsPalliative careCare teamMedical CenterPalliative medicine
2011
Research Priorities for Palliative and End‐of‐life Care in the Emergency Setting
Quest TE, Asplin BR, Cairns CB, Hwang U, Pines JM. Research Priorities for Palliative and End‐of‐life Care in the Emergency Setting. Academic Emergency Medicine 2011, 18: e70-e76. PMID: 21676052, PMCID: PMC3368013, DOI: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.2011.01088.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmergency departmentPalliative careLife careEmergency careHigh-quality care experiencesPalliative care continuumPalliative care servicesHealth care utilizationPalliative care trainingLife-threatening illnessEducation of cliniciansCare utilizationEmergency cliniciansBody of evidenceCare continuumEmergency settingClinical providersCare servicesCare trainingCare experiencesOptimal rolePatientsHealthcare ResearchCareChronic trajectory