2025
Detection of emergency department patients at risk of dementia through artificial intelligence
Cohen I, Taylor R, Xue H, Faustino I, Festa N, Brandt C, Gao E, Han L, Khasnavis S, Lai J, Mecca A, Sapre A, Young J, Zanchelli M, Hwang U. Detection of emergency department patients at risk of dementia through artificial intelligence. Alzheimer's & Dementia 2025, 21: e70334. PMID: 40457744, PMCID: PMC12130574, DOI: 10.1002/alz.70334.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElectronic health record dataHealth record dataEmergency departmentDetect dementiaDementia detectionYale New Haven HealthRecord dataRisk of dementiaEmergency department patientsBalance detection accuracyDementia algorithmsImprove patient outcomesCare coordinationCare transitionsDementia diagnosisReal-time applicationsClinical decision-makingClinician supportED usePatient safetyProbable dementiaMachine learning algorithmsED workflowED visitsED encountersUnderstanding oncologic emergencies and related emergency department visits and hospitalizations: a systematic review
Yilmaz S, Aryal K, King J, Bischof J, Hong A, Wood N, Gould Rothberg B, Hudson M, Heinert S, Wattana M, Coyne C, Reyes-Gibby C, Todd K, Lyman G, Klotz A, Abar B, Grudzen C, Bastani A, Baugh C, Henning D, Bernstein S, Rico J, Ryan R, Yeung S, Qdaisat A, Padela A, Madsen T, Liu R, Adler D. Understanding oncologic emergencies and related emergency department visits and hospitalizations: a systematic review. BMC Emergency Medicine 2025, 25: 40. PMID: 40045233, PMCID: PMC11883922, DOI: 10.1186/s12873-025-01183-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmergency departmentEmergency visitsPredictors of ED usePeer-reviewed original research studiesSystematic reviewOncologic emergencyCancer incidence ratesCare delivery pathwaysGeriatric oncology researchManagement of oncologic emergenciesEmergency department visitsResultsThe search strategyTreatment side effectsOriginal research studiesCancer patientsVulnerable patient populationAcute careSingle-site studyWeb of ScienceCare venuesED useDepartment visitsHealth systemED visitsED presentations
2024
EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT USE AND HEALTH CARE EXPENDITURES AMONG OLDER ADULTS AT END-OF-LIFE
Gettel C, Kitchen C, Rothenberg C, Song Y, Venkatesh A, Hastings S. EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT USE AND HEALTH CARE EXPENDITURES AMONG OLDER ADULTS AT END-OF-LIFE. Innovation In Aging 2024, 8: 43-43. PMCID: PMC11689632, DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igae098.0130.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEnd-of-lifeED visitsMedicare beneficiariesED useTerminal phase of lifeEnd-of-life careHealthcare spendingEmergency departmentMedicare Current Beneficiary SurveyEmergency department usePrimary outcomeOut-of-pocket (OOPTotal health care spendingCommunity serviceZero-inflated negative binomial regression modelsHealth care expendituresHealth care spendingTotal healthcare spendingNegative binomial regression modelsCross-sectional analysisAdult decedentsBinomial regression modelsDepartment useInadequate accessPhase of lifeEmergency Department Use Within 90 Days After Single-Level Posterior Cervical Foraminotomy.
Jayaram R, Oghenesume O, Day W, Kammien A, Grauer J. Emergency Department Use Within 90 Days After Single-Level Posterior Cervical Foraminotomy. Orthopedics 2024, 48: 51-56. PMID: 39699166, DOI: 10.3928/01477447-20241213-04.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSingle-level posterior cervical foraminotomyPosterior cervical foraminotomyElixhauser Comorbidity IndexCervical foraminotomyEmergency departmentPredictive factorsMultivariate analysisED visitsAcute postoperative periodPrimary ED diagnosisPatient agePostoperative periodPatient characteristicsSurgical siteFemale sexComorbidity indexIndications of traumaED diagnosisED useRisk factorsYounger agePatientsMultilevel proceduresForaminotomySurgeryAfter-hours, Severity, and Distance Are Associated with Non-VHA Emergency Department Use for Older Veterans: Insights from a Regional Health Information Exchange
Kurkurina E, Judon K, Hwang U, Boockvar K, Wisnivesky J, Augustine M. After-hours, Severity, and Distance Are Associated with Non-VHA Emergency Department Use for Older Veterans: Insights from a Regional Health Information Exchange. Journal Of Geriatric Emergency Medicine 2024, 5 PMID: 39867702, PMCID: PMC11759482, DOI: 10.17294/2694-4715.1100.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVeterans Health AdministrationED useEmergency departmentED usersED visitsEmergency care-sensitive conditionsHealth information exchange organizationsRegional health information exchangePoor care transitionsImprove care coordinationHealth information exchangeEmergency department useVeterans Affairs Corporate Data WarehouseVA Medical CenterCorporate Data WarehouseOlder VeteransCare coordinationCare transitionsPrimary careDepartment useSeeking careHealth AdministrationOlder adultsLinear mixed modelsAfter-hoursEnd‐of‐life emergency department use and healthcare expenditures among older adults: A nationally representative study
Gettel C, Kitchen C, Rothenberg C, Song Y, Hastings S, Kennedy M, Ouchi K, Haimovich A, Hwang U, Venkatesh A. End‐of‐life emergency department use and healthcare expenditures among older adults: A nationally representative study. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2024, 73: 101-111. PMID: 39311623, PMCID: PMC11735276, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.19199.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEnd-of-lifeOut-of-pocket spendingED visitsTotal healthcare spendingMedicare beneficiariesHealthcare spendingEmergency departmentOlder adultsMedicare Current Beneficiary Survey dataAnalysis of Medicare beneficiariesPooled cross-sectional analysisEmergency department usePrimary outcomeDecreased likelihoodDiagnosis of dementiaOut-of-pocket costsNationally representative studyNationally representative sampleAdult decedentsHospice statusDepartment useED useED servicesHealth careHealthcare expenditures
2022
Emergency Department Use by Children and Youth with Mental Health Conditions: A Health Equity Agenda
Hoge MA, Vanderploeg J, Paris M, Lang JM, Olezeski C. Emergency Department Use by Children and Youth with Mental Health Conditions: A Health Equity Agenda. Community Mental Health Journal 2022, 58: 1225-1239. PMID: 35038073, PMCID: PMC8762987, DOI: 10.1007/s10597-022-00937-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental health conditionsEmergency departmentHealth conditionsEmergency department useReferral of childrenBehavioral health professionalsED visitsED useDepartment useHealth equity agendaEvidence-based assessmentHealth professionalsForm of careHealth inequitiesHealth equityMental healthHealthcare qualityWhite childrenSuch childrenChildrenReferralAfrican AmericansFact sheetsCompelling evidenceLatinx children
2021
Effects of Electroconvulsive Therapy on Suicidal Behavior and Emergency Department Use Among Homeless Veterans: A Propensity Score-Matched Study.
Tsai J, Peltzman T, Watts BV, Shiner B. Effects of Electroconvulsive Therapy on Suicidal Behavior and Emergency Department Use Among Homeless Veterans: A Propensity Score-Matched Study. The Journal Of Clinical Psychiatry 2021, 82 PMID: 34705349, DOI: 10.4088/jcp.21m13935.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsDiagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental DisordersElectroconvulsive TherapyEmergency Service, HospitalEmergency Services, PsychiatricFemaleHumansIll-Housed PersonsMaleMedical OveruseMental DisordersMiddle AgedPatient Acceptance of Health CarePatient DischargeSuicidal IdeationSuicide, AttemptedUnited StatesUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsVeteransConceptsElectroconvulsive therapyEmergency department useHomeless veteransDepartment useSuicidal ideationVeterans Affairs Health Care SystemNational VA administrative dataPropensity score-matched studySuicide attemptsFirst ECT sessionVA administrative dataPsychiatric inpatient unitHealth care systemECT sessionsED useAcute servicesInpatient unitTreatment engagementPsychiatric conditionsPropensity scoreSuicidal behaviorCare systemVeteransFurther studiesAdministrative dataTop 10 presenting diagnoses of homeless veterans seeking care at emergency departments
Tsai J, Szymkowiak D, Kertesz SG. Top 10 presenting diagnoses of homeless veterans seeking care at emergency departments. The American Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2021, 45: 17-22. PMID: 33647757, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2021.02.038.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-homeless veteransEmergency departmentAlcohol-related disordersED useRace/ethnicityDiagnostic categoriesDepressive disorderHomeless veteransNational VA administrative dataSuicidal behaviorCommon diagnostic categoriesLow back painVA administrative dataED service useVA homeless programsED visitsMusculoskeletal painPain conditionsRespiratory infectionsBack painED careDiagnostic codesObservational studyHispanic veteransService use
2020
Unscheduled Care Access in the United States-A Tale of Two Emergency Departments
Venkatesh AK, Greenwood-Ericksen MB, Mei H, Rothenberg C, Lin Z, Krumholz HM. Unscheduled Care Access in the United States-A Tale of Two Emergency Departments. The American Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2020, 45: 374-377. PMID: 33143957, PMCID: PMC8076339, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2020.08.095.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospital referral regionsED visit ratesEmergency departmentCare ratesVisit ratesMedicare Chronic Conditions WarehouseHospital-based emergency departmentsRole of EDsChronic Conditions WarehouseProportion of beneficiariesDartmouth Atlas hospital referral regionHealthcare delivery systemED utilizationED visitsED useUnscheduled careReferral regionsUrban zip codesCare accessMedicare beneficiariesCare needsCare deliveryOffice settingCare capabilitiesDisproportionate barriersIncreasing Emergency Department Visits for Mental Health Conditions in the United States.
Theriault KM, Rosenheck RA, Rhee TG. Increasing Emergency Department Visits for Mental Health Conditions in the United States. The Journal Of Clinical Psychiatry 2020, 81 PMID: 32726001, DOI: 10.4088/jcp.20m13241.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental health conditionsED visitsHealth conditionsAffordable Care ActNational Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey dataMental health-related ED visitsMental health diagnostic categoriesSubstance use-related diagnosesMultivariate logistic regression analysisOutpatient mental health servicesOutpatient mental health careEmergency department visitsSubstance use conditionsMental health diagnosesLogistic regression analysisMental health servicesMental health careUse of EDCross-sectional analysisRace/ethnicityED utilizationDepartment visitsED useInsurance statusPsychiatric diagnosis
2019
Baseline Pain in Adults with Sickle Cell Disease Can be Neuropathic or Nociceptive and Outcomes Differ between Pain Types
Curtis S, Forray A, Hendrickson J, Roberts J. Baseline Pain in Adults with Sickle Cell Disease Can be Neuropathic or Nociceptive and Outcomes Differ between Pain Types. Blood 2019, 134: 1028. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2019-129106.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSickle cell diseaseNeuropathic pain qualitiesNeuropathic painNociceptive painPain impactBaseline painED usePain qualityWorse sleepOpioid usePain groupChronic painCell diseaseEpisode frequencyOutcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) domainsAdult Sickle Cell QualityAverage daily opioid useHigher C-reactive proteinYale-New Haven HospitalHigh ED useWorse clinical outcomesC-reactive proteinDaily opioid useEmergency department useHalf of adultsImpact of an oncology urgent care clinic on emergency department rates.
Sedghi T, Canavan M, Gross C, Davidoff A, Gould Rothberg BE, Strait M, Sinanis N, Adelson K. Impact of an oncology urgent care clinic on emergency department rates. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2019, 37: 6615-6615. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2019.37.15_suppl.6615.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUrgent care clinicED visit ratesSmilow Cancer HospitalVisit ratesProvider visitsED utilizationED visitsCare clinicsUnique patientsEmergency departmentAcute medical attentionUnscheduled emergency departmentRegular clinic visitsCommon cancer typesLower ED utilizationEmergency department ratesFull study sampleTwo-sample t-testClinic visitsSupportive careOncology providersED useSymptom managementCancer HospitalCancer Center
2017
Association Between Maternal Comorbidities and Emergency Department Use Among a National Sample of Commercially Insured Pregnant Women
Cunningham SD, Magriples U, Thomas JL, Kozhimannil KB, Herrera C, Barrette E, Shebl FM, Ickovics JR. Association Between Maternal Comorbidities and Emergency Department Use Among a National Sample of Commercially Insured Pregnant Women. Academic Emergency Medicine 2017, 24: 940-947. PMID: 28471532, DOI: 10.1111/acem.13215.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmergency department usePregnant womenMaternal comorbiditiesEmergency careED visitsED useDepartment useMore visitsAcute unscheduled careRetrospective cohort studyMore ED visitsLive singleton birthsMore comorbid conditionsMedical claims dataWomen ages 18Health Care Cost InstituteResidential zip codeComorbidity burdenGestational diabetesCohort studyED utilizationHospital admissionComorbid conditionsNational sampleSingleton birthsTrends in Hospital Utilization and Costs among Pediatric Palliative Care Recipients
Ananth P, Melvin P, Berry JG, Wolfe J. Trends in Hospital Utilization and Costs among Pediatric Palliative Care Recipients. Journal Of Palliative Medicine 2017, 20: 946-953. PMID: 28453361, DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2016.0496.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPediatric palliative carePPC consultationED visitsHospital admissionHospital costsHospital utilizationAnnual hospital admission rateIntensive care unit usePalliative care recipientsPercent of patientsRetrospective cohort studyAnnual ED visitsEmergency department visitsHospital admission ratesQuaternary children's hospitalYears of agePPC involvementCohort studyDepartment visitsMedian ageED useSingle centerChildren's HospitalPalliative careIll childrenIdentification of Emergency Department Visits in Medicare Administrative Claims: Approaches and Implications
Venkatesh AK, Mei H, Kocher KE, Granovsky M, Obermeyer Z, Spatz E, Rothenberg C, Krumholz H, Lin Z. Identification of Emergency Department Visits in Medicare Administrative Claims: Approaches and Implications. Academic Emergency Medicine 2017, 24: 422-431. PMID: 27864915, PMCID: PMC5905698, DOI: 10.1111/acem.13140.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsED visitsEmergency department visitsClaims-based definitionED visitationAdministrative claimsDepartment visitsClaims dataAdministrative claims data setsHealthcare resource utilizationMore ED visitsAcute care practiceAdministrative claims dataQuality improvement interventionsEmergency care researchMedicare administrative claimsClaims data setsED useCritical careED servicesMedicare feeMedicare dataCare practicesService beneficiariesImprovement interventionsProvider definitionsA Systematic Review of Emergency Department Use Among Cancer Patients
Lash R, Bell J, Reed S, Poghosyan H, Rodgers J, Kim K, Bold R, Joseph J. A Systematic Review of Emergency Department Use Among Cancer Patients. Cancer Nursing 2017, 40: 135-144. PMID: 26925998, PMCID: PMC5001935, DOI: 10.1097/ncc.0000000000000360.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsED useED visitsSymptom managementOncology patientsPredictors of ED useEmergency departmentImprove quality of careRates of ED useAdequate symptom managementWell-coordinated careQuality of careReducing ED visitsPatients seeking carePatient-centered treatmentPopulation-based estimatesED utilization ratesIncidence of ED visitsAcute health concernsSafe careED providersPatient educationCareGeneral populationSystematic reviewInclusion criteriaChronic Pain in the Emergency Department.
Donovan E, Ranney M, Reid A, Baird J, Green T. Chronic Pain in the Emergency Department. Rhode Island Medical Journal 2017, 100: 25-29. PMID: 28146596.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2014
Emergency Department Use among HIV-Infected Released Jail Detainees
Boyd AT, Song DL, Meyer JP, Altice FL. Emergency Department Use among HIV-Infected Released Jail Detainees. Journal Of Urban Health 2014, 92: 108-135. PMID: 25331820, PMCID: PMC4338130, DOI: 10.1007/s11524-014-9905-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV primary careEmergency department useED visitsPrimary careHIV careED useDepartment useDrug severitySubstance useCox proportional hazards regressionUnique ED visitsProportional hazards regressionMultivariate negative binomial regressionHIV/AIDSRecent substance useHealth care continuityPrimary outcomeHazards regressionCare continuityFemale sexMedical recordsJail detentionJail detaineesNegative binomial regressionPotential covariatesHealth, Emergency Department Use, and Early Identification of Young Children Exposed to Trauma
Roberts YH, Huang CY, Crusto CA, Kaufman JS. Health, Emergency Department Use, and Early Identification of Young Children Exposed to Trauma. Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2014, 46: 719-724. PMID: 24565881, PMCID: PMC4004686, DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2013.11.086.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmergency departmentHealth-related problemsHealth symptomsPhysical health symptomsHealth problemsYoung childrenImportant public health problemEmergency department usePublic health problemTraumatic eventsPercent of childrenTrauma-exposed childrenEarly trauma exposurePhysical health problemsCross-sectional surveyChildren's health symptomsHealth-related eventsORC MacroSecondary preventionED useDepartment useMental health repercussionsRecurrent traumaEarly identificationTrauma exposure
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