2024
The association between prolonged SARS-CoV-2 symptoms and work outcomes
Venkatesh A, Yu H, Malicki C, Gottlieb M, Elmore J, Hill M, Idris A, Montoy J, O’Laughlin K, Rising K, Stephens K, Spatz E, Weinstein R, Group F. The association between prolonged SARS-CoV-2 symptoms and work outcomes. PLOS ONE 2024, 19: e0300947. PMID: 39074096, PMCID: PMC11285965, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0300947.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSARS-CoV-2 symptomsReturn to workAssociated with increased oddsAnalyzed self-reported dataNational cohort studySelf-reported dataLong COVIDCOVID-19 pandemicLost work timePublic health emergencyWork absenteeismMissed workdaysElectronic surveyEmployment statusSARS-CoV-2 infectionWell-being impactsOdds ratioWork lossCohort studyNumerous healthImpact of long COVIDCOVID-19Risk factorsThree-monthsHealth emergencyCalculation of Overall Hospital Quality Star Ratings With and Without Inclusion of the Peer Grouping Step
Gettel C, Bagshaw K, Qin L, Lin Z, Rothenberg E, Omotosho P, Goutos D, Herrin J, Suter L, Schreiber M, Fleisher L, Myers R, Spivack S, Venkatesh A. Calculation of Overall Hospital Quality Star Ratings With and Without Inclusion of the Peer Grouping Step. JAMA Network Open 2024, 7: e2411933. PMID: 38753326, PMCID: PMC11099678, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.11933.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCenters for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesCross-sectional studyHospital characteristicsHigher star ratingsStar ratingsOverall hospital qualityLowest-performing hospitalsOverall star ratingQuality star ratingsHospital star ratingsStar Ratings scoresHospital qualityHospital performanceStratified hospitalsMedicaid ServicesMain OutcomesFace validityPeer groupPeer group approachPrimary outcomePeer comparisonHospitalRating scoresPeerMeasurement groupPre-COVID-19 hospital quality and hospital response to COVID-19: examining associations between risk-adjusted mortality for patients hospitalised with COVID-19 and pre-COVID-19 hospital quality
Peter D, Li S, Wang Y, Zhang J, Grady J, McDowell K, Norton E, Lin Z, Bernheim S, Venkatesh A, Fleisher L, Schreiber M, Suter L, Triche E. Pre-COVID-19 hospital quality and hospital response to COVID-19: examining associations between risk-adjusted mortality for patients hospitalised with COVID-19 and pre-COVID-19 hospital quality. BMJ Open 2024, 14: e077394. PMID: 38553067, PMCID: PMC10982775, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-077394.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedCOVID-19Hospital MortalityHospitalsHumansMedicarePandemicsRetrospective StudiesUnited StatesConceptsHospital qualityPatient experiencePre-COVID-19Medicare patientsShort-term acute care hospitalsCritical access hospitalsAcute care hospitalsFuture public health emergenciesHigher odds of mortalityIn-hospitalRisk-adjusted mortalityOdds of mortalityCare deliveryAccess hospitalsEffective careCOVID-19-related deathsAssociated with mortalityCare structuresHospital characteristicsPublic health emergencySummary scoreMedicare beneficiariesHigher oddsHospital responseRSMRsThe Clinical Emergency Data Registry: Structure, Use, and Limitations for Research
Lin M, Sharma D, Venkatesh A, Epstein S, Janke A, Genes N, Mehrotra A, Augustine J, Malcolm B, Goyal P, Griffey R. The Clinical Emergency Data Registry: Structure, Use, and Limitations for Research. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2024, 83: 467-476. PMID: 38276937, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2023.12.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmergency departmentData elementsAmerican College of Emergency PhysiciansData RegistryParticipating emergency departmentsElectronic health recordsClinical data registryEmergency careHealth recordsEmergency medicineEmergency physiciansDe-identifiedBilling dataAmerican CollegeImprove data qualityCompletion of data elementsRegistryMultiple data elementsDemographic dataResearch usePatient demographicsReporting purposesData collectionCentral databaseClinical characteristicsMeasuring Equity in Readmission as a Distinct Assessment of Hospital Performance
Nash K, Weerahandi H, Yu H, Venkatesh A, Holaday L, Herrin J, Lin Z, Horwitz L, Ross J, Bernheim S. Measuring Equity in Readmission as a Distinct Assessment of Hospital Performance. JAMA 2024, 331: 111-123. PMID: 38193960, PMCID: PMC10777266, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2023.24874.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBlack patientsPatient populationHospital characteristicsHospital-wide readmission measureDual-eligible patientsHospital patient populationCross-sectional studyMeasures of hospitalHealth care qualityPatient demographicsReadmission ratesClinical outcomesPatient raceEligible hospitalsReadmissionMAIN OUTCOMEReadmission measuresMedicare dataUS hospitalsHospitalCare qualityPatientsMedicaid ServicesOutcomesLower percentage
2023
Mystery Shopper Study of State Medicaid Coverage for Out-of-State Abortion Care
Khidir H, Topping C, Dalton V, Lindau S, Venkatesh A. Mystery Shopper Study of State Medicaid Coverage for Out-of-State Abortion Care. JAMA Network Open 2023, 6: e2343569. PMID: 37966843, PMCID: PMC10652153, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.43569.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrevalence of Symptoms ≤12 Months After Acute Illness, by COVID-19 Testing Status Among Adults — United States, December 2020–March 2023
Montoy J, Ford J, Yu H, Gottlieb M, Morse D, Santangelo M, O’Laughlin K, Schaeffer K, Logan P, Rising K, Hill M, Wisk L, Salah W, Idris A, Huebinger R, Spatz E, Rodriguez R, Klabbers R, Gatling K, Wang R, Elmore J, McDonald S, Stephens K, Weinstein R, Venkatesh A, Saydah S, Group I, Group I, Ahmed Z, Choi M, Derden A, Gottlieb M, Guzman D, Hassaballa M, Jerger R, Kaadan M, Koo K, Yang G, Dorney J, Kinsman J, Li S, Lin Z, Mannan I, Pierce S, Puente X, Ulrich A, Yang Z, Yu H, Adams K, Anderson J, Chang G, Gentile N, Geyer R, Maat Z, Malone K, Nichol G, Park J, Ruiz L, Schiffgens M, Stober T, Willis M, Zhang Z, Amadio G, Charlton A, Cheng D, Grau D, Hannikainen P, Kean E, Kelly M, Miao J, Renzi N, Shughart H, Shughart L, Shutty C, Watts P, Kane A, Nikonowicz P, Sapp S, Gallegos D, Martin R, Chandler C, Eguchi M, L’Hommedieu M, Moreno R, Roldan K, Arreguin M, Chan V, Chavez C, Kemball R, Wong A, Briggs-Hagen M, Hall A, Plumb I. Prevalence of Symptoms ≤12 Months After Acute Illness, by COVID-19 Testing Status Among Adults — United States, December 2020–March 2023. MMWR Morbidity And Mortality Weekly Report 2023, 72: 859-865. PMID: 37561663, PMCID: PMC10415002, DOI: 10.15585/mmwr.mm7232a2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCOVID-like illnessSARS-CoV-2 test resultsPost-COVID conditionsNegative SARS-CoV-2 test resultsPositive SARS-CoV-2 test resultProspective multicenter cohort studySARS-CoV-2 infectionMulticenter cohort studyPrevalence of symptomsTime of enrollmentCOVID-19 testing statusHealth care providersSARS-CoV-2Self-reported symptomsCohort studyPersistent symptomsAcute illnessAntigen testPolymerase chain reactionClinical signsSymptom progressionCare providersDrug AdministrationTesting statusSymptomsSociodemographic Disparities in Queue Jumping for Emergency Department Care
Sangal R, Su H, Khidir H, Parwani V, Liebhardt B, Pinker E, Meng L, Venkatesh A, Ulrich A. Sociodemographic Disparities in Queue Jumping for Emergency Department Care. JAMA Network Open 2023, 6: e2326338. PMID: 37505495, PMCID: PMC10383013, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.26338.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCross-sectional studyHigh acuityPatient demographicsSame acuityLatino ethnicityNon-Hispanic raceEmergency department careBed placementTime of triageNon-Hispanic blacksNon-Hispanic whitesED visitsPrimary outcomeED arrivalED patientsMedicaid insuranceMean ageTriage acuityStudy visitAcuity patientsSociodemographic disparitiesED outcomesHigher oddsMAIN OUTCOMECare accessEmergency medicine physician workforce attrition differences by age and gender
Gettel C, Courtney D, Agrawal P, Madsen T, Rothenberg C, Mills A, Lall M, Keim S, Kraus C, Ranney M, Venkatesh A. Emergency medicine physician workforce attrition differences by age and gender. Academic Emergency Medicine 2023, 30: 1092-1100. PMID: 37313983, PMCID: PMC10973949, DOI: 10.1111/acem.14764.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFemale emergency physiciansEmergency physiciansMedian ageMultivariate logistic regression modelMale emergency physiciansResidency graduationRepeated cross-sectional analysisCharacteristics of physiciansWorkforce attritionCross-sectional analysisLogistic regression modelsStudy time frameDate of birthPrimary outcomeFemale genderMale physiciansClinical practiceFemale physiciansClinical servicesPhysiciansEmergency medicineAgeNumber of yearsRecent dataWorkforce concernsThe Cost Shifting Economics of United States Emergency Department Professional Services (2016–2019)
Pines J, Zocchi M, Black B, Carr B, Celedon P, Janke A, Moghtaderi A, Oskvarek J, Venkatesh A, Venkat A, Group A. The Cost Shifting Economics of United States Emergency Department Professional Services (2016–2019). Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2023, 82: 637-646. PMID: 37330720, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2023.04.026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedCost AllocationEmergency Service, HospitalHumansInsurance, HealthMedicaidMedically UninsuredMedicareUnited StatesConceptsNationwide Emergency Department SampleED visitsCommercial insuranceUninsured ED visitsEmergency Department SampleHealth Care Cost InstituteUnreimbursed careED cliniciansMedicaid visitsPatientsInsurance sourceMedicare visitsVisitsMedicaidHealth insuranceLongstanding effectsMedicareCliniciansProfessional servicesInsuranceNational Institute on Drug Abuse Clinical Trials Network Meeting Report: Advancing Emergency Department Initiation of Buprenorphine for Opioid Use Disorder
Cowan E, Perrone J, Bernstein S, Coupet E, Fiellin D, Hawk K, Herring A, Huntley K, McCormack R, Venkatesh A, D'Onofrio G. National Institute on Drug Abuse Clinical Trials Network Meeting Report: Advancing Emergency Department Initiation of Buprenorphine for Opioid Use Disorder. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2023, 82: 326-335. PMID: 37178101, PMCID: PMC10524880, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2023.03.025.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsOpioid use disorderEmergency departmentUse disordersDrug Abuse Clinical Trials NetworkEffective evidence-based treatmentsEmergency department initiationStandard emergency careMajor public health crisisClinical Trials NetworkEvidence of efficacyNational InstituteEvidence-based treatmentsOpioid overdose deathsTechnology-based interventionsBuprenorphine dosingBuprenorphine initiationPeer-based interventionsPublic health crisisPatient outcomesED staffOverdose deathsEmergency careBuprenorphineTrials NetworkUniversal uptakeEstimated reimbursement impact of COVID‐19 on emergency physicians
Venkatesh A, Janke A, Koski‐Vacirca R, Rothenberg C, Parwani V, Granovsky M, Burke L, Li S, Pines J. Estimated reimbursement impact of COVID‐19 on emergency physicians. Academic Emergency Medicine 2023, 30: 636-643. PMID: 36820470, DOI: 10.1111/acem.14700.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCOVID-19Emergency Medical ServicesEmergency Service, HospitalHumansPandemicsPhysiciansUnited StatesConceptsNationwide Emergency Department SampleED visitsEmergency physiciansSecondary analysisCOVID-19Acute care utilizationEmergency Department SampleEmergency Department registryCOVID-19 pandemicHealth care servicesEmergency department sitesReimbursement impactCare utilizationBilling codesInsurance payerDepartment registryPrimary analysisCare servicesPhysiciansReimbursement lossHealth careStudy sampleVisitsPandemic-related lossReimbursement
2022
Rising high‐acuity emergency care services independently billed by advanced practice providers, 2013 to 2019
Gettel C, Schuur J, Mullen J, Venkatesh A. Rising high‐acuity emergency care services independently billed by advanced practice providers, 2013 to 2019. Academic Emergency Medicine 2022, 30: 89-98. PMID: 36334276, PMCID: PMC10973948, DOI: 10.1111/acem.14625.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedCross-Sectional StudiesEmergency Medical ServicesEmergency Service, HospitalHumansMedicareUnited StatesWorkforceConceptsAdvanced practice providersEmergency care servicesCare servicesClinician typeED encountersClinician levelPractice providersHigh acuityEM physiciansHigh-acuity visitsRepeated cross-sectional analysisHigh-acuity servicesEmergency medicine workforceCross-sectional analysisEmergency cliniciansPractice patternsLow acuityRelative increaseEmergency careAcuity levelsMedicare Part BAcuityOutcome proportionsPhysiciansOne-thirdPsychotropic Medication Use in United States Pediatric Emergency Department Visits
Nash K, Olfson M, Rothenberg C, Anderson B, Pincus H, Venkatesh A. Psychotropic Medication Use in United States Pediatric Emergency Department Visits. Academic Pediatrics 2022, 23: 971-979. PMID: 36494030, PMCID: PMC10241984, DOI: 10.1016/j.acap.2022.11.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPsychotropic medication useNon-Hispanic patientsMedication useED visitsEmergency departmentPsychotropic medicationsMedication administrationBlack non-Hispanic patientsWhite non-Hispanic patientsSurvey-weighted logistic regressionBehavioral health visitsAppropriate medication usePediatric emergency departmentProportion of visitsCross-sectional analysisBehavioral health carePsychotropic polypharmacyHealth visitsMedication typeEquitable careMedicationsLogistic regressionPrivate insuranceAnxiety disordersVisitsAssociation of Initial SARS-CoV-2 Test Positivity With Patient-Reported Well-being 3 Months After a Symptomatic Illness
Wisk L, Gottlieb M, Spatz E, Yu H, Wang R, Slovis B, Saydah S, Plumb I, O’Laughlin K, Montoy J, McDonald S, Lin Z, Lin J, Koo K, Idris A, Huebinger R, Hill M, Gentile N, Chang A, Anderson J, Hota B, Venkatesh A, Weinstein R, Elmore J, Nichol G, Santangelo M, Ulrich A, Li S, Kinsman J, Krumholz H, Dorney J, Stephens K, Black K, Morse D, Morse S, Fernandes A, Sharma A, Stober T, Geyer R, Lyon V, Adams K, Willis M, Ruiz L, Park J, Malone K, Shughart H, Schaeffer K, Shughart L, Arab A, Grau D, Patel A, Watts P, Kelly M, Hunt A, Hannikainen P, Chalfin M, Cheng D, Miao J, Shutty C, Chavez S, Kane A, Marella P, Gallegos G, Martin K, L'Hommedieu M, Chandler C, Diaz Roldan K, Villegas N, Moreno R, Eguchi M, Rodriguez R, Kemball R, Chan V, Chavez C, Wong A, Hall A, Briggs-Hagen M. Association of Initial SARS-CoV-2 Test Positivity With Patient-Reported Well-being 3 Months After a Symptomatic Illness. JAMA Network Open 2022, 5: e2244486. PMID: 36454572, PMCID: PMC9716377, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.44486.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCOVID-19 positive groupCOVID-19-negative groupSARS-CoV-2 infectionCOVID-19 testCOVID-19 resultsSymptomatic illnessSymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infectionNegative COVID-19 resultsSARS-CoV-2 statusSARS-CoV-2 test positivityPositive COVID-19 testSARS-CoV-2 testNegative COVID-19 testLongitudinal registry studyOutcomes Measurement Information SystemPatient-reported outcomesHealth care usePositive COVID-19 resultMultivariable regression analysisMeasurement Information SystemCOVID-19 testingNegative test resultsCohort studyRegistry studyPROMIS scoresTrends In Treat-And-Release Emergency Care Visits With High-Intensity Billing In The US, 2006–19
Janke A, Gettel C, Koski-Vacirca R, Lin M, Kocher K, Venkatesh A. Trends In Treat-And-Release Emergency Care Visits With High-Intensity Billing In The US, 2006–19. Health Affairs 2022, 41: 1772-1780. PMID: 36469824, DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2022.00484.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsEmergency Medical ServicesEmergency Service, HospitalEmergency TreatmentHealth StatusHumansUnited StatesConceptsRelease ED visitsEmergency departmentED visitsNationwide Emergency Department SampleEmergency care visitsEmergency Department SampleProportion of visitsHealth care systemMore comorbiditiesCare visitsOlder patientsED careBilling practicesSerious diagnosisObservational studyUndifferentiated patientsPatient complexityCare servicesHealth statusCare systemVisitsPatientsEvolving roleReimbursement reformTreatA Quality Framework to Address Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Emergency Department Care
Khidir H, Salhi R, Sabbatini AK, Franks NM, Green A, Richardson LD, Terry A, Vasquez N, Goyal P, Kocher K, Venkatesh AK, Lin MP. A Quality Framework to Address Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Emergency Department Care. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2022, 81: 47-56. PMID: 36257864, PMCID: PMC9780164, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2022.08.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmergency careEthnic disparitiesHealth disparitiesCare deliveryHealth equityEmergency department careTransitions of careQuality improvement initiativesHealth care servicesEmergency care deliveryHealth care systemWhite patientsEmergency departmentEmergency physiciansAmerican CollegeCare servicesCare systemCareDisproportionate barriersHealth careImprovement initiativesQuality measuresPatientsEthnic groupsIterative discussionsEstablishment of SEP-1 national practice guidelines does not impact fluid administration for septic shock patients
Boccio E, Haimovich A, Jacob V, Zhao X, Wira CR, Venkatesh A, Belsky J. Establishment of SEP-1 national practice guidelines does not impact fluid administration for septic shock patients. The American Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2022, 62: 19-24. PMID: 36209655, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2022.09.038.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSeptic shock patientsShock patientsFluid administrationFluid managementSevere sepsis/septic shockSepsis/septic shockEarly Management BundleRetrospective observational analysisDate of presentationNational practice guidelinesUrban academic centerNational quality measuresLogistic regression analysisOdds of complianceHigh-quality careSepsis severityPrimary outcomeSeptic shockED settingResuscitation strategiesBlood culturesPractice patternsOdds ratioPractice guidelinesProvider practicesPatient cost consciousness in the emergency department
Gaylor JM, Chan E, Parwani V, Ulrich A, Rothenberg C, Venkatesh A. Patient cost consciousness in the emergency department. The American Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2022, 61: 61-63. PMID: 36054987, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2022.08.039.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsConsciousnessEmergency Service, HospitalFees and ChargesHumansMedically UninsuredMedicareUnited StatesConceptsEmergency departmentPocket costsED patientsLarge academic hospital systemAcademic hospital systemCertain patient demographicsEmergency department settingPerceptions of patientsCost of careMedicare/MedicaidPatient demographicsED careUnscheduled careUninsured patientsDepartment settingPatients' estimatesPatient's abilityEmergency careHigh school educationPatientsPrivate insuranceFinal analysisHospital systemCareConvenience sampleImproving Sepsis Management Through the Emergency Quality Network Sepsis Initiative
Rodos A, Aaronson E, Rothenberg C, Goyal P, Sharma D, Slesinger T, Schuur J, Venkatesh A. Improving Sepsis Management Through the Emergency Quality Network Sepsis Initiative. The Joint Commission Journal On Quality And Patient Safety 2022, 48: 572-580. PMID: 36137885, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcjq.2022.08.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedCross-Sectional StudiesEmergency Service, HospitalHospitalsHumansMedicareSepsisUnited StatesConceptsSepsis casesQI activitiesSEP-1 performanceEmergency department patientsQI effortsTime-sensitive conditionsSignificant correlationCross-sectional analysisSepsis careDepartment patientsSepsis managementAmerican CollegeED sitesScoresPublic reportingReal-time quality improvementHospital performanceEDQuality improvementImplementation dataOverall hospital performanceQI dataPatientsInpatientsED performance