2024
Emergency Department Visits Among Patients With Dementia Before and After Diagnosis
Gettel C, Song Y, Rothenberg C, Kitchen C, Gilmore-Bykovskyi A, Fried T, Brody A, Nothelle S, Wolff J, Venkatesh A. Emergency Department Visits Among Patients With Dementia Before and After Diagnosis. JAMA Network Open 2024, 7: e2439421. PMID: 39401040, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.39421.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
Study protocol for the Innovative Support for Patients with SARS-COV-2 Infections Registry (INSPIRE): A longitudinal study of the medium and long-term sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection
O’Laughlin K, Thompson M, Hota B, Gottlieb M, Plumb ID, Chang AM, Wisk LE, Hall AJ, Wang RC, Spatz ES, Stephens KA, Huebinger RM, McDonald SA, Venkatesh A, Gentile N, Slovis BH, Hill M, Saydah S, Idris AH, Rodriguez R, Krumholz HM, Elmore JG, Weinstein RA, Nichol G, . Study protocol for the Innovative Support for Patients with SARS-COV-2 Infections Registry (INSPIRE): A longitudinal study of the medium and long-term sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection. PLOS ONE 2022, 17: e0264260. PMID: 35239680, PMCID: PMC8893622, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0264260.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSARS-CoV-2 infectionLong-term sequelaePatient-reported outcomesRelative riskAcute SARS-CoV-2 infectionSARS-CoV-2 negative participantsHealth system encountersPredictors of sequelaeHealth recordsInstitutional review board approvalLongitudinal studyDigital health recordsReview board approvalSARS-CoV-2Secure online platformClinical outcomesStudy protocolNegative participantsViral testsSimilar symptomatologyNew diagnosisBoard approvalSequelaeSelf-administered surveyInfection
2021
Identification of Fall-Related Injuries in Nursing Home Residents Using Administrative Claims Data
Mintz J, Duprey MS, Zullo AR, Lee Y, Kiel DP, Daiello LA, Rodriguez KE, Venkatesh AK, Berry SD. Identification of Fall-Related Injuries in Nursing Home Residents Using Administrative Claims Data. The Journals Of Gerontology Series A 2021, 77: 1421-1429. PMID: 34558615, PMCID: PMC9255678, DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glab274.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overFemaleHip FracturesHumansMaleMedicareNursing HomesRetrospective StudiesUnited StatesConceptsFall-related injuriesClaims-based algorithmHip fractureMore fall-related injuriesLong-stay NH residentsCause of morbidityAdministrative claims dataNursing home residentsMedicare Part AInjury reduction effortsRetrospective cohortIntracranial bleedNH residentsRisk factorsInjury codesHome residentsClaims dataInjuryPhi correlation coefficientExternal causesAdministrative dataStudy purposePart AProvider claimsCauseA Longitudinal Analysis of Functional Disability, Recovery, and Nursing Home Utilization After Hospitalization for Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions Among Community‐Living Older Persons
Gettel CJ, Venkatesh AK, Leo‐Summers L, Murphy TE, Gahbauer EA, Hwang U, Gill TM. A Longitudinal Analysis of Functional Disability, Recovery, and Nursing Home Utilization After Hospitalization for Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions Among Community‐Living Older Persons. Journal Of Hospital Medicine 2021, 16: 469-475. PMID: 34328835, PMCID: PMC8340961, DOI: 10.12788/jhm.3669.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAftercareAgedAged, 80 and overAmbulatory CareHospitalizationHumansNursing HomesPatient DischargeConceptsAmbulatory care sensitive conditionsTotal disability scoreDisability scoresFunctional recoveryOlder personsNH admissionFunctional disabilityAdverse patient-reported outcomesPatient-reported disability scoresCommunity-living older personsSensitive conditionsMean disability scoreCommunity-living personsMonths of dischargePatient-reported outcomesNursing home utilizationMonthly probabilityFunctional outcomeMean ageMonths 1HospitalizationHome utilizationAdmissionAnalytic sampleMonthsEmergency department visits for emergent conditions among older adults during the COVID‐19 pandemic
Janke AT, Jain S, Hwang U, Rosenberg M, Biese K, Schneider S, Goyal P, Venkatesh AK. Emergency department visits for emergent conditions among older adults during the COVID‐19 pandemic. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2021, 69: 1713-1721. PMID: 33955546, PMCID: PMC8242842, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.17227.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionED visit countsOlder adultsHip fractureExcess mortalityEmergent conditionsED sitesVisit countsEmergency department visitsIncident rate ratiosNational clinical quality registryAge categoriesClinical quality registryEarly pandemic periodCOVID-19 pandemicPandemic periodPoisson regression modelsPre-pandemic periodED visitsYounger patientsDepartment visitsPoor outcomeEmergency departmentMyocardial infarctionED diagnosis
2020
Identification of Patients with Nontraumatic Intracranial Hemorrhage Using Administrative Claims Data
Sangal RB, Fodeh S, Taylor A, Rothenberg C, Finn EB, Sheth K, Matouk C, Ulrich A, Parwani V, Sather J, Venkatesh A. Identification of Patients with Nontraumatic Intracranial Hemorrhage Using Administrative Claims Data. Journal Of Stroke And Cerebrovascular Diseases 2020, 29: 105306. PMID: 33070110, PMCID: PMC7686163, DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2020.105306.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCross‐sectional Analysis of Emergency Department and Acute Care Utilization Among Medicare Beneficiaries
Venkatesh AK, Mei H, Shuling L, D’Onofrio G, Rothenberg C, Lin Z, Krumholz HM. Cross‐sectional Analysis of Emergency Department and Acute Care Utilization Among Medicare Beneficiaries. Academic Emergency Medicine 2020, 27: 570-579. PMID: 32302034, DOI: 10.1111/acem.13971.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultiple chronic conditionsEmergency departmentUnscheduled careMedicare beneficiariesCross-sectional analysisVisit ratesCare servicesHighest ED visit ratesNumber of EDVulnerable subpopulationsSkilled nursing facility useAmbulatory office settingNon-ED settingsUnscheduled care servicesAcute care utilizationED visit ratesOffice-based visitsAcute care servicesClaims-based definitionNursing facility useMedicare beneficiaries age 65Dual-eligible beneficiariesOlder adult populationBeneficiaries age 65Care visits