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Cameron Gettel, MD, MHS

Assistant Professor; Clinical Investigator, Center for Outcomes Research & Evaluation (CORE)

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Cameron Gettel, MD, MHS

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  • 464 Congress Ave.

    Suite 260

    New Haven, CT 06519

    United States

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Research Summary

Dr. Gettel's research primarily focuses on developing and validating novel patient- and caregiver- reported outcome measures for older adults experiencing ED care transitions.

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Research Interests

Dementia; Emergency Medicine; Geriatrics; Health Services Research; Caregivers; Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation; Health Care; Patient Reported Outcome Measures

Selected Publications

  • Emergency clinician participation and performance in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Merit-based Incentive Payment System.Gettel CJ, Han CR, Granovsky MA, Berdahl CT, Kocher KE, Mehrotra A, Schuur JD, Aldeen AZ, Griffey RT, Venkatesh AK. Emergency clinician participation and performance in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Merit-based Incentive Payment System. Academic Emergency Medicine : Official Journal Of The Society For Academic Emergency Medicine 2022, 29: 64-72. PMID: 34375479, PMCID: PMC8766873, DOI: 10.1111/acem.14373.
  • The 2018 Merit-based Incentive Payment System: Participation, Performance, and Payment Across Specialties.Gettel CJ, Han CR, Canavan ME, Bernheim SM, Drye EE, Duseja R, Venkatesh AK. The 2018 Merit-based Incentive Payment System: Participation, Performance, and Payment Across Specialties. Medical Care 2022, 60: 156-163. PMID: 35030565, PMCID: PMC8820355, DOI: 10.1097/MLR.0000000000001674.
  • Changes in Emergency Department Arrival Times for Acute Myocardial Infarction During the COVID-19 Pandemic Suggest Delays in Care Seeking.Janke AT, Gettel CJ, Haimovich A, Kocher KE, Krumholz HM, Venkatesh AK. Changes in Emergency Department Arrival Times for Acute Myocardial Infarction During the COVID-19 Pandemic Suggest Delays in Care Seeking. Circulation. Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2022, 15: e008402. PMID: 35105172, PMCID: PMC8833230, DOI: 10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.121.008402.
  • Emergency Department Care Transitions for Patients with Cognitive Impairment: A Scoping Review.Gettel CJ, Falvey JR, Gifford A, Hoang L, Christensen LA, Hwang U, Shah MN. Emergency Department Care Transitions for Patients with Cognitive Impairment: A Scoping Review. Journal Of The American Medical Directors Association 2022 PMID: 35247358, DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2022.01.076.
  • The future of value-based emergency care: Development of an emergency medicine MIPS value pathway framework.Gettel CJ, Tinloy B, Nedza SM, Granovsky MA, Goyal P, Terry AT, Venkatesh AK. The future of value-based emergency care: Development of an emergency medicine MIPS value pathway framework. Journal Of The American College Of Emergency Physicians Open 2022, 3: e12672. PMID: 35310403, PMCID: PMC8918116, DOI: 10.1002/emp2.12672.
  • Where Skilled Nursing Facility Residents Get Acute Care: Is the Emergency Department the Medical Home?Venkatesh AK, Gettel CJ, Mei H, Chou SC, Rothenberg C, Liu SL, D'Onofrio G, Lin Z, Krumholz HM. Where Skilled Nursing Facility Residents Get Acute Care: Is the Emergency Department the Medical Home? Journal Of Applied Gerontology : The Official Journal Of The Southern Gerontological Society 2021, 40: 828-836. PMID: 32842827, PMCID: PMC7904961, DOI: 10.1177/0733464820950125.
  • Who provides what care? An analysis of clinical focus among the national emergency care workforce.Gettel CJ, Canavan ME, D'Onofrio G, Carr BG, Venkatesh AK. Who provides what care? An analysis of clinical focus among the national emergency care workforce. The American Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2021, 42: 228-232. PMID: 33298349, PMCID: PMC8005412, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2020.11.069.
  • A Cross-Sectional Analysis of High-Acuity Professional Services Performed by Urban and Rural Emergency Care Physicians Across the United States.Gettel CJ, Canavan ME, Greenwood-Ericksen MB, Parwani VL, Ulrich AS, Pilgrim RL, Venkatesh AK. A Cross-Sectional Analysis of High-Acuity Professional Services Performed by Urban and Rural Emergency Care Physicians Across the United States. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2021, 78: 140-149. PMID: 33771412, PMCID: PMC8238845, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2020.11.019.
  • Career Development Considerations for Academic Physician Mentees and Mentors in the Time of COVID-19: Jump in or Just Dip a Toe?Gettel CJ, Venkatesh AK. Career Development Considerations for Academic Physician Mentees and Mentors in the Time of COVID-19: Jump in or Just Dip a Toe? Academic Medicine : Journal Of The Association Of American Medical Colleges 2021, 96: 974-978. PMID: 33769338, PMCID: PMC8243790, DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0000000000004076.
  • Corrigendum to "Who provides what care? An analysis of clinical focus among the national emergency care workforce" [Am J Emerg Med. 2021 Apr;42:228-232].Gettel CJ, Canavan ME, D'Onofrio G, Carr BG, Venkatesh AK. Corrigendum to "Who provides what care? An analysis of clinical focus among the national emergency care workforce" [Am J Emerg Med. 2021 Apr;42:228-232]. The American Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2021, 46: 804. PMID: 33875317, PMCID: PMC8338896, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2021.04.015.
  • Dementia Care, Fall Detection, and Ambient-Assisted Living Technologies Help Older Adults Age in Place: A Scoping Review.Gettel CJ, Chen K, Goldberg EM. Dementia Care, Fall Detection, and Ambient-Assisted Living Technologies Help Older Adults Age in Place: A Scoping Review. Journal Of Applied Gerontology : The Official Journal Of The Southern Gerontological Society 2021, 40: 1893-1902. PMID: 33853428, PMCID: PMC8514579, DOI: 10.1177/07334648211005868.
  • Moving the needle on fall prevention: A Geriatric Emergency Care Applied Research (GEAR) Network scoping review and consensus statement.Hammouda N, Carpenter CR, Hung WW, Lesser A, Nyamu S, Liu S, Gettel C, Malsch A, Castillo EM, Forrester S, Souffront K, Vargas S, Goldberg EM. Moving the needle on fall prevention: A Geriatric Emergency Care Applied Research (GEAR) Network scoping review and consensus statement. Academic Emergency Medicine : Official Journal Of The Society For Academic Emergency Medicine 2021, 28: 1214-1227. PMID: 33977589, PMCID: PMC8581064, DOI: 10.1111/acem.14279.
  • Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Merit-Based Incentive Payment System Value Pathways: Opportunities for Emergency Clinicians to Turn Policy Into Practice.Gettel CJ, Ling SM, Wild RE, Venkatesh AK, Duseja R. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Merit-Based Incentive Payment System Value Pathways: Opportunities for Emergency Clinicians to Turn Policy Into Practice. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2021, 78: 599-603. PMID: 34304917, PMCID: PMC8545831, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2021.05.017.
  • A 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 LS, 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.
  • Care transitions and social needs: A Geriatric Emergency care Applied Research (GEAR) Network scoping review and consensus statement.Gettel CJ, Voils CI, Bristol AA, Richardson LD, Hogan TM, Brody AA, Gladney MN, Suyama J, Ragsdale LC, Binkley CL, Morano CL, Seidenfeld J, Hammouda N, Ko KJ, Hwang U, Hastings SN. Care transitions and social needs: A Geriatric Emergency care Applied Research (GEAR) Network scoping review and consensus statement. Academic Emergency Medicine : Official Journal Of The Society For Academic Emergency Medicine 2021, 28: 1430-1439. PMID: 34328674, PMCID: PMC8725618, DOI: 10.1111/acem.14360.
  • Care Transition Decisions After a Fall-related Emergency Department Visit: A Qualitative Study of Patients' and Caregivers' Experiences.Gettel CJ, Hayes K, Shield RR, Guthrie KM, Goldberg EM. Care Transition Decisions After a Fall-related Emergency Department Visit: A Qualitative Study of Patients' and Caregivers' Experiences. Academic Emergency Medicine : Official Journal Of The Society For Academic Emergency Medicine 2020, 27: 876-886. PMID: 32053283, PMCID: PMC7423638, DOI: 10.1111/acem.13938.
  • A Systematic Review of Interventions to Improve Nursing Home to Emergency Department Care Transitions.Gettel CJ, Pertsch N, Goldberg EM. A Systematic Review of Interventions to Improve Nursing Home to Emergency Department Care Transitions. The Annals Of Long-term Care : The Official Journal Of The American Medical Directors Association 2020, 28: e12-e19. PMID: 32542070, PMCID: PMC7295263.
  • Fall Prevention Intervention in the Emergency Department for Older Adults.Gettel CJ, Goldberg EM. Fall Prevention Intervention in the Emergency Department for Older Adults. Journal Of Aging Science 2020, 8 PMID: 32724830, PMCID: PMC7386420.
  • Non-emergent visits and challenges to the prudent layperson.Gettel C, Kharel R, Samuels L. Emergency Medicine Advocacy Handbook – 5th edition. In Schlicher N, Haddock A, Solnick R, eds.
  • So I am getting a CT for small bowel obstruction, do I need oral contrast? IV contrast?Gettel C, Cummings C. Gastrointestinal Emergencies – Evidence-Based Answers to Key Clinical Questions. Cham, Switzerland: Springer. In Graham AC, Carlberg DJ, eds.
  • Virtual CareGettel C, Benoit E, Sonin J. GoInvo. Available at: https://www.goinvo.com/vision/virtual-care/.
  • The Impact of Incomplete Nursing Home Transfer Documentation on Emergency Department Care.Gettel CJ, Merchant RC, Li Y, Long S, Tam A, Marks SJ, Goldberg EM. The Impact of Incomplete Nursing Home Transfer Documentation on Emergency Department Care. Journal Of The American Medical Directors Association 2019, 20: 935-941.e3. PMID: 30385229, PMCID: PMC6996106, DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2018.09.008.
  • A Retrospective Analysis of Nursing Home to ED Transfer Correspondence Length and ED Length of Stay.Long SE, Marks SJ, Gettel CJ, Goldberg EM. A Retrospective Analysis of Nursing Home to ED Transfer Correspondence Length and ED Length of Stay. Rhode Island Medical Journal (2013) 2019, 102: 29-32. PMID: 31675784, PMCID: PMC7330887.
  • GAPcare: The Geriatric Acute and Post-Acute Fall Prevention Intervention for Emergency Department Patients - A Qualitative Evaluation.Goldberg EM, Gettel CJ, Hayes K, Shield RR, Guthrie KM. GAPcare: The Geriatric Acute and Post-Acute Fall Prevention Intervention for Emergency Department Patients - A Qualitative Evaluation. OBM Geriatrics 2019, 3 PMID: 32352082, PMCID: PMC7189708, DOI: 10.21926/obm.geriatr.1904078.
  • Post-traumatic symptoms and acute pain following injuryGettel C, Pensa G. Interviewer. AEM Early Access – Episode 17. Available at: http://brownemblog.com/blog-1/2018/7/24/aem-early-access-17-post-traumatic-symptoms-and-acute-pain-following-injury.
  • Nobody likes surprisesGettel C. Policy Prescriptions – Emergency Medicine Residents Association Healthy Policy Journal Club. Available at: http://www.policyprescriptions.org/nobody-likes-surprises/.
  • Is the Risk of Bleeding Among Older Adults With Atrial Fibrillation Lower With Antiplatelet Compared With Oral Anticoagulants?Gettel C, Goldberg EM. Is the Risk of Bleeding Among Older Adults With Atrial Fibrillation Lower With Antiplatelet Compared With Oral Anticoagulants? Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2018, 72: 547-549. PMID: 29174831, PMCID: PMC7061881, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2017.10.011.
  • Approach to the Pediatric LimpGettel C. Brown Emergency Medicine Residency Educational Blog. Available at: http://brownemblog.com/blog-1/2017/4/30/approach-to-the-pediatric-limp.
  • Cardiotoxicity of OpioidsGettel C. Brown Emergency Medicine Residency Educational Blog. Available at: http://brownemblog.com/blog-1/2017/3/29/cardiotoxicity-of-opioids.
  • Reassessing the findings of PESIT (Pulmonary Embolism in Syncope Italian Trial)Gettel C. Brown Emergency Medicine Residency Educational Blog. Available at: http://brownemblog.com/blog-1/2017/2/7/reassessing-the-findings-of-pesit-pulmonary-embolism-in-syncope-italian-trial.
  • Practice Updates: Staphylococcal toxic shock syndrome – EM-focused highlightsGettel C, Smith J. Available at: http://www.emdocs.net/staphylococcal-toxic-shock-syndrome-em-focused-highlights/.
  • Slipping through the cracks: A cross-sectional study examining older adult emergency department patient fall history, post-fall treatment and prevention.Goldberg EM, McCreedy EM, Gettel CJ, Merchant RC. Slipping through the cracks: A cross-sectional study examining older adult emergency department patient fall history, post-fall treatment and prevention. Rhode Island Medical Journal (2013) 2017, 100: 18-23. PMID: 29190838, PMCID: PMC5908708.
  • Orthopedics: CRITOE Makes Me Cry ThoughGettel C. Brown Emergency Medicine Residency Educational Blog. Available at: http://brownemblog.com/blog-1/2016/9/29/critoe-makes-me-cry-though.
  • Perusing the Literature: Skin Glue for Peripheral IV SecurementGettel C. Brown Emergency Medicine Residency Educational Blog. Available at: https://blogs.brown.edu/emergency-medicine-residency/perusing-the-literature-skin-glue-for-peripheral-iv-securement/.
  • 52 Articles Series: Time to Abandon Epinephrine for OHCA?Gettel C. Brown Emergency Medicine Residency Educational Blog. Available at: https://blogs.brown.edu/emergency-medicine-residency/time-to-abandon-epinephrine-for-ohca/.
  • Painless syphilitic uveitis in the Emergency Department.Gettel C. Painless syphilitic uveitis in the Emergency Department. Rhode Island Medical Journal (2013) 2016, 99: 28-9. PMID: 26726860.
  • Pragmatic clinical trial design in emergency medicine: study considerations and design types.Gettel CJ, Yiadom MYAB, Bernstein SL, Grudzen CR, Nath B, Li F, Hwang U, Hess EP, Melnick ER. Pragmatic clinical trial design in emergency medicine: study considerations and design types. Academic Emergency Medicine : Official Journal Of The Society For Academic Emergency Medicine 2022 PMID: 35475533, DOI: 10.1111/acem.14513.
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