2021
Accounting for quality improvement during the conduct of embedded pragmatic clinical trials within healthcare systems: NIH Collaboratory case studies
Tuzzio L, Meyers CM, Dember LM, Grudzen CR, Melnick ER, Staman KL, Huang SS, Richards J, DeBar L, Vazquez MA, Green BB, Coronado GD, Jarvik JG, Braciszewski J, Ho PM, Wells BL, James K, Toto R, D’Onofrio G, Volandes A, Kuklinski MR, Catalano RF, Sterling SA, Morse EF, Curtis L, Larson EB. Accounting for quality improvement during the conduct of embedded pragmatic clinical trials within healthcare systems: NIH Collaboratory case studies. Healthcare 2021, 8: 100432. PMID: 34175091, PMCID: PMC8900087, DOI: 10.1016/j.hjdsi.2020.100432.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPragmatic clinical trialsQI initiativesHealthcare systemClinical trialsHigh-quality patient-centered careClinical practice guidelinesHigh-quality evidencePatient-centered careQuality of careQuality improvement activitiesPractice guidelinesRoutine collaborationHealth questionsHealth systemTrialsHealth system operationsConduct phaseCareStudy teamPublic healthInterventionImprovement activitiesEPCTsCorrigendum 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.Peer-Reviewed Original Research“I wanted to participate in my own care”: Evaluation of a Patient Navigation Program
Samuels EA, Kelley L, Pham T, Cross J, Carmona J, Ellis P, Cobbs-Lomax D, D’Onofrio G, Capp R. “I wanted to participate in my own care”: Evaluation of a Patient Navigation Program. Western Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2021, 22: 417-426. PMID: 33856334, PMCID: PMC7972383, DOI: 10.5811/westjem.2020.9.48105.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFrequent ED usersPatient navigation programsPatient experienceED usersMedical careHealth-related social needsNavigation programPatient navigation interventionPrimary care utilizationHigh satisfactionPost-intervention surveysMixed-methods evaluationNavigation interventionCare utilizationEmergency departmentOutpatient careComprehensive careUS MedicaidOwn careClinic accessibilityIntervention surveyThematic saturationHealth conditionsCareMedicaid
2020
The impact of sex, gender and healthcare system on quality of care among young adults with acute myocardial infarction
Raparelli V, Pilote L, Behlouli H, Dziura J, Bueno H, D'Onofrio G, Krumholz H, Dreyer R. The impact of sex, gender and healthcare system on quality of care among young adults with acute myocardial infarction. European Heart Journal 2020, 41: ehaa946.3175. DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/ehaa946.3175.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcute myocardial infarctionQuality of careYoung adultsMyocardial infarctionHealthcare systemHigher risk factor burdenRisk factor burdenPost-discharge carePhases of careMultipayer systemImpact of sexSystem-level factorsHospital phaseAMI careCare scoresSingle-payer systemCareWomenCanadian InstituteSexAdultsMenInfarctionHospitalLinear regression modelsWhere 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 2020, 40: 828-836. PMID: 32842827, PMCID: PMC7904961, DOI: 10.1177/0733464820950125.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute care visitsCare visitsEmergency departmentMedicare beneficiariesSNF staySNF servicesSkilled nursing facility residentsNursing facility residentsSkilled nursing facility servicesAcute care capabilitiesCross-sectional analysisNursing facility servicesHigher proportionAcute careMedical homeFacility residentsCare capabilitiesVisitsNumber of daysStayCareDepartmentFacility servicesBeneficiariesProportion
2019
Computerized Clinical Decision Support System for Emergency Department–Initiated Buprenorphine for Opioid Use Disorder: User-Centered Design
Ray JM, Ahmed OM, Solad Y, Maleska M, Martel S, Jeffery MM, Platts-Mills TF, Hess EP, D’Onofrio G, Melnick ER. Computerized Clinical Decision Support System for Emergency Department–Initiated Buprenorphine for Opioid Use Disorder: User-Centered Design. JMIR Human Factors 2019, 6: e13121. PMID: 30810531, PMCID: PMC6414819, DOI: 10.2196/13121.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOpioid use disorderRoutine emergency careEmergency departmentCare pathwayED initiationClinical decision supportEmergency careUse disordersEmergency Department-Initiated BuprenorphineRoutine ED careComputerized clinical decision support systemsEffective treatment optionClinical decision toolClinical decision support systemED careTreatment optionsBuprenorphineResident physiciansDirect activationCarePatientsDisordersCritical decision pointsInitial observationsPathway
2018
Emergency department screening and interventions for substance use disorders
Hawk K, D’Onofrio G. Emergency department screening and interventions for substance use disorders. Addiction Science & Clinical Practice 2018, 13: 18. PMID: 30078375, PMCID: PMC6077851, DOI: 10.1186/s13722-018-0117-1.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2012
A Brief Intervention Reduces Hazardous and Harmful Drinking in Emergency Department Patients
D'Onofrio G, Fiellin DA, Pantalon MV, Chawarski MC, Owens PH, Degutis LC, Busch SH, Bernstein SL, O'Connor PG. A Brief Intervention Reduces Hazardous and Harmful Drinking in Emergency Department Patients. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2012, 60: 181-192. PMID: 22459448, PMCID: PMC3811141, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2012.02.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrief Negotiation InterviewStandard careEmergency department patientsBrief interventionAlcohol consumptionDepartment patientsHarmful drinkersDrinking outcomesHarmful drinkingAssessment groupStandard care groupAdult ED patientsNegative health behaviorsSecondary outcomesPrimary outcomeED patientsCare groupED settingTelephone boosterBooster groupBinge episodesHealth behaviorsPatientsAlcohol useCare