2024
A Prehospital Quality Improvement Framework to Reduce Mortality and Other Harms Associated with Opioid Use Disorder
Glenn M, Crowe R, Dorsett M, Taigman M, Herring A, Mercer M, Joiner A, Venkatesh A, Davis C, Hawk K, Hern H, Carroll G, Cabañas J, D’Onofrio G, Samuels E. A Prehospital Quality Improvement Framework to Reduce Mortality and Other Harms Associated with Opioid Use Disorder. Prehospital Emergency Care 2024, ahead-of-print: 1-9. PMID: 39671519, DOI: 10.1080/10903127.2024.2428671.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEmergency medical servicesOpioid use disorderQI frameworkQuality improvementHarm reductionQuality improvement frameworkHarms associated with opioid useEvidence-based practiceReduce mortalityReduce overdose deathsEscalating overdose crisisImproved frameworkMedical servicesMultidisciplinary teamOverdose crisisAddiction medicinePublic healthOverdose deathsSubject matter expertsPrehospitalOpioid useQuality measuresAdverse outcomesUse disorderHarm
2021
Feasibility and acceptability of electronic administration of patient reported outcomes using mHealth platform in emergency department patients with non-medical opioid use
Hawk K, Malicki C, Kinsman J, D’Onofrio G, Taylor A, Venkatesh A. Feasibility and acceptability of electronic administration of patient reported outcomes using mHealth platform in emergency department patients with non-medical opioid use. Addiction Science & Clinical Practice 2021, 16: 66. PMID: 34758881, PMCID: PMC8579535, DOI: 10.1186/s13722-021-00276-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-medical opioid useOpioid use disorderOpioid useEmergency departmentED patientsED visitsPrescription medicationsMHealth platformUrban academic emergency departmentEligible adult patientsEmergency department patientsPathways of careTransitions of careAcademic emergency departmentAbsence of patientsElectronic surveyCollection of PROsMeasures of feasibilityOverdose risk behaviorsHalf of participantsMobile health platformNear-term outcomesElectronic health recordsAdult patientsHospital discharge