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
2023
Managing opioid waste, cost, and opportunity for drug diversion in the emergency department
Coleska A, Oh A, Rothenberg C, Dinh D, Parwani V, Venkatesh A. Managing opioid waste, cost, and opportunity for drug diversion in the emergency department. The American Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2023, 69: 195-199. PMID: 37172559, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2023.05.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDrug diversionContext of opioidEmergency department visitsManagement of painSingle health systemLogistic regression modelsHealth care systemOpioid ordersIntravenous opioidsSevere painDepartment visitsOpioid diversionEmergency departmentIncorrect doseOpioid epidemicOpioidsPrimary analysisMorphineDose orderHealth systemDoseHydromorphoneCare systemDrug shortagesPain
2022
Mapping emergency department asthma visits to identify poor-quality housing in New Haven, CT, USA: a retrospective cohort study
Samuels EA, Taylor RA, Pendyal A, Shojaee A, Mainardi AS, Lemire ER, Venkatesh AK, Bernstein SL, Haber AL. Mapping emergency department asthma visits to identify poor-quality housing in New Haven, CT, USA: a retrospective cohort study. The Lancet Public Health 2022, 7: e694-e704. PMID: 35907420, PMCID: PMC9387147, DOI: 10.1016/s2468-2667(22)00143-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmergency department useRetrospective cohort studyEmergency departmentDepartment useCohort studyAsthma-related emergency departmentPoor housing conditionsAsthma incidence ratesEmergency department asthmaTertiary emergency departmentAsthma-related morbidityEmergency department visitsPoor quality housingHealth Sciences CenterHousing conditionsHousing inspectionDepartment visitsPatient ageRegression modelsAsthma incidenceUnique patientsIncidence rateAsthmaPatient addressesElevated incidenceEmergency department‐to‐community care transition barriers: A qualitative study of older adults
Gettel CJ, Serina PT, Uzamere I, Hernandez‐Bigos K, Venkatesh AK, Rising KL, Goldberg EM, Feder SL, Cohen AB, Hwang U. Emergency department‐to‐community care transition barriers: A qualitative study of older adults. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2022, 70: 3152-3162. PMID: 35779278, PMCID: PMC9669106, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.17950.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCare transitionsOlder adultsClinical careImmediate post-discharge periodED discharge processEmergency clinical careEmergency department visitsPost-discharge periodAdverse health outcomesOutpatient clinical careDepartment visitsIntact patientsEmergency departmentHealth outcomesOlder adults' willingnessU.S. healthcare systemBaseline activityEffective interventionsIntervention developmentHealthcare systemAdultsCareAdults' willingnessSymptom explanationsED
2021
Emergency 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
Medicaid expansion and resource utilization in the emergency department
Janke AT, Danagoulian S, Venkatesh AK, Levy PD. Medicaid expansion and resource utilization in the emergency department. The American Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2020, 38: 2586-2590. PMID: 31982222, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2019.12.050.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultChest PainComputed Tomography AngiographyCoronary AngiographyDiagnostic Techniques, CardiovascularDisease ManagementEchocardiography, StressEligibility DeterminationEmergency Service, HospitalExercise TestFemaleHealth PolicyHospitalizationHumansMaleMedicaidMedically UninsuredMiddle AgedMyocardial Perfusion ImagingOdds RatioPatient Protection and Affordable Care ActUnited StatesConceptsChest pain visitsOdds of admissionAdvanced cardiac imagingPain visitsAffordable Care ActChest painED visitsMedicaid expansionED visit dataCardiac imagingEmergency department visitsEligibility expansionsSubgroup of patientsExpansion statesLikelihood of admissionProportion of visitsNon-expansion statesMedicaid eligibility expansionsDepartment visitsClinician's discretionEmergency departmentMedicaid patientsAdmissionProvider behaviorVisits
2016
1EMF Availability of Primary Care Follow-up in Greater New Haven after Emergency Department Visit in the Era of the Affordable Care Act
Chou S, Deng Y, Parwani V, Smart J, Bernstein S, Venkatesh A. 1EMF Availability of Primary Care Follow-up in Greater New Haven after Emergency Department Visit in the Era of the Affordable Care Act. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2016, 68: s149. DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2016.08.407.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2014
A Top-Five List for Emergency Medicine: A Pilot Project to Improve the Value of Emergency Care
Schuur JD, Carney DP, Lyn ET, Raja AS, Michael JA, Ross NG, Venkatesh AK. A Top-Five List for Emergency Medicine: A Pilot Project to Improve the Value of Emergency Care. JAMA Internal Medicine 2014, 174: 509-515. PMID: 24534899, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2013.12688.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTechnical expert panelEmergency medicine cliniciansMedicine cliniciansEmergency medicineED health care providersDisposition decisionsModified Delphi consensus processEmergency department visitsHealth care providersDelphi consensus processResults Phase 1Phase 2Phase 1Department visitsEmergency cliniciansMAIN OUTCOMECare providersMean costEmergency careClinical actionsActionable targetsMedical careClinical decisionImaging studiesClinicians