2023
Race and Ethnicity and Emergency Department Discharge Against Medical Advice
Tsai J, Janke A, Krumholz H, Khidir H, Venkatesh A. Race and Ethnicity and Emergency Department Discharge Against Medical Advice. JAMA Network Open 2023, 6: e2345437. PMID: 38015503, PMCID: PMC10685883, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.45437.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWhite patientsHispanic patientsEmergency departmentCross-sectional studyED visitsBlack patientsDAMA rateMedical adviceMAIN OUTCOMEEthnic disparitiesNationwide Emergency Department SampleNational cross-sectional studyHospital ED visitsEmergency department dischargeHospital-level variationEmergency Department SampleMetropolitan teaching hospitalHealth care resourcesMedian ageGreater morbidityHospital variationUnadjusted analysesTeaching hospitalAdditional adjustmentLower odds
2020
Association between patient-physician gender concordance and patient experience scores. Is there gender bias?
Chekijian S, Kinsman J, Taylor RA, Ravi S, Parwani V, Ulrich A, Venkatesh A, Agrawal P. Association between patient-physician gender concordance and patient experience scores. Is there gender bias? The American Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2020, 45: 476-482. PMID: 33069544, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2020.09.090.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPatient satisfaction surveyFemale patientsProvider scoresOverall assessment scoreEmergency departmentPatient satisfactionPhysician genderPatient-physician gender concordanceFemale physiciansAssessment scoresGender concordancePatient satisfaction survey dataSatisfaction surveyEffect of patientFemale emergency physiciansPatient experience scoresLogistic regression modelsCross-sectional analysisElectronic health recordsPatients' oddsAdult patientsPatient genderEmergency physiciansLower oddsEmergency care