2023
Development and Internal Validation of an Emergency Department Admission Intensity Measure Using Data From a National Group
Oskvarek J, Zocchi M, Cai A, Venkat A, Janke A, Venkatesh A, Pines J, Group A. Development and Internal Validation of an Emergency Department Admission Intensity Measure Using Data From a National Group. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2023, 82: 316-325. PMID: 36669915, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2022.12.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdmission ratesSeparate technical panelEvidence-based protocolsICD-10 diagnosisValue-based payment modelsPhysician's discretionED diagnosisEmergency physiciansInternational ClassificationPhysician levelFacility levelPhysiciansInternal validationQuarterly ratesAdministrative dataFace validityDiagnosisPayment modelsLinear probability modelsICC
2021
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.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCross-sectional analysisCare EvaluationRural physiciansMedicare feeEmergency careUrban physiciansMedicare Public Use FilesManagement service codesEmergency care physiciansLogistic regression analysisPrimary outcomeCare physiciansPhysician levelService beneficiariesPublic Use FilePhysiciansIndividual physiciansUse FileRegression analysisQuintileCareProportion of servicesReimbursementPart B.Urban settings