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 activitiesEPCTs
2015
Understanding Overuse of Computed Tomography for Minor Head Injury in the Emergency Department: A Triangulated Qualitative Study
Melnick ER, Shafer K, Rodulfo N, Shi J, Hess EP, Wears RL, Qureshi RA, Post LA. Understanding Overuse of Computed Tomography for Minor Head Injury in the Emergency Department: A Triangulated Qualitative Study. Academic Emergency Medicine 2015, 22: 1474-1483. PMID: 26568523, DOI: 10.1111/acem.12824.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMinor head injuryCanadian CT Head RuleEmergency departmentHead injuryComputed tomographyPatient expectationsUrban academic emergency departmentUse of CTCommunity emergency departmentsClinical decision ruleHigh-quality evidenceAcademic emergency departmentHealth care providersFocus groupsPatient anxietyCT useED practiceCT scanCare providersProvider confidenceED contextPatient engagementQualitative studyTriangulated qualitative studyMultidisciplinary team