2020
Organisational factors underpinning intra-hospital transfers: a guide for evaluating context in quality improvement
Fekieta R, Rosenberg A, Hodshon B, Feder S, Chaudhry SI, Emerson BL. Organisational factors underpinning intra-hospital transfers: a guide for evaluating context in quality improvement. Health Systems 2020, 10: 239-248. PMID: 34745587, PMCID: PMC8567872, DOI: 10.1080/20476965.2020.1768807.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIntra-hospital transferMedical intensive care unitTertiary medical centerIntensive care unitGeneral medicine unitsTransitions of careQuality improvement effortsCare unitEmergency departmentMedicine unitMultiple cliniciansMedical CenterHospital capacityHospital prioritiesApplication of protocolsOrganisational factorsCliniciansImprovement effortsSemi-structured interviewsQualitative assessmentPatientsUndesirable outcomesFactors
2018
A taxonomy and cultural analysis of intra‐hospital patient transfers
Rosenberg A, Britton M, Feder S, Minges K, Hodshon B, Chaudhry SI, Jenq GY, Emerson BL. A taxonomy and cultural analysis of intra‐hospital patient transfers. Research In Nursing & Health 2018, 41: 378-388. PMID: 29722043, PMCID: PMC8459627, DOI: 10.1002/nur.21875.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPatient transferMedical intensive care unitGeneral medicine floorsTertiary medical centerIntensive care unitIntra-hospital transferIntra-hospital patient transfersMedicine floorCare unitEmergency departmentPatient transitionsMedical CenterPatient assignmentRight floorHospital departmentsObservations of staffCategories of activitiesHospital culturePatientsStaffEmpty bedsDepartmentHospital
2016
“Deterioration to Door Time”: An Exploratory Analysis of Delays in Escalation of Care for Hospitalized Patients
Sankey CB, McAvay G, Siner JM, Barsky CL, Chaudhry SI. “Deterioration to Door Time”: An Exploratory Analysis of Delays in Escalation of Care for Hospitalized Patients. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2016, 31: 895-900. PMID: 26969311, PMCID: PMC4945556, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-016-3654-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedical intensive care unitEscalation of careIntensive care unitClinical deteriorationCare escalationHospitalized patientsCare unitDoor timeInpatient medicineRetrospective cohort studySeverity of illnessRisk of deathAcademic medical centerHospital mortalityICU transferCohort studyInpatient floorInpatient settingMedical CenterGeneral floorPatientsCareMortalityCurrent eraPrevious studies