2019
A Qualitative Study of Risks Related to Interhospital Transfer of Patients with Nontraumatic Intracranial Hemorrhage
Finn EB, Campbell Britton MJ, Rosenberg AP, Sather JE, Marcolini EG, Feder SL, Sheth KN, Matouk CC, Pham LTL, Ulrich AS, Parwani VL, Hodshon B, Venkatesh AK. A Qualitative Study of Risks Related to Interhospital Transfer of Patients with Nontraumatic Intracranial Hemorrhage. Journal Of Stroke And Cerebrovascular Diseases 2019, 28: 1759-1766. PMID: 30879712, PMCID: PMC8354217, DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2018.12.048.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAttitude of Health PersonnelCooperative BehaviorDelivery of Health Care, IntegratedHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHumansInterdisciplinary CommunicationInterviews as TopicIntracranial HemorrhagesPatient Care TeamPatient SafetyPatient TransferProfessional Practice GapsPrognosisQualitative ResearchRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsTime FactorsConceptsNontraumatic intracranial hemorrhageInterhospital transferCare transitionsIntracranial hemorrhageClinical practiceNeurocritical careSpecialized neurocritical careEmergency medicine providersQuality improvement initiativesAcademic medical centerInsufficient communicationPatient populationMedical CenterMedicine providersProviders' perceptionsHealth professionalsHospitalHemorrhageProvider questionsPatientsImprovement initiativesClinicians' voicesData saturationUnique risksConstant comparative method
2018
Opening of Psychiatric Observation Unit Eases Boarding Crisis
Parwani V, Tinloy B, Ulrich A, D'Onofrio G, Goldenberg M, Rothenberg C, Patel A, Venkatesh A. Opening of Psychiatric Observation Unit Eases Boarding Crisis. Academic Emergency Medicine 2018, 25: 456-460. PMID: 29266537, DOI: 10.1111/acem.13369.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsED LOSLength of stayMedian ED LOSTotal LOSPsychiatric admission ratesCrisis intervention unitSecondary outcomesPrimary outcomeObservation unitAdmission ratesPrimary analysisTertiary care academic medical centerPsychiatric chief complaintsBehavioral health staffInpatient psychiatric bedsAcute psychiatric careAcademic medical centerHours of careEmergency department boardingAdult EDAdult patientsPreintervention periodChief complaintPediatric hospitalInpatient admissions