2024
Accelerated Chest Pain Treatment With Artificial Intelligence–Informed, Risk-Driven Triage
Hinson J, Taylor R, Venkatesh A, Steinhart B, Chmura C, Sangal R, Levin S. Accelerated Chest Pain Treatment With Artificial Intelligence–Informed, Risk-Driven Triage. JAMA Internal Medicine 2024, 184: 1125-1127. PMID: 39037785, PMCID: PMC11264065, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2024.3219.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
Scenarios to improve CT head utilization in the emergency department delineated by critical results reporting
Tu LH, Venkatesh AK, Malhotra A, Taylor RA, Sheth KN, Forman HP, Yaesoubi R. Scenarios to improve CT head utilization in the emergency department delineated by critical results reporting. Emergency Radiology 2021, 29: 81-88. PMID: 34617133, DOI: 10.1007/s10140-021-01947-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdult ED encountersCommon chief complaintChief complaintEmergency departmentED encountersPatient selectionHead examsLoss of consciousnessAcademic medical centerChest painBlood sugarRetrospective studyHead injuryMental statusNew headacheMedical CenterPsychiatric evaluationConclusionOur studyBetter outcomesAdvanced imagingAlcohol intoxicationTotal encountersComplaintsHeadacheSignificant differences
2020
Medicaid expansion and resource utilization in the emergency department
Janke AT, Danagoulian S, Venkatesh AK, Levy PD. Medicaid expansion and resource utilization in the emergency department. The American Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2020, 38: 2586-2590. PMID: 31982222, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2019.12.050.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultChest PainComputed Tomography AngiographyCoronary AngiographyDiagnostic Techniques, CardiovascularDisease ManagementEchocardiography, StressEligibility DeterminationEmergency Service, HospitalExercise TestFemaleHealth PolicyHospitalizationHumansMaleMedicaidMedically UninsuredMiddle AgedMyocardial Perfusion ImagingOdds RatioPatient Protection and Affordable Care ActUnited StatesConceptsChest pain visitsOdds of admissionAdvanced cardiac imagingPain visitsAffordable Care ActChest painED visitsMedicaid expansionED visit dataCardiac imagingEmergency department visitsEligibility expansionsSubgroup of patientsExpansion statesLikelihood of admissionProportion of visitsNon-expansion statesMedicaid eligibility expansionsDepartment visitsClinician's discretionEmergency departmentMedicaid patientsAdmissionProvider behaviorVisits
2011
Use of Observation Care in US Emergency Departments, 2001 to 2008
Venkatesh AK, Geisler BP, Chambers J, Baugh CW, Bohan JS, Schuur JD. Use of Observation Care in US Emergency Departments, 2001 to 2008. PLOS ONE 2011, 6: e24326. PMID: 21935398, PMCID: PMC3173457, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0024326.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care SurveyDedicated observation unitED visitsObservation careObservation unitClinical conditionsUS hospitalsAmbulatory Medical Care SurveyEmergency department observation unitLogistic regressionHospital-level predictorsLonger ED lengthPatient-level predictorsProportion of hospitalsHospital ownership statusPolytomous logistic regressionUnited States hospitalsNon-teaching statusEmergency care deliveryVisit dispositionChest painED lengthPatient dispositionDischarge diagnosisCare Survey