2023
Leveraging a Learning Collaborative Model to Develop and Pilot Quality Measures to Improve Opioid Prescribing in the Emergency Department
Hawk K, Weiner S, Rothenberg C, Bernstein E, D'Onofrio G, Herring A, Hoppe J, Ketcham E, LaPietra A, Nelson L, Perrone J, Ranney M, Samuels E, Strayer R, Sharma D, Goyal P, Schuur J, Venkatesh A. Leveraging a Learning Collaborative Model to Develop and Pilot Quality Measures to Improve Opioid Prescribing in the Emergency Department. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2023, 83: 225-234. PMID: 37831040, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2023.08.490.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAtraumatic back painCommunity EDED visitsBack painOpioid prescribing practicesFirst-line treatmentEmergency department patientsOpioid use disorderQuality improvement projectEvidence-based resourcesOpioid administrationOpioid prescriptionsDental painSafe analgesiaDepartment patientsOpioid pillsPrescribing practicesEmergency departmentAmerican CollegeUse disordersMedication safety educationPainOpioidsImprovement projectVisits
2022
Improving Sepsis Management Through the Emergency Quality Network Sepsis Initiative
Rodos A, Aaronson E, Rothenberg C, Goyal P, Sharma D, Slesinger T, Schuur J, Venkatesh A. Improving Sepsis Management Through the Emergency Quality Network Sepsis Initiative. The Joint Commission Journal On Quality And Patient Safety 2022, 48: 572-580. PMID: 36137885, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcjq.2022.08.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSepsis casesQI activitiesSEP-1 performanceEmergency department patientsQI effortsTime-sensitive conditionsSignificant correlationCross-sectional analysisSepsis careDepartment patientsSepsis managementAmerican CollegeED sitesScoresPublic reportingReal-time quality improvementHospital performanceEDQuality improvementImplementation dataOverall hospital performanceQI dataPatientsInpatientsED performance