2022
User centered clinical decision support to implement initiation of buprenorphine for opioid use disorder in the emergency department: EMBED pragmatic cluster randomized controlled trial
Melnick ER, Nath B, Dziura JD, Casey MF, Jeffery MM, Paek H, Soares WE, Hoppe JA, Rajeevan H, Li F, Skains RM, Walter LA, Patel MD, Chari SV, Platts-Mills TF, Hess EP, D'Onofrio G. User centered clinical decision support to implement initiation of buprenorphine for opioid use disorder in the emergency department: EMBED pragmatic cluster randomized controlled trial. The BMJ 2022, 377: e069271. PMID: 35760423, PMCID: PMC9231533, DOI: 10.1136/bmj-2021-069271.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid use disorderUsual care armEmergency departmentUse disordersCare armPragmatic clusterClinical decision supportIntervention armRoutine emergency careSecondary implementation outcomesSeverity of withdrawalTertiary care centerClinical decision support toolInitiation of buprenorphineElectronic health record tasksElectronic health record workflowsRE-AIM frameworkElectronic health record platformsHealth record platformsClinical decision support systemElectronic health recordsVisit documentationTreatment of addictionUsual careAdult patients
2012
CT Overuse for Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
Melnick ER, Szlezak CM, Bentley SK, Dziura JD, Kotlyar S, Post LA. CT Overuse for Mild Traumatic Brain Injury. The Joint Commission Journal On Quality And Patient Safety 2012, 38: 483-489. PMID: 23173394, DOI: 10.1016/s1553-7250(12)38064-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMild traumatic brain injuryCanadian CT Head RuleNew Orleans CriteriaTraumatic brain injuryProportion of casesComputed tomographyEmergency departmentBrain injuryCT useEmergency Physicians Clinical PolicyLevel I emergency departmentImportant brain injuryClinical Excellence (NICE) guidelinesMinor head injuryProspective observational studyCurrent guideline recommendationsHead CT findingsEvidence-based guidelinesHealth care costsRadiation-induced cancerCT overuseAdult patientsExcellence guidelinesCT findingsGuideline recommendations