2022
Emergency department utilization for substance use disorders and mental health conditions during COVID-19
Venkatesh AK, Janke AT, Kinsman J, Rothenberg C, Goyal P, Malicki C, D’Onofrio G, Taylor A, Hawk K. Emergency department utilization for substance use disorders and mental health conditions during COVID-19. PLOS ONE 2022, 17: e0262136. PMID: 35025921, PMCID: PMC8757912, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0262136.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid use disorderOverall ED visitsED visitsEmergency departmentMental health conditionsAlcohol use disorderED visitationUse disordersED utilizationHospital-based emergency departmentsHealth conditionsEmergency department utilizationPublic health surveillance toolSite of careClinical quality registryEarly pandemic periodVisit countsSubstance use disordersCOVID-19COVID-19 pandemicED visit countsDiagnosis codesOutpatient treatmentMedicines RegistryQuality registry
2021
“I wanted to participate in my own care”: Evaluation of a Patient Navigation Program
Samuels EA, Kelley L, Pham T, Cross J, Carmona J, Ellis P, Cobbs-Lomax D, D’Onofrio G, Capp R. “I wanted to participate in my own care”: Evaluation of a Patient Navigation Program. Western Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2021, 22: 417-426. PMID: 33856334, PMCID: PMC7972383, DOI: 10.5811/westjem.2020.9.48105.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFrequent ED usersPatient navigation programsPatient experienceED usersMedical careHealth-related social needsNavigation programPatient navigation interventionPrimary care utilizationHigh satisfactionPost-intervention surveysMixed-methods evaluationNavigation interventionCare utilizationEmergency departmentOutpatient careComprehensive careUS MedicaidOwn careClinic accessibilityIntervention surveyThematic saturationHealth conditionsCareMedicaid