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
2018
A Quality Framework for Emergency Department Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder
Samuels EA, D'Onofrio G, Huntley K, Levin S, Schuur JD, Bart G, Hawk K, Tai B, Campbell CI, Venkatesh AK. A Quality Framework for Emergency Department Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2018, 73: 237-247. PMID: 30318376, PMCID: PMC6817947, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2018.08.439.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid use disorder treatmentEmergency department treatmentOpioid-associated morbidityOpioid use disorderClinical Trials NetworkNational InstituteUse disorder treatmentClinical quality improvementOpioid overdose deathsImplementation science researchersQuality improvement effortsQuality measure developmentEmergency cliniciansSafe prescribingOutpatient treatmentDrug Abuse CenterOpioid epidemicQuality improvement frameworkAmerican CollegeData registryOverdose deathsUse disordersDisorder treatmentTrials NetworkAddiction medicine