2024
Changes in Emergency Department Utilization in Vulnerable Populations After COVID-19 Shelter-in-Place Orders
Wang P, Anand A, Bena J, Morrison S, Weleff J. Changes in Emergency Department Utilization in Vulnerable Populations After COVID-19 Shelter-in-Place Orders. Cureus 2024, 16: e60556. PMID: 38887338, PMCID: PMC11182374, DOI: 10.7759/cureus.60556.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSocial determinants of healthSubstance use disordersElectronic medical recordsED utilizationEmergency departmentMH disordersDocumenting social determinants of healthMental healthVulnerable populationsDeterminants of healthRate of hospital admissionsEmergency department utilizationHistory of mental healthIntegrated healthcare systemMedical recordsCompare emergency departmentShelter-in-placeIncreased ED utilizationLogistic regression modelsCOVID-19 shelter-in-placePatients' medical recordsED careSocial determinantsPublic health crisisZ codes
2023
Antemortem Health System Utilization in People Experiencing Homelessness Who Died in the Emergency Department.
Seballos S, Kanyo E, Weleff J, Pan E, Butler R, Lopez R, Phelan M. Antemortem Health System Utilization in People Experiencing Homelessness Who Died in the Emergency Department. Journal Of Health Care For The Poor And Underserved 2023, 34: 640-651. PMID: 37464523, DOI: 10.1353/hpu.2023.0055.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth system utilizationEmergency departmentArrival of emergency medical servicesHealth care utilization patternsCardiopulmonary resuscitationEmergency department characteristicsUnderutilize health servicesHealth system contactEmergency department utilizationCare utilization patternsHealth care utilizationEmergency medical servicesProportion of decedentsBystander cardiopulmonary resuscitationEmergency department encountersCardiac arrestSubstance use-relatedCare utilizationHealth servicesPre-hospitalMedical servicesDescriptive statisticsDepartment characteristicsMortality riskIn-hospital characteristics