Follow


Submissions from 2014

 

The impact of age and gender on resource utilization and profitability in ED patients seen and released, Philip Henneman MD

 

Is outpatient emergency department care profitable? Hourly contribution margins by insurance for patients discharged from an emergency department, Philip Henneman MD, Haiping Li, and Michael Lemanski MD

 

Adaptive leadership: reacting to mission-critical milestones, Thomas Higgins MD

 

Comparison of the Mortality Probability Admission Model III, National Quality Forum, and Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation IV Hospital Mortality Models: Implications for National Benchmarking*, Thomas Higgins MD

 

Severe sepsis outcomes: how are we doing?*, Thomas Higgins MD

 

Where are the brakes? Assessing driving safety in dementia, Thomas Higgins MD

 

Images of America Baystate Medical Center, Thomas Higgins MD and Linda Baillargeon

Link

Comparing Failed and Successful Revascularization, William Hiser MD

 

Publication Rates of Presentations at Medical Meetings, Jonathan Housey

 

Can lithium stress the heart? A case of lithium toxicity and stress-induced cardiomyopahty, Sami Ibrahimi MD

 

Man in the barrel syndrome, an unexpected etiology, Sami Ibrahimi MD

 

Thick serum can clog the brain!, Sami Ibrahimi MD

 

Left Atrial Myxoma: A Zebra in the Differential for Altered Mental Status & Seizure, Issra Jamal MD

 

Left Atrial Myxoma: A Zebra in the Differential for Altered Mental Status & Seizure, Issra Jamal MD

 

Left heart chamber quantification in obese patients: how does larger body size affect echocardiographic measurements?, Leng Jiang MD

 

Orbital cellulitis with cavernous sinus thrombosis in an elderly woman: A case report, Kathryn Jobbins DO, Jessie Leyse MD, and Reham Shaaban MD

 

The Effect of Information Presentation on Beliefs About the Benefits of Elective Percutaneous Coronary Intervention, Mohammad Amin Kashef MD

 

Bornholm disease: Case report and a review of the literature, Brendan Kelly MD

 

Stones and the Missing Gallbladder, Jin Kim MD

 

Implementing a resident research program to overcome barriers to resident research, Reva Kleppel, Jennifer Friderici, and Kevin Hinchey MD

 

SU-E-P-03: Implementing a low dose lung screening CT program meeting regulatory requirements, M. Terry LaFrance, Steven Marsh, and Gail O'Donnell-Moran

 

"Phenotyping" hospital value of care for patients with heart failure, Tara Lagu MD

 

The axes of access--improving care for patients with disabilities, Tara Lagu MD and Peter Lindenauer MD

 

Use of mechanical ventilation by patients with and without dementia, 2001 through 2011, Tara Lagu MD, Penny Pekow, and Peter Lindenauer MD

 

Management and outcomes of pneumonia among children with complex chronic conditions, Tara Lagu MD, Meng-Shiou Shieh, Penny Pekow, and Peter Lindenauer MD

 

Variation in Resource Utilization for the Management of Uncomplicated Community-Acquired Pneumonia across Community and Children's Hospitals, Tara Lagu MD, Meng-Shiou Shieh, Penny Pekow, and Peter Lindenauer MD

 

The impact of hospital-onset Clostridium difficile infection on outcomes of hospitalized patients with sepsis, Tara Lagu MD, Mihaela Stefan MD, Sarah Haessler MD, Thomas Higgins MD, Nicholas Hannon, Jay Steingrub MD, and Peter Lindenauer MD

 

Reducing catheter-related infections in hemodialysis patients, Daniel Landry MD and Gregory Braden MD

 

Impact of the 2008 U.S. Preventative Services Task Force recommendation on frequency of prostate-specific antigen screening in older men, Shin Yin Lee MD, Jennifer Friderici, and Mihaela Stefan MD

Link

ACEP reimbursement frequently asked questions, Michael Lemanski MD

 

An evaluation of hepatic enzyme elevations among HIV-infected released prisoners enrolled in two randomized placebo-controlled trials of extended release naltrexone, Thomas Lincoln MD and Daniel Skiest MD

 

Design and methods of a double blind randomized placebo-controlled trial of extended-release naltrexone for HIV-infected, opioid dependent prisoners and jail detainees who are transitioning to the community, Thomas Lincoln MD, Daniel Skiest MD, and Maureen Desabrais

 

Do-not-resuscitate status and observational comparative effectiveness research in patients with septic shock*, Peter Lindenauer MD

 

Hospital variation in noninvasive positive pressure ventilation for acute decompensated heart failure, Peter Lindenauer MD

 

National patterns of risk-standardized mortality and readmission after hospitalization for acute myocardial infarction, heart failure, and pneumonia: Update on publicly reported outcomes measures based on the 2013 release, Peter Lindenauer MD

 

Place of residence and outcomes of patients with heart failure: analysis from the telemonitoring to improve heart failure outcomes trial, Peter Lindenauer MD

 

The authors reply, Peter Lindenauer MD

 

The authors reply, Peter Lindenauer MD

 

The Hospital Medicine Reengineering Network (HOMERuN): a learning organization focused on improving hospital care, Peter Lindenauer MD

 

Attitudes of hospital leaders toward publicly reported measures of health care quality, Peter Lindenauer MD, Tara Lagu MD, Penny Pekow, Amy Shatz, Nicholas Hannon, and Evan Benjamin MD

Link

Reply: Long-Acting Bronchodilators in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Still More to Know, Peter Lindenauer MD, Meng-Shiou Shieh, Penny Pekow, and Mihaela Stefan MD

 

Use and Outcomes Associated with Long-acting Bronchodilators among Patients Hospitalized for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Peter Lindenauer MD, Meng-Shiou Shieh, Penny Pekow, and Mihaela Stefan MD

 

Outcomes associated with invasive and noninvasive ventilation among patients hospitalized with exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, Peter Lindenauer MD, Mihaela Stefan MD, Meng-Shiou Shieh, and Penny Pekow

 

Elderly Onset Neuromyelitis Spectrum Disorders, Kah Poh Loh MD

 

From hospital to community: Use of antipsychotics in hospitalized elders, Kah Poh Loh MD

 

From hospital to community: Use of antipsychotics in hospitalized elders, Kah Poh Loh MD

 

Healthcare professionals' attitudes, perceptions and practices regarding breast self-examination, Kah Poh Loh MD

 

Paraneoplastic autoimmune hemolytic anemia in ovarian cancer: a marker of disease activity, Kah Poh Loh MD

 

An Unusual Cause of Delirium and Debility: Refractory Hypercalcemia in a Man with B-Cell Prolymphocytic Leukemia, Kah Poh Loh MD, Saurabh Dahiya MD, and Maura Brennan MD

 

Education and imaging. Gastrointestinal: Incidentally detected gastric carcinoma in patient with common variable immunoglobulin deficiency, Kah Poh Loh MD, John Hunt MD, and Vaibhav Mehendiratta MD

 

Gastrointestinal: Incidentally detected gastric carcinoma in patient with common variable immunoglobulin deficiency, Kah Poh Loh MD, John Hunt MD, and Vaibhav Mehendiratta MD

 

A rare cause of dilated bile duct incidentally detected on imaging., Kah Poh Loh MD, Deborah Nautsch MD, David Desilets MD, and Vaibhav Mehendiratta MD

 

From hospital to community: Use of antipsychotics in hospitalized elders, Kah Poh Loh MD, Sheryl Ramdass MD, Jane Garb, Maura Brennan MD, Peter Lindenauer MD, and Tara Lagu MD

Link

Expert consensus statement on the use of fractional flow reserve, intravascular ultrasound, and optical coherence tomography: a consensus statement of the Society of Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, Amir Lotfi

 

Septic coronary artery embolism treated with aspiration thrombectomy: case report and review of literature, Amir Lotfi MD

 

The impact of the distance from the interventional cardiologist's home to the hospital during off hours, Amir Lotfi MD, Guarav Alreja MD, Mohammad Amin Kashef MD, Gregory Giugliano MD, Jane Garb, and Marc Schweiger MD

 

Training the ambulatory internist: rebalancing residency education, Gina Luciano MD, Michael Rosenblum MD, and Sudeep Kaur Aulakh MD

 

Coronary perfusion pressure response to high-dose intraosseous versus standard-dose intravenous epinephrine administration after prolonged cardiac arrest, Timothy Mader MD, Ryan Coute, Adam Kellogg MD, and Joshua Harris MD

 

Restoring coronary perfusion pressure before defibrillation after chest compression interruptions, Timothy Mader MD, Ryan Coute, Adam Kellogg MD, Joshua Harris MD, and Scot Millay MD

 

Comparative effectiveness of therapeutic hypothermia after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: Insight from a large data registry, Timothy Mader MD, William Soares MD, and Ryan Coute

 

Must one be a global end-diastolic index master to treat subarachnoid hemorrhage?*., Patrick Mailloux MD

 

Using quality oncology practice initiative metrics for physician incentive compensation, Grace Makari-Judson MD, Tamara Wrenn, Wilson Mertens MD, Gordon Josephson MD, and James Stewart MD

 

The role of intravascular ultrasound in understanding the mechanism, prevention and management of restenosis, Jaya Mallidi MD and Amir Lotfi MD

 

Recurrent right ventricular cardiac myxoma in a patient with Carney complex: a case report, Khawar Maqsood MD

 

Thermoregulation strategies for late preterm infants admitted to the continuing care nursery (CCN): A QI initiative, Tara Menon MD, Jennie Fleming PA, Gary Rockwell MD, Paul Visintainer, Rachana Singh MD, and Robert Rothstein MD

 

Factors associated with longer time to treatment for patients with suspected acute coronary syndromes: a cohort study, David Murman MD and Timothy Mader MD

 

Scurvy as a Consequence of Untreated Psychiatric Illness, Olubukola Ojewoye MD

 

A survey of handoff practices in emergency medicine, Benjamin Osborne MD

 

Commercial insurance coverage for outpatient cardiac rehabilitation in patients with heart failure in the United States, Quinn Pack MD

 

Participation in cardiac rehabilitation, readmissions, and death after acute myocardial infarction, Quinn Pack MD

 

The current and potential capacity for cardiac rehabilitation utilization in the United States, Quinn Pack MD

 

The prognostic importance of weight loss in coronary artery disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis, Quinn Pack MD

 

Measuring grade inflation: A clinical grade discrepancy score, Anna Paskausky

 

Using highly detailed administrative data to predict pneumonia mortality, Penny Pekow, Aruna Priya, Raquel Belforti MD, Daniel Skiest MD, Tara Lagu MD, Thomas Higgins MD, and Peter Lindenauer MD

 

Variation in Diagnostic Coding of Patients With Pneumonia and Its Association With Hospital Risk-Standardized Mortality Rates: A Cross-sectional Analysis, Penny Pekow, Aruna Priya, and Peter Lindenauer MD

 

Dialysis withdrawal and palliative care, Arkadiy Pinkashov MD, Lewis Cohen MD, and Michael Germain MD

 

Atheroembolic kidney disease (AEKD): A case report, Hari Pokharel MD

 

Gemcitabine-induced Thrombotic Microangiopathy (GITMA), Hari Pokharel MD

 

The Swollen Belly and Crowded Pericardium, Ryan Quarles

 

A Rare Cause of Cauda Equina by Invasion, Sheryl Ramdass MD

 

The Plot Thickens: Portal Vein Thrombosis in Ulcerative Colitis, Sheryl Ramdass MD

 

Effect of pain location and duration on life function in the year after motor vehicle collision, Niels Rathlev MD

 

Incidence and predictors of acute psychological distress and dissociation after motor vehicle collision: a cross-sectional study, Niels Rathlev MD

 

Incidence and predictors of neck and widespread pain after motor vehicle collision among US litigants and nonlitigants, Niels Rathlev MD

Link

Pain, distress, and anticipated recovery for older versus younger emergency department patients after motor vehicle collision, Niels Rathlev MD

 

The affordable care act and emergency care, Niels Rathlev MD

 

Reducing patient placement errors in emergency department admissions: right patient, right bed, Niels Rathlev MD, Christine Bryson MD, Patricia Samra, Lynn Garreffi, Haiping Li, Bonnie Geld, and Paul Visintainer

 

What We Teach: A Fellow's Perspective on House Staff Education, Risheen Reejhsinghani

 

Clinic Design, Key Practice Metrics, and Resident Satisfaction in Internal Medicine Continuity Clinics: Findings of the Educational Innovations Project Ambulatory Collaborative, Michael Rosenblum MD

 

Determinants of Patient Satisfaction in Internal Medicine Resident Continuity Clinics: Findings of the Educational Innovations Project Ambulatory Collaborative, Michael Rosenblum MD

 

Impact of kangaroo care on prenatal anxiety level and parenting skill for low birth weight preterm infants in the neonatal intensive care unit, Robert Rothstein MD, Paul Visintainer, Susan Sweeney RN, and Rachana Singh MD

 

Impact of kangaroo care on prenatal anxiety level and parenting skill for low birth weight preterm infants in the neonatal intensive care unit, Robert Rothstein MD, Paul Visintainer, Susan Sweeney RN, and Rachana Singh MD

 

Carbapenem-resistant enterobacteriaceae: Analyzing knowledge and practice in healthcare providers, Jennifer Schimmel MD

 

Introduction to Bedside Ultrasound, Volumes 1 and 2 By Matt Dawson, Mike Mallin. Lexington, KY: Emergency Ultrasound Solutions, 2012; $30 via iTunes or Inkling.com (with 100% going towards innovation scholarship) or free at http://www.ultrasoundpodcast.com/2013/09/scott-weingart-emcrit-ivc-ultrasoundalso-free-ibooks-alland-also-foamed-innovation-scholarship/), Elizabeth Schoenfeld MD and Gavin Budhram MD

 

Questioning the benefit of immediate CT scanning in suspected renal colic: A retrospective chart review of patients 50 and under presenting with flank pain, Elizabeth Schoenfeld MD, Kye Poronsky, Tala Elia MD, Gavin Budhram MD, and Jane Garb

 

Does knowledge of the cost of cardiovascular tests influence physician ordering patterns?, Marc Schweiger MD, Gregory Giugliano MD, James Cook MD, and Janice Mayforth

 

A slice of Pisa anyone?, Vijairam Selvaraj MD

 

Deceptively simple or simply deceptive, Vijairam Selvaraj MD

 

The induced autoimmune attack syndrome!, Vijairam Selvaraj MD

 

A rare case of Raynaud’s vasculitis secondary to Hepatitis B vaccination: The induced auto-immune attack syndrome, Vijairam Selvaraj MD, Owolabi Ogunneye MD, Tara Lagu MD, and Stephen Ryzewicz MD