2016
2EMF Use of the Emergency Department for Acute, Unscheduled Care by Vulnerable Medicare Beneficiaries
Venkatesh A, Mei H, Spatz E, Eichenfeld J, Krumholz H, Lin Z. 2EMF Use of the Emergency Department for Acute, Unscheduled Care by Vulnerable Medicare Beneficiaries. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2016, 68: s149-s150. DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2016.08.408.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2015
Factors Influencing Hospital Admission of Non-critically Ill Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department: a Cross-sectional Study
Lewis Hunter AE, Spatz ES, Bernstein SL, Rosenthal MS. Factors Influencing Hospital Admission of Non-critically Ill Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department: a Cross-sectional Study. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2015, 31: 37-44. PMID: 26084975, PMCID: PMC4700015, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-015-3438-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-medical factorsHospital admissionIll patientsEmergency departmentPhysician surveyClinical conditionsSingle academic medical centerRecent ED visitIll adult patientsPatient's clinical conditionDesignCross-sectional studyLength of stayPrimary care accessCross-sectional studyAlternative care pathwaysLow-acuity patientsOutpatient specialty careEmergency medicine physiciansAcademic medical centerInadequate accessAdult patientsED visitsHospital readmissionPhysician assessmentPatient survey
2011
Project Access-New Haven: improving access to specialty care for patients without insurance.
Spatz ES, Phipps MS, Lagarde S, Borgstrom C, Hunter AE, Wang OJ, Rosenthal MS, Lucas G. Project Access-New Haven: improving access to specialty care for patients without insurance. Connecticut Medicine 2011, 75: 349-54. PMID: 21755852.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpecialty careSpecialty physiciansSpecialty care needsTimely medical careQuality health careHealth care networkPatient navigationPatient navigatorsEmergency departmentUninsured adultsLocal hospitalMedical careMore physiciansPatientsHospitalCareVulnerable populationsHealth carePhysiciansPoor accessFurther data