Abstract:
STUDY OBJECTIVE:The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently published emergency department (ED) timeliness measures. These data show substantial variation in hospital performance and suggest the need for process improvement initiatives. However, the CMS measures are not risk adjusted and may provide misleading information about hospital performance and variation. We hypothesize that substantial hospital-level variation will persist after risk adjustment. METHODS:This cross-sectional study included hospitals that participated in the Emergency Department Benchmarking Alliance and CMS ED measure reporting in 2012. Outcomes included the CMS measures corresponding to median annual boarding time, length of stay of admitted patients, length of stay of discharged patients, and waiting time of discharged patients. Covariates included hospital structural characteristics and case-mix information from the American Hospital Association Survey, CMS cost reports, and the Emergency Department Benchmarking Alliance. We used a γ regression with a log link to model the skewed outcomes. We used indirect standardization to create risk-adjusted measures. We defined "substantial" variation as coefficient of variation greater than 0.15. RESULTS:The study cohort included 723 hospitals. Risk-adjusted performance on the CMS measures varied substantially across hospitals, with coefficient of variation greater than 0.15 for all measures. Ratios between the 10th and 90th percentiles of performance ranged from 1.5-fold for length of stay of discharged patients to 3-fold for waiting time of discharged patients. CONCLUSION:Policy-relevant variations in publicly reported CMS ED timeliness measures persist after risk adjustment for nonmodifiable hospital and case-mix characteristics. Future "positive deviance" studies should identify modifiable process measures associated with high performance.
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Ann Emerg Medjournal_title
Annals of emergency medicineauthors
Sun BC,Laurie A,Prewitt L,Fu R,Chang AM,Augustine J,Reese C 4th,McConnell KJdoi
10.1016/j.annemergmed.2015.05.029subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2016-04-01 00:00:00pages
509-516.e7issue
4eissn
0196-0644issn
1097-6760pii
S0196-0644(15)00476-Xjournal_volume
67pub_type
杂志文章abstract:STUDY OBJECTIVE:I evaluate the variation in requirements for informed consent in studies evaluating chemical tranquilization of agitated patients. METHODS:A computer-assisted literature search of the National Library of Medicine was performed. Additional use of the references listed in the articles identified with the...
journal_title:Annals of emergency medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.annemergmed.2005.08.025
更新日期:2006-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:STUDY OBJECTIVE:The antivenom currently available for treatment of systemic black widow envenomation (latrodectism) is composed of equine whole immunoglobin. Although considered effective, it has been associated with anaphylaxis and 2 reported fatalities. We test the efficacy and safety of new equine antivenom composed...
journal_title:Annals of emergency medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章,多中心研究,随机对照试验
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更新日期:2019-09-01 00:00:00
abstract:STUDY OBJECTIVE:We aim to evaluate the accuracy of the broad-range 16S polymerase chain reaction test in the diagnosis of bacterial meningitis through a systematic review and meta-analysis. METHODS:We searched MEDLINE, EMBASE, and the Cochrane Controlled Trials Registry, using the Medical Subject Headings terms "polym...
journal_title:Annals of emergency medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章,meta分析,评审
doi:10.1016/j.annemergmed.2012.05.040
更新日期:2012-11-01 00:00:00
abstract::Right ventricular infarction due to ischemic heart disease can be diagnosed by a right precordial electrogram or by first-pass radionuclide angiography (FPRNA). Prior FPRNA studies have shown that cardiac dysfunction after blunt chest trauma (myocardial contusion) is most often due to right ventricular dysfunction. We...
journal_title:Annals of emergency medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0196-0644(88)80665-6
更新日期:1988-09-01 00:00:00
abstract::This study was designed to investigate the efficacy of a decongestant-antihistamine preparation in combination with antibiotic treatment of acute otitis media. The effectiveness of a new Dimetapp (DIM) preparation was assessed in comparison with each of its components (brompheniramine maleate [BPM] and phenylephrine h...
journal_title:Annals of emergency medicine
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi:10.1016/s0196-0644(83)80125-5
更新日期:1983-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::To study factors that cause or prevent injuries, it can be efficient to use a case-control study design and select both cases and controls from patients seen in the ED. Bias in case ascertainment can be reduced by studying exposures that, aside from their influence on the risk of injury, are unrelated to the use of em...
journal_title:Annals of emergency medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/s0196-0644(98)70289-6
更新日期:1998-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of emergency medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.annemergmed.2009.10.008
更新日期:2010-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of emergency medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1998-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of emergency medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1067/mem.2001.115532
更新日期:2001-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of emergency medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.annemergmed.2013.09.027
更新日期:2014-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of emergency medicine
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/s0196-0644(88)80064-7
更新日期:1988-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of emergency medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.annemergmed.2011.09.012
更新日期:2012-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of emergency medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.annemergmed.2020.05.022
更新日期:2020-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of emergency medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0196-0644(94)70307-8
更新日期:1994-04-01 00:00:00
abstract::Presented is a case of idiopathic priapism that was successfully treated with inhalation of amyl nitrite. Routine treatment measures had failed. The same patient presented on several other occasions in a similar fashion. Each time amyl nitrite was successful. An investigation for diseases known to be associated with p...
journal_title:Annals of emergency medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0196-0644(83)80602-7
更新日期:1983-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of emergency medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0196-0644(05)80799-1
更新日期:1993-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of emergency medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0196-0644(83)80464-8
更新日期:1983-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of emergency medicine
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi:10.1016/s0196-0644(97)70105-7
更新日期:1997-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of emergency medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0196-0644(83)80123-1
更新日期:1983-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of emergency medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0196-0644(95)70288-1
更新日期:1995-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of emergency medicine
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi:10.1016/s0196-0644(87)80008-2
更新日期:1987-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of emergency medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章,meta分析
doi:10.1016/j.annemergmed.2020.04.042
更新日期:2020-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of emergency medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0196-0644(94)70145-8
更新日期:1994-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of emergency medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1067/mem.2003.259
更新日期:2003-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of emergency medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0196-0644(89)80939-4
更新日期:1989-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of emergency medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0196-0644(86)80679-5
更新日期:1986-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of emergency medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0196-0644(89)80006-x
更新日期:1989-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of emergency medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0196-0644(80)80310-6
更新日期:1980-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Annals of emergency medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.annemergmed.2015.03.031
更新日期:2015-08-01 00:00:00
abstract::This double-blind study compared the analgesic effects of morphine with those of butorphanol in patients who presented with pain because of sickle cell crisis. Patients were placed at bed rest, administered IV hydration, and randomly assigned on each visit to receive either 2 mg IM butorphanol or 6 mg IM morphine ever...
journal_title:Annals of emergency medicine
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi:10.1016/s0196-0644(88)80554-7
更新日期:1988-08-01 00:00:00