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Research Studies is a compilation of published research articles funded by AHRQ or authored by AHRQ researchers.
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1 to 4 of 4 Research Studies DisplayedHorng S, Joseph JW, Calder S
Assessment of unintentional duplicate orders by emergency department clinicians before and after implementation of a visual aid in the electronic health record ordering system.
The purpose of this cohort study was to determine whether a simple visual aid was associated with a reduction in duplicate ordering of tests and medications. An interrupted time series model was used to analyze a series of consecutive patients who visited the emergency department of a large volume academic hospital. The researchers conclude that passive visual cues that provided just-in-time decision support were associated with reductions in unintentional duplicate orders for laboratory and radiology tests but not in unintentional duplicate medication orders.
AHRQ-funded; HS024288.
Citation: Horng S, Joseph JW, Calder S .
Assessment of unintentional duplicate orders by emergency department clinicians before and after implementation of a visual aid in the electronic health record ordering system.
JAMA Netw Open 2019 Dec 2;2(12):e1916499. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.16499..
Keywords: Electronic Health Records (EHRs), Emergency Department, Health Information Technology (HIT), Patient-Centered Outcomes Research, Medication
Kim HS, Kaplan SH, McCarthy DM
A comparison of analgesic prescribing among ED back and neck pain visits receiving physical therapy versus usual care.
Researchers used a retrospective cohort study to examine whether physical therapy (PT) is associated with lower analgesic prescribing in the emergency department (ED) setting. They found that, in this single center study, ED back and neck pain visits receiving PT were no less likely to receive an opioid prescription and were more likely to receive a benzodiazepine than visits receiving usual care. They conclude that, although prior studies demonstrated that PT may reduce opioid utilization in the subsequent year, these results indicated that analgesic prescribing is not reduced at the initial ED encounter.
AHRQ-funded; HS023011.
Citation: Kim HS, Kaplan SH, McCarthy DM .
A comparison of analgesic prescribing among ED back and neck pain visits receiving physical therapy versus usual care.
Am J Emerg Med 2019 Jul;37(7):1322-26. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2018.10.009..
Keywords: Opioids, Medication, Practice Patterns, Emergency Department, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research, Pain, Back Health and Pain, Outcomes, Evidence-Based Practice
Beaudoin FL, Gutman R, Merchant RC
Persistent pain after motor vehicle collision: comparative effectiveness of opioids vs nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs prescribed from the emergency department-a propensity matched analysis.
This study evaluated the effect of opioid analgesics vs NSAIDs initiated from the ED on the presence of moderate to severe musculoskeletal pain and ongoing opioid use at 6 weeks in a large cohort of adult ED patients presenting to the ED after motor vehicle collision. No difference in risk for moderate to severe musculoskeletal pain at 6 weeks was observed between those discharged with opioid analgesics vs NSAIDs.
AHRQ-funded; HS022998.
Citation: Beaudoin FL, Gutman R, Merchant RC .
Persistent pain after motor vehicle collision: comparative effectiveness of opioids vs nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs prescribed from the emergency department-a propensity matched analysis.
Pain 2017 Feb;158(2):289-95. doi: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000000756.
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Keywords: Comparative Effectiveness, Emergency Department, Medication, Opioids, Pain, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research
Gernant SA, Snyder ME, Jaynes H
The effectiveness of pharmacist-provided telephonic medication therapy management on emergency department utilization in home health patients.
This article's objective is to evaluate the effectiveness of a telephonic medication therapy management (MTM) service on reducing emergency department utilization within a Medicare-insured home health population. The authors found that this pharmacist-delivered telephonic medication therapy management program did not decrease emergency department utilization overall but may further reduce the such risk among patients who are at lower risk of utilization.
AHRQ-funded; HS022119.
Citation: Gernant SA, Snyder ME, Jaynes H .
The effectiveness of pharmacist-provided telephonic medication therapy management on emergency department utilization in home health patients.
J Pharm Technol 2016 Oct 1;32(5):179-84. doi: 10.1177/8755122516660376.
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Keywords: Care Management, Emergency Department, Medication, Patient-Centered Healthcare, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research, Prevention, Provider: Pharmacist, Provider