Publications
Machine Learning Models to Detect Opioid Misuse in Emergency Department Patients at Triage
Objective: Emergency department (ED) encounters represent valuable opportunities to initiate evidence-based treatments for patients with opioid misuse, but few receive such care. Universal manual screening has been proposed to improve…
Read MoreThe Relationship Between Gender Identity, Economic Stressors, Social Support, Concurrent Substance Use, and Suicidal Ideation
Purpose: To examine a comprehensive list of demographic, substance use, economic, and social factors associated with suicidal ideation (SI) among middle-aged adults. Methods: Cross-sectional data were obtained from a national…
Read MoreDevelopment and Evaluation of Machine Learning Models for the Detection of Emergency Department Patients with Opioid Misuse from Clinical Notes
Objectives: The accurate identification of Emergency Department (ED) encounters involving opioid misuse is critical for health services, research, and surveillance. We sought to develop natural language processing (NLP)-based models for…
Read MoreRacial, Ethnic, and Sex Disparities in Buprenorphine Treatment From Emergency Departments by Discharge Diagnosis
Objectives: Racial and sex disparities are noted in the administration and prescribing of buprenorphine from emergency departments (EDs) nationally. It is unknown whether disparities persist when accounting for the specific…
Read MorePerformance of International Classification of Disease-10 Codes in Detecting Emergency Department Patients With Opioid Misuse
Background and Aims: Accurate case discovery is critical for disease surveillance, resource allocation and research. International Classification of Disease (ICD) diagnosis codes are commonly used for this purpose. We aimed…
Read MoreTrends and Disparities in Initiation of Buprenorphine in US Emergency Departments, 2013-2022
Mapping Emergency Medicine Data to the Observational Medical Outcomes Partnership Common Data Model: A Gap Analysis of the American College of Emergency Physicians Clinical Emergency Data Registry
Objectives: This study aims to conduct a gap analysis to determine the feasibility of mapping electronic health record data from the Clinical Emergency Data Registry (CEDR) to the Observational Medical…
Read MoreAssociation Between Opioid Use Disorder and Healthcare Spending and Utilization in Emergency Surgical Patients: A Retrospective Analysis Using Commercial Claims
Objective: To estimate the association between opioid use disorder (OUD) and healthcare spending and utilization in emergency surgical patients, and to evaluate whether the use of opioid agonist treatment (OAT)…
Read MoreAnesthesia Care for Patients Undergoing Total Joint Arthroplasty: A Narrative Review of Disparities in Regional Anesthesia and Recommendations for Future Research Directions
Purpose of Review: High-quality evidence substantiates the use of regional anesthesia for elective total joint arthroplasty. The use of regional anesthesia in this surgical population, therefore, can also be used…
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