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Emergency Department Operational Metrics, Measures and Definitions: Results of the Second Performance Measures and Benchmarking Summit by Welch, Shari J., MD, Asplin, Brent R., MD, MPH, Stone-Griffith, Suzanne, RN, MSN, Davidson, Steven J., MD, MBA, Augustine, James, MD, Schuur, Jeremiah, MD, MHS

“…There is a growing mandate from the public, payers, hospitals, and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to measure and improve emergency department…”
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Emergency Department Crowding 2.0: Coping With a Dysfunctional System by Kocher, Keith E., MD, MPH, Asplin, Brent R., MD, MPH

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Referral Without Access: For Psychiatric Services, Wait for the Beep by Rhodes, Karin V., MD, MS, Vieth, Teri L., MD, MBA, Kushner, Hallie, MA, Levy, Helen, PhD, Asplin, Brent R., MD, MPH

“…Study objective We examine access to care for acute depression by insurance status compared to access for acute medical conditions in 9 metropolitan areas in…”
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Episodes of Care: Is Emergency Medicine Ready? by Wiler, Jennifer L., MD, MBA, Beck, Dennis, MD, Asplin, Brent R., MD, MPH, Granovsky, Michael, MD, Moorhead, John, MD, Pilgrim, Randy, MD, Schuur, Jeremiah D., MD, MHS

“…Optimizing resource use, eliminating waste, aligning provider incentives, reducing overall costs, and coordinating the delivery of quality care while improving…”
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Value-Based Purchasing and Hospital Admissions: Doing the Right Thing Isn't Easy by Asplin, Brent R., MD, MPH

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Key Requirements for a New Era of Emergency Department Operations Research by Asplin, Brent R., MD, MPH, Yealy, Donald M., MD

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If You Want to Fix Crowding, Start by Fixing Your Hospital by Asplin, Brent R., MD, MPH, Magid, David J., MD, MPH

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Accuracy of Staff-Initiated Emergency Department Tracking System Timestamps in Identifying Actual Event Times by Gordon, Bradley D., MD, MS, Flottemesch, Thomas J., PhD, Asplin, Brent R., MD, MPH

“…Study objective Managers use timestamps from computerized tracking systems to evaluate emergency department (ED) processes. This study was designed to…”
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Conference Proceedings—Improving the Quality and Efficiency of Emergency Care Across the Continuum: A Systems Approach by Pines, Jesse M., Asplin, Brent R.

“…ACADEMIC EMERGENCY MEDICINE 2011; 18:655–661 © 2011 by the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine In October 2009, the American College of Emergency…”
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The Effect of Emergency Department Crowding on Clinically Oriented Outcomes by Bernstein, Steven L., Aronsky, Dominik, Duseja, Reena, Epstein, Stephen, Handel, Dan, Hwang, Ula, McCarthy, Melissa, John McConnell, K., Pines, Jesse M., Rathlev, Niels, Schafermeyer, Robert, Zwemer, Frank, Schull, Michael, Asplin, Brent R.

“…Background:  An Institute of Medicine (IOM) report defines six domains of quality of care: safety, patient‐centeredness, timeliness, efficiency, effectiveness,…”
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Developing a Standardized Faculty Evaluation in an Emergency Medicine Residency by Colletti, James E., MD, Flottemesch, Thomas J., PHD, O'Connell, Tara A., MD, Ankel, Felix K., MD, Asplin, Brent R., MD

“…Abstract Background: Quality educators are a core component of successful residency training. A structured, consistent, validated evaluation of clinical…”
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Safety Net Research in Emergency Medicine Proceedings of the Academic Emergency Medicine Consensus Conference on “The Unraveling Safety Net” by Gordon, James A., Billings, John, Asplin, Brent R., Rhodes, Karin V.

“…A primary goal of the Academic Emergency Medicine Consensus Conference, “The Unraveling Safety Net: Research Opportunities and Priorities,” was to explore a…”
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The Chest Pain Choice Decision Aid A Randomized Trial by HESS, Erik P, KNOEDLER, Meghan A, STIELL, Ian G, TING, Henry H, MONTORI, Victor M, SHAH, Nilay D, KLINE, Jeffrey A, BRESLIN, Maggie, BRANDA, Megan E, PENCILLE, Laurie J, ASPLIN, Brent R, NESTLER, David M, SADOSTY, Annie T

“…Cardiac stress testing in patients at low risk for acute coronary syndrome is associated with increased false-positive test results, unnecessary downstream…”
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Frequent Users of Emergency Department Services: Gaps in Knowledge and a Proposed Research Agenda by Pines, Jesse M., Asplin, Brent R., Kaji, Amy H., Lowe, Robert A., Magid, David J., Raven, Maria, Weber, Ellen J., Yealy, Donald M.

“…ACADEMIC EMERGENCY MEDICINE 2011; 18:e64–e69 © 2011 by the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Frequent use of emergency department (ED) services is often…”
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Using Online Analytical Processing to Manage Emergency Department Operations by Gordon, Bradley D., Asplin, Brent R.

“…The emergency department (ED) is a unique setting in which to explore and evaluate the utility of information technology to improve health care operations. A…”
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The Chest Pain Choice trial: a pilot randomized trial of a decision aid for patients with chest pain in the emergency department by Pierce, Meghan A, Hess, Erik P, Kline, Jeffrey A, Shah, Nilay D, Breslin, Maggie, Branda, Megan E, Pencille, Laurie J, Asplin, Brent R, Nestler, David M, Sadosty, Annie T, Stiell, Ian G, Ting, Henry H, Montori, Victor M

“…Chest pain is a common presenting complaint in the emergency department (ED). Despite the frequency with which clinicians evaluate patients with chest pain,…”
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Research Priorities for Palliative and End‐of‐life Care in the Emergency Setting by Quest, Tammie E., Asplin, Brent R., Cairns, Charles B., Hwang, Ula, Pines, Jesse M.

“…ACADEMIC EMERGENCY MEDICINE 2011; 18:e70–e76 © 2011 by the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Palliative care focuses on the physical, spiritual,…”
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Teaching and clinical efficiency: competing demands by Colletti, James E, Flottemesch, Thomas J, O'Connell, Tara, Ankel, Felix K, Asplin, Brent R

“…Teaching ability and efficiency of clinical operations are important aspects of physician performance. In order to promote excellence in education and clinical…”
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A conceptual model of emergency department crowding by Asplin, Brent R., Magid, David J., Rhodes, Karin V., Solberg, Leif I., Lurie, Nicole, Camargo, Carlos A.

“…Emergency department (ED) crowding has become a major barrier to receiving timely emergency care in the United States. Despite widespread recognition of the…”
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What is our plan for acute unscheduled care? by Kocher, Keith E, Asplin, Brent R

“…Lost in the public debate over implementation of health care reform is a meaningful conversation about managing the challenge of acute unscheduled care--a…”
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