Ula Hwang, MD, MPH

Emergency Medicine

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Titles

Professor of Emergency Medicine
Vice Chair for Research, Emergency Medicine

Education & Training

Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholar
Yale School of Medicine (2004)
Resident
Mount Sinai Medical Center (2002)
MPH
Harvard School of Public Health (1999)
MD
New York University School of Medicine (1997)

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Board Certifications

Publications

The musculoskeletal diagnosis cohort: examining pain and pain care among veterans.
Goulet JL, Kerns RD, Bair M, Becker W, Brennan P, Burgess DJ, Carroll CM, Dobscha S, Driscoll M, Fenton BT, Fraenkel L, Haskell S, Heapy A, Higgins D, Hoff RA, Hwang U, Justice AC, Piette JD, Sinnott P, Wandner L, Womack J, Brandt CA. The musculoskeletal diagnosis cohort: examining pain and pain care among veterans. Pain 2016, 157: 1696-1703. PMID: 27023420, PMCID: PMC4949131, DOI: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000000567.
Measures of crowding in the emergency department: a systematic review.
Hwang U, McCarthy ML, Aronsky D, Asplin B, Crane PW, Craven CK, Epstein SK, Fee C, Handel DA, Pines JM, Rathlev NK, Schafermeyer RW, Zwemer FL, Bernstein SL. Measures of crowding in the emergency department: a systematic review. Academic Emergency Medicine : Official Journal Of The Society For Academic Emergency Medicine 2011, 18: 527-38. PMID: 21569171, DOI: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.2011.01054.x.
The effect of emergency department crowding on clinically oriented outcomes.
Bernstein SL, Aronsky D, Duseja R, Epstein S, Handel D, Hwang U, McCarthy M, John McConnell K, Pines JM, Rathlev N, Schafermeyer R, Zwemer F, Schull M, Asplin BR. The effect of emergency department crowding on clinically oriented outcomes. Academic Emergency Medicine : Official Journal Of The Society For Academic Emergency Medicine 2009, 16: 1-10. PMID: 19007346, DOI: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.2008.00295.x.
Care in the emergency department: how crowded is overcrowded?
Hwang U, Concato J. Care in the emergency department: how crowded is overcrowded? Academic Emergency Medicine : Official Journal Of The Society For Academic Emergency Medicine 2004, 11: 1097-101. PMID: 15466155, DOI: 10.1197/j.aem.2004.07.004.
Analgesic prescribing trends in a national sample of older veterans with osteoarthritis: 2012-2017.
Trentalange M, Runels T, Bean A, Kerns RD, Bair MJ, Brody AA, Brandt CA, Hwang U. Analgesic prescribing trends in a national sample of older veterans with osteoarthritis: 2012-2017. Pain 2019, 160: 1319-1326. PMID: 30913167, DOI: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000001509.
AGS Position Statement: Resource Allocation Strategies and Age-Related Considerations in the COVID-19 Era and Beyond.
Farrell TW, Ferrante LE, Brown T, Francis L, Widera E, Rhodes R, Rosen T, Hwang U, Witt LJ, Thothala N, Liu SW, Vitale CA, Braun UK, Stephens C, Saliba D. AGS Position Statement: Resource Allocation Strategies and Age-Related Considerations in the COVID-19 Era and Beyond. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2020, 68: 1136-1142. PMID: 32374440, PMCID: PMC7267615, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.16537.
Rationing Limited Healthcare Resources in the COVID-19 Era and Beyond: Ethical Considerations Regarding Older Adults.
Farrell TW, Francis L, Brown T, Ferrante LE, Widera E, Rhodes R, Rosen T, Hwang U, Witt LJ, Thothala N, Liu SW, Vitale CA, Braun UK, Stephens C, Saliba D. Rationing Limited Healthcare Resources in the COVID-19 Era and Beyond: Ethical Considerations Regarding Older Adults. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2020, 68: 1143-1149. PMID: 32374466, PMCID: PMC7267288, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.16539.
Quality indicators for geriatric emergency care.
Terrell KM, Hustey FM, Hwang U, Gerson LW, Wenger NS, Miller DK. Quality indicators for geriatric emergency care. Academic Emergency Medicine : Official Journal Of The Society For Academic Emergency Medicine 2009, 16: 441-9. PMID: 19344452, DOI: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.2009.00382.x.
Optimal older adult emergency care: Introducing multidisciplinary geriatric emergency department guidelines from the American College of Emergency Physicians, American Geriatrics Society, Emergency Nurses Association, and Society for Academic Emergency Medicine.
Carpenter CR, Bromley M, Caterino JM, Chun A, Gerson LW, Greenspan J, Hwang U, John DP, Lyons WL, Platts-Mills TF, Mortensen B, Ragsdale L, Rosenberg M, Wilber ST. Optimal older adult emergency care: Introducing multidisciplinary geriatric emergency department guidelines from the American College of Emergency Physicians, American Geriatrics Society, Emergency Nurses Association, and Society for Academic Emergency Medicine. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2014, 63: e1-3. PMID: 24746436, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2014.03.002.
Optimal older adult emergency care: introducing multidisciplinary geriatric emergency department guidelines from the American College of Emergency Physicians, American Geriatrics Society, Emergency Nurses Association, and Society for Academic Emergency Medicine.
Carpenter CR, Bromley M, Caterino JM, Chun A, Gerson LW, Greenspan J, Hwang U, John DP, Lyons WL, Platts-Mills TF, Mortensen B, Ragsdale L, Rosenberg M, Wilber S. Optimal older adult emergency care: introducing multidisciplinary geriatric emergency department guidelines from the American College of Emergency Physicians, American Geriatrics Society, Emergency Nurses Association, and Society for Academic Emergency Medicine. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2014, 62: 1360-3. PMID: 24890806, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.12883.
Optimal older adult emergency care: introducing multidisciplinary geriatric emergency department guidelines from the American College of Emergency Physicians, American Geriatrics Society, Emergency Nurses Association, and Society for Academic Emergency Medicine.
Carpenter CR, Bromley M, Caterino JM, Chun A, Gerson LW, Greenspan J, Hwang U, John DP, Lyons WL, Platts-Mills TF, Mortensen B, Ragsdale L, Rosenberg M, Wilber S. Optimal older adult emergency care: introducing multidisciplinary geriatric emergency department guidelines from the American College of Emergency Physicians, American Geriatrics Society, Emergency Nurses Association, and Society for Academic Emergency Medicine. Academic Emergency Medicine : Official Journal Of The Society For Academic Emergency Medicine 2014, 21: 806-9. PMID: 25117158, DOI: 10.1111/acem.12415.
Enhancing the Quality of Prescribing Practices for Older Veterans Discharged from the Emergency Department (EQUiPPED): Preliminary Results from Enhancing Quality of Prescribing Practices for Older Veterans Discharged from the Emergency Department, a Novel Multicomponent Interdisciplinary Quality Improvement Initiative.
Stevens MB, Hastings SN, Powers J, Vandenberg AE, Echt KV, Bryan WE, Peggs K, Markland AD, Hwang U, Hung WW, Schmidt AJ, McGwin G, Ikpe-Ekpo E, Clevenger C, Johnson TM, Vaughan CP. Enhancing the Quality of Prescribing Practices for Older Veterans Discharged from the Emergency Department (EQUiPPED): Preliminary Results from Enhancing Quality of Prescribing Practices for Older Veterans Discharged from the Emergency Department, a Novel Multicomponent Interdisciplinary Quality Improvement Initiative. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2015, 63: 1025-9. PMID: 25945692, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.13404.
The Evolving Role of Geriatric Emergency Department Social Work in the Era of Health Care Reform.
Hamilton C, Ronda L, Hwang U, Abraham G, Baumlin K, Morano B, Nassisi D, Richardson L. The Evolving Role of Geriatric Emergency Department Social Work in the Era of Health Care Reform. Social Work In Health Care 2015, 54: 849-868. PMID: 26565950, DOI: 10.1080/00981389.2015.1087447.
Population Health Solutions for Assessing Cognitive Impairment in Geriatric Patients.
Perry W, Lacritz L, Roebuck-Spencer T, Silver C, Denney RL, Meyers J, McConnel CE, Pliskin N, Adler D, Alban C, Bondi M, Braun M, Cagigas X, Daven M, Drozdick L, Foster NL, Hwang U, Ivey L, Iverson G, Kramer J, Lantz M, Latts L, Ling SM, Lopez AM, Malone M, Martin-Plank L, Maslow K, Melady D, Messer M, Most R, Norris MP, Shafer D, Silverberg N, Thomas CM, Thornhill L, Tsai J, Vakharia N, Waters M, Golden T. Population Health Solutions for Assessing Cognitive Impairment in Geriatric Patients. Archives Of Clinical Neuropsychology : The Official Journal Of The National Academy Of Neuropsychologists 2018, 33: 655-675. PMID: 30339202, PMCID: PMC6201735, DOI: 10.1093/arclin/acy052.
Population Health Solutions for Assessing Cognitive Impairment in Geriatric Patients.
Perry W, Lacritz L, Roebuck-Spencer T, Silver C, Denney RL, Meyers J, McConnel CE, Pliskin N, Adler D, Alban C, Bondi M, Braun M, Cagigas X, Daven M, Drozdick L, Foster NL, Hwang U, Ivey L, Iverson G, Kramer J, Lantz M, Latts L, Maria Lopez A, Malone M, Martin-Plank L, Maslow K, Melady D, Messer M, Most R, Norris MP, Shafer D, Thomas CM, Thornhill L, Tsai J, Vakharia N, Waters M, Golden T. Population Health Solutions for Assessing Cognitive Impairment in Geriatric Patients. The Clinical Neuropsychologist 2018, 32: 1193-1225. PMID: 30396329, DOI: 10.1080/13854046.2018.1517503.
Population Health Solutions for Assessing Cognitive Impairment in Geriatric Patients.
Perry W, Lacritz L, Roebuck-Spencer T, Silver C, Denney RL, Meyers J, McConnel CE, Pliskin N, Adler D, Alban C, Bondi M, Braun M, Cagigas X, Daven M, Drozdick L, Foster NL, Hwang U, Ivey L, Iverson G, Kramer J, Lantz M, Latts L, Ling SM, Maria Lopez A, Malone M, Martin-Plank L, Maslow K, Melady D, Messer M, Most R, Norris MP, Shafer D, Silverberg N, Thomas CM, Thornhill L, Tsai J, Vakharia N, Waters M, Golden T. Population Health Solutions for Assessing Cognitive Impairment in Geriatric Patients. Innovation In Aging 2018, 2: igy025. PMID: 30480142, PMCID: PMC6183165, DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igy025.
Access to care: a review of the emergency medicine literature.
Richardson LD, Hwang U. Access to care: a review of the emergency medicine literature. Academic Emergency Medicine : Official Journal Of The Society For Academic Emergency Medicine 2001, 8: 1030-6. PMID: 11691664, DOI: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.2001.tb01111.x.
America's Health Care Safety Net: intact or unraveling?
Richardson LD, Hwang U. America's Health Care Safety Net: intact or unraveling? Academic Emergency Medicine : Official Journal Of The Society For Academic Emergency Medicine 2001, 8: 1056-63. PMID: 11691668, DOI: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.2001.tb01115.x.
Reasons for using the emergency department: results of the EMPATH Study.
Ragin DF, Hwang U, Cydulka RK, Holson D, Haley LL, Richards CF, Becker BM, Richardson LD. Reasons for using the emergency department: results of the EMPATH Study. Academic Emergency Medicine : Official Journal Of The Society For Academic Emergency Medicine 2005, 12: 1158-66. PMID: 16282515, DOI: 10.1197/j.aem.2005.06.030.
The effect of emergency department crowding on the management of pain in older adults with hip fracture.
Hwang U, Richardson LD, Sonuyi TO, Morrison RS. The effect of emergency department crowding on the management of pain in older adults with hip fracture. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2006, 54: 270-5. PMID: 16460378, DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2005.00587.x.
Geriatric emergency medicine and the 2006 Institute of Medicine reports from the Committee on the Future of Emergency Care in the U.S. health system.
Wilber ST, Gerson LW, Terrell KM, Carpenter CR, Shah MN, Heard K, Hwang U. Geriatric emergency medicine and the 2006 Institute of Medicine reports from the Committee on the Future of Emergency Care in the U.S. health system. Academic Emergency Medicine : Official Journal Of The Society For Academic Emergency Medicine 2006, 13: 1345-51. PMID: 17071799, DOI: 10.1197/j.aem.2006.09.050.
The geriatric emergency department.
Hwang U, Morrison RS. The geriatric emergency department. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2007, 55: 1873-6. PMID: 17916122, DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2007.01400.x.
What affects time to care in emergency room appendicitis patients?
Bickell NA, Hwang U, Anderson RM, Rojas M, Barsky CL. What affects time to care in emergency room appendicitis patients? Medical Care 2008, 46: 417-22. PMID: 18362822, DOI: 10.1097/MLR.0b013e31815c1e66.
Emergency department crowding and decreased quality of pain care.
Hwang U, Richardson L, Livote E, Harris B, Spencer N, Sean Morrison R. Emergency department crowding and decreased quality of pain care. Academic Emergency Medicine : Official Journal Of The Society For Academic Emergency Medicine 2008, 15: 1248-55. PMID: 18945239, PMCID: PMC2729811, DOI: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.2008.00267.x.
Disparities in use of computed tomography for patients presenting with headache.
Harris B, Hwang U, Lee WS, Richardson LD. Disparities in use of computed tomography for patients presenting with headache. The American Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2009, 27: 333-6. PMID: 19328379, PMCID: PMC2757437, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2008.03.041.
Emergency department patient volume and troponin laboratory turnaround time.
Hwang U, Baumlin K, Berman J, Chawla NK, Handel DA, Heard K, Livote E, Pines JM, Valley M, Yadav K. Emergency department patient volume and troponin laboratory turnaround time. Academic Emergency Medicine : Official Journal Of The Society For Academic Emergency Medicine 2010, 17: 501-7. PMID: 20536804, DOI: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.2010.00738.x.
The quality of emergency department pain care for older adult patients.
Hwang U, Richardson LD, Harris B, Morrison RS. The quality of emergency department pain care for older adult patients. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2010, 58: 2122-8. PMID: 21054293, PMCID: PMC3058876, DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2010.03152.x.
Resident perceptions of palliative care training in the emergency department.
Meo N, Hwang U, Morrison RS. Resident perceptions of palliative care training in the emergency department. Journal Of Palliative Medicine 2011, 14: 548-55. PMID: 21291326, PMCID: PMC3089743, DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2010.0343.
Factors associated with delays to emergency care for bowel obstruction.
Hwang U, Aufses AH, Bickell NA. Factors associated with delays to emergency care for bowel obstruction. American Journal Of Surgery 2011, 202: 1-7. PMID: 21632032, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2010.05.003.
Research priorities for palliative and end-of-life care in the emergency setting.
Quest TE, Asplin BR, Cairns CB, Hwang U, Pines JM. Research priorities for palliative and end-of-life care in the emergency setting. Academic Emergency Medicine : Official Journal Of The Society For Academic Emergency Medicine 2011, 18: e70-6. PMID: 21676052, PMCID: PMC3368013, DOI: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.2011.01088.x.
A painful setback: misinterpretation of analgesic safety in older adults may inadvertently worsen pain care.
Hwang U, Morrison RS, Richardson LD, Todd KH. A painful setback: misinterpretation of analgesic safety in older adults may inadvertently worsen pain care. Archives Of Internal Medicine 2011, 171: 1127; author reply 1127-8. PMID: 21709124, PMCID: PMC3368583, DOI: 10.1001/archinternmed.2011.262.
Variations in crowding and ambulance diversion in nine emergency departments.
Handel DA, Pines J, Aronsky D, Genes N, Ginde AA, Hackman J, Hilton JA, Hwang U, Kamali M, Powell E, Sattarian M, Fu R. Variations in crowding and ambulance diversion in nine emergency departments. Academic Emergency Medicine : Official Journal Of The Society For Academic Emergency Medicine 2011, 18: 941-6. PMID: 21906203, DOI: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.2011.01149.x.
Characteristics of frequent geriatric users of an urban emergency department.
Wajnberg A, Hwang U, Torres L, Yang S. Characteristics of frequent geriatric users of an urban emergency department. The Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2012, 43: 376-81. PMID: 22040771, DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2011.06.056.
A research agenda to assure equity during periods of emergency department crowding.
Hwang U, Weber EJ, Richardson LD, Sweet V, Todd K, Abraham G, Ankel F. A research agenda to assure equity during periods of emergency department crowding. Academic Emergency Medicine : Official Journal Of The Society For Academic Emergency Medicine 2011, 18: 1318-23. PMID: 22168197, PMCID: PMC3368012, DOI: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.2011.01233.x.
Characteristics of emergency department patients who receive a palliative care consultation.
Grudzen CR, Hwang U, Cohen JA, Fischman M, Morrison RS. Characteristics of emergency department patients who receive a palliative care consultation. Journal Of Palliative Medicine 2012, 15: 396-9. PMID: 22468771, PMCID: PMC3391705, DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2011.0376.
Predictors of patient length of stay in 9 emergency departments.
Wiler JL, Handel DA, Ginde AA, Aronsky D, Genes NG, Hackman JL, Hilton JA, Hwang U, Kamali M, Pines JM, Powell E, Sattarian M, Fu R. Predictors of patient length of stay in 9 emergency departments. The American Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2012, 30: 1860-4. PMID: 22633732, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2012.03.028.
Solutions to emergency department 'boarding' and crowding are underused and may need to be legislated.
Rabin E, Kocher K, McClelland M, Pines J, Hwang U, Rathlev N, Asplin B, Trueger NS, Weber E. Solutions to emergency department 'boarding' and crowding are underused and may need to be legislated. Health Affairs (Project Hope) 2012, 31: 1757-66. PMID: 22869654, DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2011.0786.
Acute pain management in older adults in the emergency department.
Hwang U, Platts-Mills TF. Acute pain management in older adults in the emergency department. Clinics In Geriatric Medicine 2013, 29: 151-64. PMID: 23177605, DOI: 10.1016/j.cger.2012.10.006.
A brief educational intervention is effective in teaching the femoral nerve block procedure to first-year emergency medicine residents.
Akhtar S, Hwang U, Dickman E, Nelson BP, Morrison RS, Todd KH. A brief educational intervention is effective in teaching the femoral nerve block procedure to first-year emergency medicine residents. The Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2013, 45: 726-30. PMID: 23993941, DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2013.04.051.
Transforming emergency care for older adults.
Hwang U, Shah MN, Han JH, Carpenter CR, Siu AL, Adams JG. Transforming emergency care for older adults. Health Affairs (Project Hope) 2013, 32: 2116-21. PMID: 24301394, PMCID: PMC4070367, DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2013.0670.
Is all pain is treated equally? A multicenter evaluation of acute pain care by age.
Hwang U, Belland LK, Handel DA, Yadav K, Heard K, Rivera-Reyes L, Eisenberg A, Noble MJ, Mekala S, Valley M, Winkel G, Todd KH, Morrison RS. Is all pain is treated equally? A multicenter evaluation of acute pain care by age. Pain 2014, 155: 2568-2574. PMID: 25244947, PMCID: PMC4250377, DOI: 10.1016/j.pain.2014.09.017.
Enhancing a geriatric emergency department care coordination intervention using automated health information exchange-based clinical event notifications.
Gutteridge DL, Genes N, Hwang U, Kaplan B, Shapiro JS. Enhancing a geriatric emergency department care coordination intervention using automated health information exchange-based clinical event notifications. EGEMS (Washington, DC) 2014, 2: 1095. PMID: 25848622, PMCID: PMC4371432, DOI: 10.13063/2327-9214.1095.
Redesigned geriatric emergency care may have helped reduce admissions of older adults to intensive care units.
Grudzen C, Richardson LD, Baumlin KM, Winkel G, Davila C, Ng K, Hwang U. Redesigned geriatric emergency care may have helped reduce admissions of older adults to intensive care units. Health Affairs (Project Hope) 2015, 34: 788-95. PMID: 25941280, DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2014.0790.
Assessing geriatric vulnerability for post emergency department adverse outcomes: challenges abound while progress is slow.
Hwang U, Carpenter C. Assessing geriatric vulnerability for post emergency department adverse outcomes: challenges abound while progress is slow. Emergency Medicine Journal : EMJ 2016, 33: 2-3. PMID: 26311417, DOI: 10.1136/emermed-2015-204983.
A Multicenter Evaluation of the Impact of Sex on Abdominal and Fracture Pain Care.
Siddiqui A, Belland L, Rivera-Reyes L, Handel D, Yadav K, Heard K, Eisenberg A, Hwang U. A Multicenter Evaluation of the Impact of Sex on Abdominal and Fracture Pain Care. Medical Care 2015, 53: 948-53. PMID: 26465122, PMCID: PMC4610254, DOI: 10.1097/MLR.0000000000000430.
Ultrasound-guided nerve blocks for intracapsular and extracapsular hip fractures.
Dickman E, Pushkar I, Likourezos A, Todd K, Hwang U, Akhter S, Morrison S. Ultrasound-guided nerve blocks for intracapsular and extracapsular hip fractures. The American Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2016, 34: 586-9. PMID: 26809928, PMCID: PMC4799725, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2015.12.016.
Increased Identification of Emergency Department 72-hour Returns Using Multihospital Health Information Exchange.
Shy BD, Kim EY, Genes NG, Lowry T, Loo GT, Hwang U, Richardson LD, Shapiro JS. Increased Identification of Emergency Department 72-hour Returns Using Multihospital Health Information Exchange. Academic Emergency Medicine : Official Journal Of The Society For Academic Emergency Medicine 2016, 23: 645-9. PMID: 26932394, DOI: 10.1111/acem.12954.
Impact of Clinical Pharmacy Specialists on the Design and Implementation of a Quality Improvement Initiative to Decrease Inappropriate Medications in a Veterans Affairs Emergency Department.
Moss JM, Bryan WE, Wilkerson LM, Jackson GL, Owenby RK, Van Houtven C, Stevens MB, Powers JS, Vaughan CP, Hung WW, Hwang U, Markland AD, McGwin G, Hastings SN. Impact of Clinical Pharmacy Specialists on the Design and Implementation of a Quality Improvement Initiative to Decrease Inappropriate Medications in a Veterans Affairs Emergency Department. Journal Of Managed Care & Specialty Pharmacy 2016, 22: 74-80. PMID: 27015054, DOI: 10.18553/jmcp.2016.22.1.74.
Usability Evaluation of a Clinical Decision Support System for Geriatric ED Pain Treatment.
Genes N, Kim MS, Thum FL, Rivera L, Beato R, Song C, Soriano J, Kannry J, Baumlin K, Hwang U. Usability Evaluation of a Clinical Decision Support System for Geriatric ED Pain Treatment. Applied Clinical Informatics 2016, 7: 128-42. PMID: 27081412, PMCID: PMC4817340, DOI: 10.4338/ACI-2015-08-RA-0108.
The effect of surgical consult in the treatment of abdominal pain in older adults in the ED.
Roberts ES, Belland L, Rivera-Reyes L, Hwang U. The effect of surgical consult in the treatment of abdominal pain in older adults in the ED. The American Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2016, 34: 1524-7. PMID: 27241564, PMCID: PMC5027841, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2016.05.010.
A Multicenter Evaluation of Emergency Department Pain Care Across Different Types of Fractures.
Siddiqui A, Belland L, Rivera-Reyes L, Handel D, Yadav K, Heard K, Eisenberg A, Khelemsky Y, Hwang U. A Multicenter Evaluation of Emergency Department Pain Care Across Different Types of Fractures. Pain Medicine (Malden, Mass.) 2017, 18: 41-48. PMID: 27245631, PMCID: PMC5283699, DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnw072.
Feasibility of nurses measuring gait speed in older community-dwelling Emergency Department patients.
Tucker PW, Evans DD, Clevenger CK, Ardisson M, Hwang U. Feasibility of nurses measuring gait speed in older community-dwelling Emergency Department patients. Geriatric Nursing (New York, N.Y.) 2016, 37: 453-457. PMID: 27477084, DOI: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2016.06.015.
Shared Decision Making to Improve the Emergency Care of Older Adults: A Research Agenda.
Hogan TM, Richmond NL, Carpenter CR, Biese K, Hwang U, Shah MN, Escobedo M, Berman A, Broder JS, Platts-Mills TF. Shared Decision Making to Improve the Emergency Care of Older Adults: A Research Agenda. Academic Emergency Medicine : Official Journal Of The Society For Academic Emergency Medicine 2016, 23: 1386-1393. PMID: 27561819, DOI: 10.1111/acem.13074.
Implementing the EQUiPPED Medication Management Program at 5 VA Emergency Departments.
Vandenberg AE, Stevens M, Echt KV, Hastings SN, Powers J, Markland A, Hwang U, Hung W, Belbis S, Vaughan CP. Implementing the EQUiPPED Medication Management Program at 5 VA Emergency Departments. Federal Practitioner : For The Health Care Professionals Of The VA, DoD, And PHS 2016, 33: 29-33. PMID: 27773986, PMCID: PMC5070380.
Regional Nerve Blocks Improve Pain and Functional Outcomes in Hip Fracture: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
Morrison RS, Dickman E, Hwang U, Akhtar S, Ferguson T, Huang J, Jeng CL, Nelson BP, Rosenblatt MA, Silverstein JH, Strayer RJ, Torrillo TM, Todd KH. Regional Nerve Blocks Improve Pain and Functional Outcomes in Hip Fracture: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2016, 64: 2433-2439. PMID: 27787895, PMCID: PMC5173407, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.14386.
Preparing Older Adults with Serious Illness to Formulate Their Goals for Medical Care in the Emergency Department.
Ouchi K, Knabben V, Rivera-Reyes L, Ganta N, Gelfman LP, Sudore R, Hwang U. Preparing Older Adults with Serious Illness to Formulate Their Goals for Medical Care in the Emergency Department. Journal Of Palliative Medicine 2017, 20: 404-408. PMID: 27797638, PMCID: PMC5385414, DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2016.0109.
Improving geriatric prescribing in the ED: a qualitative study of facilitators and barriers to clinical decision support tool use.
Vandenberg AE, Vaughan CP, Stevens M, Hastings SN, Powers J, Markland A, Hwang U, Hung W, Echt KV. Improving geriatric prescribing in the ED: a qualitative study of facilitators and barriers to clinical decision support tool use. International Journal For Quality In Health Care : Journal Of The International Society For Quality In Health Care / ISQua 2017, 29: 117-123. PMID: 27852639, DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/mzw129.
Enhancing Quality of Provider Practices for Older Adults in the Emergency Department (EQUiPPED).
Stevens M, Hastings SN, Markland AD, Hwang U, Hung W, Vandenberg AE, Bryan W, Cross D, Powers J, McGwin G, Fattouh N, Ho W, Clevenger C, Vaughan CP. Enhancing Quality of Provider Practices for Older Adults in the Emergency Department (EQUiPPED). Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2017, 65: 1609-1614. PMID: 28388818, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.14890.
Bouncing Back Elsewhere: Multilevel Analysis of Return Visits to the Same or a Different Hospital After Initial Emergency Department Presentation.
Shy BD, Loo GT, Lowry T, Kim EY, Hwang U, Richardson LD, Shapiro JS. Bouncing Back Elsewhere: Multilevel Analysis of Return Visits to the Same or a Different Hospital After Initial Emergency Department Presentation. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2018, 71: 555-563.e1. PMID: 28967514, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2017.08.023.
Using music to reduce anxiety among older adults in the emergency department: a randomized pilot study.
Belland L, Rivera-Reyes L, Hwang U. Using music to reduce anxiety among older adults in the emergency department: a randomized pilot study. Journal Of Integrative Medicine 2017, 15: 450-455. PMID: 29103414, DOI: 10.1016/S2095-4964(17)60341-8.
Improving Emergency Department Discharge Care with Telephone Follow-Up. Does It Connect?
Hwang U, Hastings SN, Ramos K. Improving Emergency Department Discharge Care with Telephone Follow-Up. Does It Connect? Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2018, 66: 436-438. PMID: 29272032, PMCID: PMC6555408, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.15218.
An Interdisciplinary Academic Detailing Approach to Decrease Inappropriate Medication Prescribing by Physician Residents for Older Veterans Treated in the Emergency Department.
Moss JM, Bryan WE, Wilkerson LM, King HA, Jackson GL, Owenby RK, Van Houtven CH, Stevens MB, Powers J, Vaughan CP, Hung WW, Hwang U, Markland AD, Sloane R, Knaack W, Hastings SN. An Interdisciplinary Academic Detailing Approach to Decrease Inappropriate Medication Prescribing by Physician Residents for Older Veterans Treated in the Emergency Department. Journal Of Pharmacy Practice 2019, 32: 167-174. PMID: 29277130, PMCID: PMC6533068, DOI: 10.1177/0897190017747424.
Geriatric Emergency Department Innovations: Transitional Care Nurses and Hospital Use.
Hwang U, Dresden SM, Rosenberg MS, Garrido MM, Loo G, Sze J, Gravenor S, Courtney DM, Kang R, Zhu CW, Vargas-Torres C, Grudzen CR, Richardson LD. Geriatric Emergency Department Innovations: Transitional Care Nurses and Hospital Use. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2018, 66: 459-466. PMID: 29318583, PMCID: PMC6764445, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.15235.
ACE Model for Older Adults in ED.
Sanon M, Hwang U, Abraham G, Goldhirsch S, Richardson LD. ACE Model for Older Adults in ED. Geriatrics (Basel, Switzerland) 2019, 4 PMID: 31023992, PMCID: PMC6473391, DOI: 10.3390/geriatrics4010024.
PROMIS Physical Function 10-Item Short Form for Older Adults in an Emergency Setting.
Fox GWC, Rodriguez S, Rivera-Reyes L, Loo G, Hazan A, Hwang U. PROMIS Physical Function 10-Item Short Form for Older Adults in an Emergency Setting. The Journals Of Gerontology. Series A, Biological Sciences And Medical Sciences 2020, 75: 1418-1423. PMID: 31251798, DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glz163.
30-Day Emergency Department Revisit Rates among Older Adults with Documented Dementia.
Kent T, Lesser A, Israni J, Hwang U, Carpenter C, Ko KJ. 30-Day Emergency Department Revisit Rates among Older Adults with Documented Dementia. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2019, 67: 2254-2259. PMID: 31403717, PMCID: PMC6899685, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.16114.
Geriatric Emergency Department Innovations: The Impact of Transitional Care Nurses on 30-day Readmissions for Older Adults.
Dresden SM, Hwang U, Garrido MM, Sze J, Kang R, Vargas-Torres C, Courtney DM, Loo G, Rosenberg M, Richardson L. Geriatric Emergency Department Innovations: The Impact of Transitional Care Nurses on 30-day Readmissions for Older Adults. Academic Emergency Medicine : Official Journal Of The Society For Academic Emergency Medicine 2020, 27: 43-53. PMID: 31663245, DOI: 10.1111/acem.13880.
Concepts in Practice: Geriatric Emergency Departments.
Southerland LT, Lo AX, Biese K, Arendts G, Banerjee J, Hwang U, Dresden S, Argento V, Kennedy M, Shenvi CL, Carpenter CR. Concepts in Practice: Geriatric Emergency Departments. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2020, 75: 162-170. PMID: 31732374, PMCID: PMC6980991, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2019.08.430.
Delirium in the Emergency Department: Moving From Tool-Based Research to System-Wide Change.
Kennedy M, Hwang U, Han JH. Delirium in the Emergency Department: Moving From Tool-Based Research to System-Wide Change. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2020, 68: 956-958. PMID: 32274813, PMCID: PMC7891178, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.16437.
Managing Older Adults with Presumed COVID-19 in the Emergency Department: A Rational Approach to Rationing.
Rosen T, Ferrante LE, Liu SW, Benton EA, Mulcare MR, Stern ME, Biese K, Hwang U, Sanon M. Managing Older Adults with Presumed COVID-19 in the Emergency Department: A Rational Approach to Rationing. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2020, 68: 1631-1635. PMID: 32574404, PMCID: PMC7361631, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.16651.
Sequential implementation of the EQUIPPED geriatric medication safety program as a learning health system.
Vandenberg AE, Kegler M, Hastings SN, Hwang U, Wu D, Stevens MB, Clevenger C, Eucker S, Genes N, Huang W, Ikpe-Ekpo E, Nassisi D, Previll L, Rodriguez S, Sanon M, Schlientz D, Vigliotti D, Vaughan CP. Sequential implementation of the EQUIPPED geriatric medication safety program as a learning health system. International Journal For Quality In Health Care : Journal Of The International Society For Quality In Health Care / ISQua 2020, 32: 470-476. PMID: 32671390, DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/mzaa077.
Delirium Prevention, Detection, and Treatment in Emergency Medicine Settings: A Geriatric Emergency Care Applied Research (GEAR) Network Scoping Review and Consensus Statement.
Carpenter CR, Hammouda N, Linton EA, Doering M, Ohuabunwa UK, Ko KJ, Hung WW, Shah MN, Lindquist LA, Biese K, Wei D, Hoy L, Nerbonne L, Hwang U, Dresden SM. Delirium Prevention, Detection, and Treatment in Emergency Medicine Settings: A Geriatric Emergency Care Applied Research (GEAR) Network Scoping Review and Consensus Statement. Academic Emergency Medicine : Official Journal Of The Society For Academic Emergency Medicine 2021, 28: 19-35. PMID: 33135274, PMCID: PMC7971946, DOI: 10.1111/acem.14166.
Association of a Geriatric Emergency Department Innovation Program With Cost Outcomes Among Medicare Beneficiaries.
Hwang U, Dresden SM, Vargas-Torres C, Kang R, Garrido MM, Loo G, Sze J, Cruz D, Richardson LD, Adams J, Aldeen A, Baumlin KM, Courtney DM, Gravenor S, Grudzen CR, Nimo G, Zhu CW. Association of a Geriatric Emergency Department Innovation Program With Cost Outcomes Among Medicare Beneficiaries. JAMA Network Open 2021, 4: e2037334. PMID: 33646311, PMCID: PMC7921898, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.37334.
Research priorities for elder abuse screening and intervention: A Geriatric Emergency Care Applied Research (GEAR) network scoping review and consensus statement.
Kayser J, Morrow-Howell N, Rosen TE, Skees S, Doering M, Clark S, Hurka-Richardson K, Bin Shams R, Ringer T, Hwang U, Platts-Mills TF, Network TG. Research priorities for elder abuse screening and intervention: A Geriatric Emergency Care Applied Research (GEAR) network scoping review and consensus statement. Journal Of Elder Abuse & Neglect 2021, 33: 123-144. PMID: 33797344, PMCID: PMC8204570, DOI: 10.1080/08946566.2021.1904313.
ED-DEL: Development of a change package and toolkit for delirium in the emergency department.
Kennedy M, Webb M, Gartaganis S, Hwang U, Biese K, Stuck A, Lesser A, Hshieh T, Inouye SK. ED-DEL: Development of a change package and toolkit for delirium in the emergency department. Journal Of The American College Of Emergency Physicians Open 2021, 2: e12421. PMID: 33969341, PMCID: PMC8082702, DOI: 10.1002/emp2.12421.
Emergency department visits for emergent conditions among older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Janke AT, Jain S, Hwang U, Rosenberg M, Biese K, Schneider S, Goyal P, Venkatesh AK. Emergency department visits for emergent conditions among older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2021, 69: 1713-1721. PMID: 33955546, PMCID: PMC8242842, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.17227.
A Longitudinal Analysis of Functional Disability, Recovery, and Nursing Home Utilization After Hospitalization for Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions Among Community-Living Older Persons.
Gettel CJ, Venkatesh AK, Leo-Summers LS, Murphy TE, Gahbauer EA, Hwang U, Gill TM. A Longitudinal Analysis of Functional Disability, Recovery, and Nursing Home Utilization After Hospitalization for Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions Among Community-Living Older Persons. Journal Of Hospital Medicine 2021, 16: 469-475. PMID: 34328835, PMCID: PMC8340961, DOI: 10.12788/jhm.3669.
Care transitions and social needs: A Geriatric Emergency care Applied Research (GEAR) Network scoping review and consensus statement.
Gettel CJ, Voils CI, Bristol AA, Richardson LD, Hogan TM, Brody AA, Gladney MN, Suyama J, Ragsdale LC, Binkley CL, Morano CL, Seidenfeld J, Hammouda N, Ko KJ, Hwang U, Hastings SN. Care transitions and social needs: A Geriatric Emergency care Applied Research (GEAR) Network scoping review and consensus statement. Academic Emergency Medicine : Official Journal Of The Society For Academic Emergency Medicine 2021, 28: 1430-1439. PMID: 34328674, PMCID: PMC8725618, DOI: 10.1111/acem.14360.
Erratum to "Ultrasound-guided nerve blocks for intracapsular and extracapsular hip fractures" [Am J Emerg Med 34(3) (2016), 586-589].
Dickman E, Pushkar I, Likourezos A, Todd K, Hwang U, Akhtar S, Morrison S. Erratum to "Ultrasound-guided nerve blocks for intracapsular and extracapsular hip fractures" [Am J Emerg Med 34(3) (2016), 586-589]. The American Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2016, 34: 1921. PMID: 27364647, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2016.05.041.
Geriatric emergency department revisits after discharge with Potentially Inappropriate Medications: A retrospective cohort study.
Hammouda N, Vargas-Torres C, Doucette J, Hwang U. Geriatric emergency department revisits after discharge with Potentially Inappropriate Medications: A retrospective cohort study. The American Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2021, 44: 148-156. PMID: 33621716, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2021.02.004.
Reach and Adoption of a Geriatric Emergency Department Accreditation Program in the United States.
Kennedy M, Lesser A, Israni J, Liu SW, Santangelo I, Tidwell N, Southerland LT, Carpenter CR, Biese K, Ahmad S, Hwang U. Reach and Adoption of a Geriatric Emergency Department Accreditation Program in the United States. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2022, 79: 367-373. PMID: 34389196, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2021.06.013.
Inclusion of older adults in emergency department clinical research: Strategies to achieve a critical goal.
Hunold KM, Goldberg EM, Caterino JM, Hwang U, Platts-Mills TF, Shah MN, Rosen T. Inclusion of older adults in emergency department clinical research: Strategies to achieve a critical goal. Academic Emergency Medicine : Official Journal Of The Society For Academic Emergency Medicine 2022, 29: 376-383. PMID: 34582613, PMCID: PMC8958170, DOI: 10.1111/acem.14386.
Evaluation and disposition of older adults presenting to the emergency department with abdominal pain.
Friedman AB, Chen AT, Wu R, Coe NB, Halpern SD, Hwang U, Kelz RR, Cappola AR. Evaluation and disposition of older adults presenting to the emergency department with abdominal pain. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2022, 70: 501-511. PMID: 34628638, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.17503.
Early prescribing outcomes after exporting the EQUIPPED medication safety improvement programme.
Vaughan CP, Hwang U, Vandenberg AE, Leong T, Wu D, Stevens MB, Clevenger C, Eucker S, Genes N, Huang W, Ikpe-Ekpo E, Nassisi D, Previl L, Rodriguez S, Sanon M, Schlientz D, Vigliotti D, Hastings SN. Early prescribing outcomes after exporting the EQUIPPED medication safety improvement programme. BMJ Open Quality 2021, 10 PMID: 34750188, PMCID: PMC8576471, DOI: 10.1136/bmjoq-2021-001369.
Emergency Department Care Transitions for Patients with Cognitive Impairment: A Scoping Review.
Gettel CJ, Falvey JR, Gifford A, Hoang L, Christensen LA, Hwang U, Shah MN. Emergency Department Care Transitions for Patients with Cognitive Impairment: A Scoping Review. Journal Of The American Medical Directors Association 2022 PMID: 35247358, DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2022.01.076.
The Geriatric Emergency Care Applied Research (GEAR) network approach: a protocol to advance stakeholder consensus and research priorities in geriatrics and dementia care in the emergency department.
Hwang U, Carpenter C, Dresden S, Dussetschleger J, Gifford A, Hoang L, Leggett J, Nowroozpoor A, Taylor Z, Shah M. The Geriatric Emergency Care Applied Research (GEAR) network approach: a protocol to advance stakeholder consensus and research priorities in geriatrics and dementia care in the emergency department. BMJ Open 2022, 12: e060974. PMID: 35459682, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-060974.

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Professor of Emergency Medicine
Vice Chair for Research, Emergency Medicine

Education & Training

Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholar
Yale School of Medicine (2004)
Resident
Mount Sinai Medical Center (2002)
MPH
Harvard School of Public Health (1999)
MD
New York University School of Medicine (1997)

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The musculoskeletal diagnosis cohort: examining pain and pain care among veterans.
Goulet JL, Kerns RD, Bair M, Becker W, Brennan P, Burgess DJ, Carroll CM, Dobscha S, Driscoll M, Fenton BT, Fraenkel L, Haskell S, Heapy A, Higgins D, Hoff RA, Hwang U, Justice AC, Piette JD, Sinnott P, Wandner L, Womack J, Brandt CA. The musculoskeletal diagnosis cohort: examining pain and pain care among veterans. Pain 2016, 157: 1696-1703. PMID: 27023420, PMCID: PMC4949131, DOI: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000000567.
Measures of crowding in the emergency department: a systematic review.
Hwang U, McCarthy ML, Aronsky D, Asplin B, Crane PW, Craven CK, Epstein SK, Fee C, Handel DA, Pines JM, Rathlev NK, Schafermeyer RW, Zwemer FL, Bernstein SL. Measures of crowding in the emergency department: a systematic review. Academic Emergency Medicine : Official Journal Of The Society For Academic Emergency Medicine 2011, 18: 527-38. PMID: 21569171, DOI: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.2011.01054.x.
The effect of emergency department crowding on clinically oriented outcomes.
Bernstein SL, Aronsky D, Duseja R, Epstein S, Handel D, Hwang U, McCarthy M, John McConnell K, Pines JM, Rathlev N, Schafermeyer R, Zwemer F, Schull M, Asplin BR. The effect of emergency department crowding on clinically oriented outcomes. Academic Emergency Medicine : Official Journal Of The Society For Academic Emergency Medicine 2009, 16: 1-10. PMID: 19007346, DOI: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.2008.00295.x.
Care in the emergency department: how crowded is overcrowded?
Hwang U, Concato J. Care in the emergency department: how crowded is overcrowded? Academic Emergency Medicine : Official Journal Of The Society For Academic Emergency Medicine 2004, 11: 1097-101. PMID: 15466155, DOI: 10.1197/j.aem.2004.07.004.
Analgesic prescribing trends in a national sample of older veterans with osteoarthritis: 2012-2017.
Trentalange M, Runels T, Bean A, Kerns RD, Bair MJ, Brody AA, Brandt CA, Hwang U. Analgesic prescribing trends in a national sample of older veterans with osteoarthritis: 2012-2017. Pain 2019, 160: 1319-1326. PMID: 30913167, DOI: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000001509.
AGS Position Statement: Resource Allocation Strategies and Age-Related Considerations in the COVID-19 Era and Beyond.
Farrell TW, Ferrante LE, Brown T, Francis L, Widera E, Rhodes R, Rosen T, Hwang U, Witt LJ, Thothala N, Liu SW, Vitale CA, Braun UK, Stephens C, Saliba D. AGS Position Statement: Resource Allocation Strategies and Age-Related Considerations in the COVID-19 Era and Beyond. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2020, 68: 1136-1142. PMID: 32374440, PMCID: PMC7267615, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.16537.
Rationing Limited Healthcare Resources in the COVID-19 Era and Beyond: Ethical Considerations Regarding Older Adults.
Farrell TW, Francis L, Brown T, Ferrante LE, Widera E, Rhodes R, Rosen T, Hwang U, Witt LJ, Thothala N, Liu SW, Vitale CA, Braun UK, Stephens C, Saliba D. Rationing Limited Healthcare Resources in the COVID-19 Era and Beyond: Ethical Considerations Regarding Older Adults. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2020, 68: 1143-1149. PMID: 32374466, PMCID: PMC7267288, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.16539.
Quality indicators for geriatric emergency care.
Terrell KM, Hustey FM, Hwang U, Gerson LW, Wenger NS, Miller DK. Quality indicators for geriatric emergency care. Academic Emergency Medicine : Official Journal Of The Society For Academic Emergency Medicine 2009, 16: 441-9. PMID: 19344452, DOI: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.2009.00382.x.
Optimal older adult emergency care: Introducing multidisciplinary geriatric emergency department guidelines from the American College of Emergency Physicians, American Geriatrics Society, Emergency Nurses Association, and Society for Academic Emergency Medicine.
Carpenter CR, Bromley M, Caterino JM, Chun A, Gerson LW, Greenspan J, Hwang U, John DP, Lyons WL, Platts-Mills TF, Mortensen B, Ragsdale L, Rosenberg M, Wilber ST. Optimal older adult emergency care: Introducing multidisciplinary geriatric emergency department guidelines from the American College of Emergency Physicians, American Geriatrics Society, Emergency Nurses Association, and Society for Academic Emergency Medicine. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2014, 63: e1-3. PMID: 24746436, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2014.03.002.
Optimal older adult emergency care: introducing multidisciplinary geriatric emergency department guidelines from the American College of Emergency Physicians, American Geriatrics Society, Emergency Nurses Association, and Society for Academic Emergency Medicine.
Carpenter CR, Bromley M, Caterino JM, Chun A, Gerson LW, Greenspan J, Hwang U, John DP, Lyons WL, Platts-Mills TF, Mortensen B, Ragsdale L, Rosenberg M, Wilber S. Optimal older adult emergency care: introducing multidisciplinary geriatric emergency department guidelines from the American College of Emergency Physicians, American Geriatrics Society, Emergency Nurses Association, and Society for Academic Emergency Medicine. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2014, 62: 1360-3. PMID: 24890806, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.12883.
Optimal older adult emergency care: introducing multidisciplinary geriatric emergency department guidelines from the American College of Emergency Physicians, American Geriatrics Society, Emergency Nurses Association, and Society for Academic Emergency Medicine.
Carpenter CR, Bromley M, Caterino JM, Chun A, Gerson LW, Greenspan J, Hwang U, John DP, Lyons WL, Platts-Mills TF, Mortensen B, Ragsdale L, Rosenberg M, Wilber S. Optimal older adult emergency care: introducing multidisciplinary geriatric emergency department guidelines from the American College of Emergency Physicians, American Geriatrics Society, Emergency Nurses Association, and Society for Academic Emergency Medicine. Academic Emergency Medicine : Official Journal Of The Society For Academic Emergency Medicine 2014, 21: 806-9. PMID: 25117158, DOI: 10.1111/acem.12415.
Enhancing the Quality of Prescribing Practices for Older Veterans Discharged from the Emergency Department (EQUiPPED): Preliminary Results from Enhancing Quality of Prescribing Practices for Older Veterans Discharged from the Emergency Department, a Novel Multicomponent Interdisciplinary Quality Improvement Initiative.
Stevens MB, Hastings SN, Powers J, Vandenberg AE, Echt KV, Bryan WE, Peggs K, Markland AD, Hwang U, Hung WW, Schmidt AJ, McGwin G, Ikpe-Ekpo E, Clevenger C, Johnson TM, Vaughan CP. Enhancing the Quality of Prescribing Practices for Older Veterans Discharged from the Emergency Department (EQUiPPED): Preliminary Results from Enhancing Quality of Prescribing Practices for Older Veterans Discharged from the Emergency Department, a Novel Multicomponent Interdisciplinary Quality Improvement Initiative. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2015, 63: 1025-9. PMID: 25945692, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.13404.
The Evolving Role of Geriatric Emergency Department Social Work in the Era of Health Care Reform.
Hamilton C, Ronda L, Hwang U, Abraham G, Baumlin K, Morano B, Nassisi D, Richardson L. The Evolving Role of Geriatric Emergency Department Social Work in the Era of Health Care Reform. Social Work In Health Care 2015, 54: 849-868. PMID: 26565950, DOI: 10.1080/00981389.2015.1087447.
Population Health Solutions for Assessing Cognitive Impairment in Geriatric Patients.
Perry W, Lacritz L, Roebuck-Spencer T, Silver C, Denney RL, Meyers J, McConnel CE, Pliskin N, Adler D, Alban C, Bondi M, Braun M, Cagigas X, Daven M, Drozdick L, Foster NL, Hwang U, Ivey L, Iverson G, Kramer J, Lantz M, Latts L, Ling SM, Lopez AM, Malone M, Martin-Plank L, Maslow K, Melady D, Messer M, Most R, Norris MP, Shafer D, Silverberg N, Thomas CM, Thornhill L, Tsai J, Vakharia N, Waters M, Golden T. Population Health Solutions for Assessing Cognitive Impairment in Geriatric Patients. Archives Of Clinical Neuropsychology : The Official Journal Of The National Academy Of Neuropsychologists 2018, 33: 655-675. PMID: 30339202, PMCID: PMC6201735, DOI: 10.1093/arclin/acy052.
Population Health Solutions for Assessing Cognitive Impairment in Geriatric Patients.
Perry W, Lacritz L, Roebuck-Spencer T, Silver C, Denney RL, Meyers J, McConnel CE, Pliskin N, Adler D, Alban C, Bondi M, Braun M, Cagigas X, Daven M, Drozdick L, Foster NL, Hwang U, Ivey L, Iverson G, Kramer J, Lantz M, Latts L, Maria Lopez A, Malone M, Martin-Plank L, Maslow K, Melady D, Messer M, Most R, Norris MP, Shafer D, Thomas CM, Thornhill L, Tsai J, Vakharia N, Waters M, Golden T. Population Health Solutions for Assessing Cognitive Impairment in Geriatric Patients. The Clinical Neuropsychologist 2018, 32: 1193-1225. PMID: 30396329, DOI: 10.1080/13854046.2018.1517503.
Population Health Solutions for Assessing Cognitive Impairment in Geriatric Patients.
Perry W, Lacritz L, Roebuck-Spencer T, Silver C, Denney RL, Meyers J, McConnel CE, Pliskin N, Adler D, Alban C, Bondi M, Braun M, Cagigas X, Daven M, Drozdick L, Foster NL, Hwang U, Ivey L, Iverson G, Kramer J, Lantz M, Latts L, Ling SM, Maria Lopez A, Malone M, Martin-Plank L, Maslow K, Melady D, Messer M, Most R, Norris MP, Shafer D, Silverberg N, Thomas CM, Thornhill L, Tsai J, Vakharia N, Waters M, Golden T. Population Health Solutions for Assessing Cognitive Impairment in Geriatric Patients. Innovation In Aging 2018, 2: igy025. PMID: 30480142, PMCID: PMC6183165, DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igy025.
Access to care: a review of the emergency medicine literature.
Richardson LD, Hwang U. Access to care: a review of the emergency medicine literature. Academic Emergency Medicine : Official Journal Of The Society For Academic Emergency Medicine 2001, 8: 1030-6. PMID: 11691664, DOI: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.2001.tb01111.x.
America's Health Care Safety Net: intact or unraveling?
Richardson LD, Hwang U. America's Health Care Safety Net: intact or unraveling? Academic Emergency Medicine : Official Journal Of The Society For Academic Emergency Medicine 2001, 8: 1056-63. PMID: 11691668, DOI: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.2001.tb01115.x.
Reasons for using the emergency department: results of the EMPATH Study.
Ragin DF, Hwang U, Cydulka RK, Holson D, Haley LL, Richards CF, Becker BM, Richardson LD. Reasons for using the emergency department: results of the EMPATH Study. Academic Emergency Medicine : Official Journal Of The Society For Academic Emergency Medicine 2005, 12: 1158-66. PMID: 16282515, DOI: 10.1197/j.aem.2005.06.030.
The effect of emergency department crowding on the management of pain in older adults with hip fracture.
Hwang U, Richardson LD, Sonuyi TO, Morrison RS. The effect of emergency department crowding on the management of pain in older adults with hip fracture. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2006, 54: 270-5. PMID: 16460378, DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2005.00587.x.
Geriatric emergency medicine and the 2006 Institute of Medicine reports from the Committee on the Future of Emergency Care in the U.S. health system.
Wilber ST, Gerson LW, Terrell KM, Carpenter CR, Shah MN, Heard K, Hwang U. Geriatric emergency medicine and the 2006 Institute of Medicine reports from the Committee on the Future of Emergency Care in the U.S. health system. Academic Emergency Medicine : Official Journal Of The Society For Academic Emergency Medicine 2006, 13: 1345-51. PMID: 17071799, DOI: 10.1197/j.aem.2006.09.050.
The geriatric emergency department.
Hwang U, Morrison RS. The geriatric emergency department. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2007, 55: 1873-6. PMID: 17916122, DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2007.01400.x.
What affects time to care in emergency room appendicitis patients?
Bickell NA, Hwang U, Anderson RM, Rojas M, Barsky CL. What affects time to care in emergency room appendicitis patients? Medical Care 2008, 46: 417-22. PMID: 18362822, DOI: 10.1097/MLR.0b013e31815c1e66.
Emergency department crowding and decreased quality of pain care.
Hwang U, Richardson L, Livote E, Harris B, Spencer N, Sean Morrison R. Emergency department crowding and decreased quality of pain care. Academic Emergency Medicine : Official Journal Of The Society For Academic Emergency Medicine 2008, 15: 1248-55. PMID: 18945239, PMCID: PMC2729811, DOI: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.2008.00267.x.
Disparities in use of computed tomography for patients presenting with headache.
Harris B, Hwang U, Lee WS, Richardson LD. Disparities in use of computed tomography for patients presenting with headache. The American Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2009, 27: 333-6. PMID: 19328379, PMCID: PMC2757437, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2008.03.041.
Emergency department patient volume and troponin laboratory turnaround time.
Hwang U, Baumlin K, Berman J, Chawla NK, Handel DA, Heard K, Livote E, Pines JM, Valley M, Yadav K. Emergency department patient volume and troponin laboratory turnaround time. Academic Emergency Medicine : Official Journal Of The Society For Academic Emergency Medicine 2010, 17: 501-7. PMID: 20536804, DOI: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.2010.00738.x.
The quality of emergency department pain care for older adult patients.
Hwang U, Richardson LD, Harris B, Morrison RS. The quality of emergency department pain care for older adult patients. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2010, 58: 2122-8. PMID: 21054293, PMCID: PMC3058876, DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2010.03152.x.
Resident perceptions of palliative care training in the emergency department.
Meo N, Hwang U, Morrison RS. Resident perceptions of palliative care training in the emergency department. Journal Of Palliative Medicine 2011, 14: 548-55. PMID: 21291326, PMCID: PMC3089743, DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2010.0343.
Factors associated with delays to emergency care for bowel obstruction.
Hwang U, Aufses AH, Bickell NA. Factors associated with delays to emergency care for bowel obstruction. American Journal Of Surgery 2011, 202: 1-7. PMID: 21632032, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2010.05.003.
Research priorities for palliative and end-of-life care in the emergency setting.
Quest TE, Asplin BR, Cairns CB, Hwang U, Pines JM. Research priorities for palliative and end-of-life care in the emergency setting. Academic Emergency Medicine : Official Journal Of The Society For Academic Emergency Medicine 2011, 18: e70-6. PMID: 21676052, PMCID: PMC3368013, DOI: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.2011.01088.x.
A painful setback: misinterpretation of analgesic safety in older adults may inadvertently worsen pain care.
Hwang U, Morrison RS, Richardson LD, Todd KH. A painful setback: misinterpretation of analgesic safety in older adults may inadvertently worsen pain care. Archives Of Internal Medicine 2011, 171: 1127; author reply 1127-8. PMID: 21709124, PMCID: PMC3368583, DOI: 10.1001/archinternmed.2011.262.
Variations in crowding and ambulance diversion in nine emergency departments.
Handel DA, Pines J, Aronsky D, Genes N, Ginde AA, Hackman J, Hilton JA, Hwang U, Kamali M, Powell E, Sattarian M, Fu R. Variations in crowding and ambulance diversion in nine emergency departments. Academic Emergency Medicine : Official Journal Of The Society For Academic Emergency Medicine 2011, 18: 941-6. PMID: 21906203, DOI: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.2011.01149.x.
Characteristics of frequent geriatric users of an urban emergency department.
Wajnberg A, Hwang U, Torres L, Yang S. Characteristics of frequent geriatric users of an urban emergency department. The Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2012, 43: 376-81. PMID: 22040771, DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2011.06.056.
A research agenda to assure equity during periods of emergency department crowding.
Hwang U, Weber EJ, Richardson LD, Sweet V, Todd K, Abraham G, Ankel F. A research agenda to assure equity during periods of emergency department crowding. Academic Emergency Medicine : Official Journal Of The Society For Academic Emergency Medicine 2011, 18: 1318-23. PMID: 22168197, PMCID: PMC3368012, DOI: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.2011.01233.x.
Characteristics of emergency department patients who receive a palliative care consultation.
Grudzen CR, Hwang U, Cohen JA, Fischman M, Morrison RS. Characteristics of emergency department patients who receive a palliative care consultation. Journal Of Palliative Medicine 2012, 15: 396-9. PMID: 22468771, PMCID: PMC3391705, DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2011.0376.
Predictors of patient length of stay in 9 emergency departments.
Wiler JL, Handel DA, Ginde AA, Aronsky D, Genes NG, Hackman JL, Hilton JA, Hwang U, Kamali M, Pines JM, Powell E, Sattarian M, Fu R. Predictors of patient length of stay in 9 emergency departments. The American Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2012, 30: 1860-4. PMID: 22633732, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2012.03.028.
Solutions to emergency department 'boarding' and crowding are underused and may need to be legislated.
Rabin E, Kocher K, McClelland M, Pines J, Hwang U, Rathlev N, Asplin B, Trueger NS, Weber E. Solutions to emergency department 'boarding' and crowding are underused and may need to be legislated. Health Affairs (Project Hope) 2012, 31: 1757-66. PMID: 22869654, DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2011.0786.
Acute pain management in older adults in the emergency department.
Hwang U, Platts-Mills TF. Acute pain management in older adults in the emergency department. Clinics In Geriatric Medicine 2013, 29: 151-64. PMID: 23177605, DOI: 10.1016/j.cger.2012.10.006.
A brief educational intervention is effective in teaching the femoral nerve block procedure to first-year emergency medicine residents.
Akhtar S, Hwang U, Dickman E, Nelson BP, Morrison RS, Todd KH. A brief educational intervention is effective in teaching the femoral nerve block procedure to first-year emergency medicine residents. The Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2013, 45: 726-30. PMID: 23993941, DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2013.04.051.
Transforming emergency care for older adults.
Hwang U, Shah MN, Han JH, Carpenter CR, Siu AL, Adams JG. Transforming emergency care for older adults. Health Affairs (Project Hope) 2013, 32: 2116-21. PMID: 24301394, PMCID: PMC4070367, DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2013.0670.
Is all pain is treated equally? A multicenter evaluation of acute pain care by age.
Hwang U, Belland LK, Handel DA, Yadav K, Heard K, Rivera-Reyes L, Eisenberg A, Noble MJ, Mekala S, Valley M, Winkel G, Todd KH, Morrison RS. Is all pain is treated equally? A multicenter evaluation of acute pain care by age. Pain 2014, 155: 2568-2574. PMID: 25244947, PMCID: PMC4250377, DOI: 10.1016/j.pain.2014.09.017.
Enhancing a geriatric emergency department care coordination intervention using automated health information exchange-based clinical event notifications.
Gutteridge DL, Genes N, Hwang U, Kaplan B, Shapiro JS. Enhancing a geriatric emergency department care coordination intervention using automated health information exchange-based clinical event notifications. EGEMS (Washington, DC) 2014, 2: 1095. PMID: 25848622, PMCID: PMC4371432, DOI: 10.13063/2327-9214.1095.
Redesigned geriatric emergency care may have helped reduce admissions of older adults to intensive care units.
Grudzen C, Richardson LD, Baumlin KM, Winkel G, Davila C, Ng K, Hwang U. Redesigned geriatric emergency care may have helped reduce admissions of older adults to intensive care units. Health Affairs (Project Hope) 2015, 34: 788-95. PMID: 25941280, DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2014.0790.
Assessing geriatric vulnerability for post emergency department adverse outcomes: challenges abound while progress is slow.
Hwang U, Carpenter C. Assessing geriatric vulnerability for post emergency department adverse outcomes: challenges abound while progress is slow. Emergency Medicine Journal : EMJ 2016, 33: 2-3. PMID: 26311417, DOI: 10.1136/emermed-2015-204983.
A Multicenter Evaluation of the Impact of Sex on Abdominal and Fracture Pain Care.
Siddiqui A, Belland L, Rivera-Reyes L, Handel D, Yadav K, Heard K, Eisenberg A, Hwang U. A Multicenter Evaluation of the Impact of Sex on Abdominal and Fracture Pain Care. Medical Care 2015, 53: 948-53. PMID: 26465122, PMCID: PMC4610254, DOI: 10.1097/MLR.0000000000000430.
Ultrasound-guided nerve blocks for intracapsular and extracapsular hip fractures.
Dickman E, Pushkar I, Likourezos A, Todd K, Hwang U, Akhter S, Morrison S. Ultrasound-guided nerve blocks for intracapsular and extracapsular hip fractures. The American Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2016, 34: 586-9. PMID: 26809928, PMCID: PMC4799725, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2015.12.016.
Increased Identification of Emergency Department 72-hour Returns Using Multihospital Health Information Exchange.
Shy BD, Kim EY, Genes NG, Lowry T, Loo GT, Hwang U, Richardson LD, Shapiro JS. Increased Identification of Emergency Department 72-hour Returns Using Multihospital Health Information Exchange. Academic Emergency Medicine : Official Journal Of The Society For Academic Emergency Medicine 2016, 23: 645-9. PMID: 26932394, DOI: 10.1111/acem.12954.
Impact of Clinical Pharmacy Specialists on the Design and Implementation of a Quality Improvement Initiative to Decrease Inappropriate Medications in a Veterans Affairs Emergency Department.
Moss JM, Bryan WE, Wilkerson LM, Jackson GL, Owenby RK, Van Houtven C, Stevens MB, Powers JS, Vaughan CP, Hung WW, Hwang U, Markland AD, McGwin G, Hastings SN. Impact of Clinical Pharmacy Specialists on the Design and Implementation of a Quality Improvement Initiative to Decrease Inappropriate Medications in a Veterans Affairs Emergency Department. Journal Of Managed Care & Specialty Pharmacy 2016, 22: 74-80. PMID: 27015054, DOI: 10.18553/jmcp.2016.22.1.74.
Usability Evaluation of a Clinical Decision Support System for Geriatric ED Pain Treatment.
Genes N, Kim MS, Thum FL, Rivera L, Beato R, Song C, Soriano J, Kannry J, Baumlin K, Hwang U. Usability Evaluation of a Clinical Decision Support System for Geriatric ED Pain Treatment. Applied Clinical Informatics 2016, 7: 128-42. PMID: 27081412, PMCID: PMC4817340, DOI: 10.4338/ACI-2015-08-RA-0108.
The effect of surgical consult in the treatment of abdominal pain in older adults in the ED.
Roberts ES, Belland L, Rivera-Reyes L, Hwang U. The effect of surgical consult in the treatment of abdominal pain in older adults in the ED. The American Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2016, 34: 1524-7. PMID: 27241564, PMCID: PMC5027841, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2016.05.010.
A Multicenter Evaluation of Emergency Department Pain Care Across Different Types of Fractures.
Siddiqui A, Belland L, Rivera-Reyes L, Handel D, Yadav K, Heard K, Eisenberg A, Khelemsky Y, Hwang U. A Multicenter Evaluation of Emergency Department Pain Care Across Different Types of Fractures. Pain Medicine (Malden, Mass.) 2017, 18: 41-48. PMID: 27245631, PMCID: PMC5283699, DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnw072.
Feasibility of nurses measuring gait speed in older community-dwelling Emergency Department patients.
Tucker PW, Evans DD, Clevenger CK, Ardisson M, Hwang U. Feasibility of nurses measuring gait speed in older community-dwelling Emergency Department patients. Geriatric Nursing (New York, N.Y.) 2016, 37: 453-457. PMID: 27477084, DOI: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2016.06.015.
Shared Decision Making to Improve the Emergency Care of Older Adults: A Research Agenda.
Hogan TM, Richmond NL, Carpenter CR, Biese K, Hwang U, Shah MN, Escobedo M, Berman A, Broder JS, Platts-Mills TF. Shared Decision Making to Improve the Emergency Care of Older Adults: A Research Agenda. Academic Emergency Medicine : Official Journal Of The Society For Academic Emergency Medicine 2016, 23: 1386-1393. PMID: 27561819, DOI: 10.1111/acem.13074.
Implementing the EQUiPPED Medication Management Program at 5 VA Emergency Departments.
Vandenberg AE, Stevens M, Echt KV, Hastings SN, Powers J, Markland A, Hwang U, Hung W, Belbis S, Vaughan CP. Implementing the EQUiPPED Medication Management Program at 5 VA Emergency Departments. Federal Practitioner : For The Health Care Professionals Of The VA, DoD, And PHS 2016, 33: 29-33. PMID: 27773986, PMCID: PMC5070380.
Regional Nerve Blocks Improve Pain and Functional Outcomes in Hip Fracture: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
Morrison RS, Dickman E, Hwang U, Akhtar S, Ferguson T, Huang J, Jeng CL, Nelson BP, Rosenblatt MA, Silverstein JH, Strayer RJ, Torrillo TM, Todd KH. Regional Nerve Blocks Improve Pain and Functional Outcomes in Hip Fracture: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2016, 64: 2433-2439. PMID: 27787895, PMCID: PMC5173407, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.14386.
Preparing Older Adults with Serious Illness to Formulate Their Goals for Medical Care in the Emergency Department.
Ouchi K, Knabben V, Rivera-Reyes L, Ganta N, Gelfman LP, Sudore R, Hwang U. Preparing Older Adults with Serious Illness to Formulate Their Goals for Medical Care in the Emergency Department. Journal Of Palliative Medicine 2017, 20: 404-408. PMID: 27797638, PMCID: PMC5385414, DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2016.0109.
Improving geriatric prescribing in the ED: a qualitative study of facilitators and barriers to clinical decision support tool use.
Vandenberg AE, Vaughan CP, Stevens M, Hastings SN, Powers J, Markland A, Hwang U, Hung W, Echt KV. Improving geriatric prescribing in the ED: a qualitative study of facilitators and barriers to clinical decision support tool use. International Journal For Quality In Health Care : Journal Of The International Society For Quality In Health Care / ISQua 2017, 29: 117-123. PMID: 27852639, DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/mzw129.
Enhancing Quality of Provider Practices for Older Adults in the Emergency Department (EQUiPPED).
Stevens M, Hastings SN, Markland AD, Hwang U, Hung W, Vandenberg AE, Bryan W, Cross D, Powers J, McGwin G, Fattouh N, Ho W, Clevenger C, Vaughan CP. Enhancing Quality of Provider Practices for Older Adults in the Emergency Department (EQUiPPED). Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2017, 65: 1609-1614. PMID: 28388818, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.14890.
Bouncing Back Elsewhere: Multilevel Analysis of Return Visits to the Same or a Different Hospital After Initial Emergency Department Presentation.
Shy BD, Loo GT, Lowry T, Kim EY, Hwang U, Richardson LD, Shapiro JS. Bouncing Back Elsewhere: Multilevel Analysis of Return Visits to the Same or a Different Hospital After Initial Emergency Department Presentation. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2018, 71: 555-563.e1. PMID: 28967514, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2017.08.023.
Using music to reduce anxiety among older adults in the emergency department: a randomized pilot study.
Belland L, Rivera-Reyes L, Hwang U. Using music to reduce anxiety among older adults in the emergency department: a randomized pilot study. Journal Of Integrative Medicine 2017, 15: 450-455. PMID: 29103414, DOI: 10.1016/S2095-4964(17)60341-8.
Improving Emergency Department Discharge Care with Telephone Follow-Up. Does It Connect?
Hwang U, Hastings SN, Ramos K. Improving Emergency Department Discharge Care with Telephone Follow-Up. Does It Connect? Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2018, 66: 436-438. PMID: 29272032, PMCID: PMC6555408, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.15218.
An Interdisciplinary Academic Detailing Approach to Decrease Inappropriate Medication Prescribing by Physician Residents for Older Veterans Treated in the Emergency Department.
Moss JM, Bryan WE, Wilkerson LM, King HA, Jackson GL, Owenby RK, Van Houtven CH, Stevens MB, Powers J, Vaughan CP, Hung WW, Hwang U, Markland AD, Sloane R, Knaack W, Hastings SN. An Interdisciplinary Academic Detailing Approach to Decrease Inappropriate Medication Prescribing by Physician Residents for Older Veterans Treated in the Emergency Department. Journal Of Pharmacy Practice 2019, 32: 167-174. PMID: 29277130, PMCID: PMC6533068, DOI: 10.1177/0897190017747424.
Geriatric Emergency Department Innovations: Transitional Care Nurses and Hospital Use.
Hwang U, Dresden SM, Rosenberg MS, Garrido MM, Loo G, Sze J, Gravenor S, Courtney DM, Kang R, Zhu CW, Vargas-Torres C, Grudzen CR, Richardson LD. Geriatric Emergency Department Innovations: Transitional Care Nurses and Hospital Use. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2018, 66: 459-466. PMID: 29318583, PMCID: PMC6764445, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.15235.
ACE Model for Older Adults in ED.
Sanon M, Hwang U, Abraham G, Goldhirsch S, Richardson LD. ACE Model for Older Adults in ED. Geriatrics (Basel, Switzerland) 2019, 4 PMID: 31023992, PMCID: PMC6473391, DOI: 10.3390/geriatrics4010024.
PROMIS Physical Function 10-Item Short Form for Older Adults in an Emergency Setting.
Fox GWC, Rodriguez S, Rivera-Reyes L, Loo G, Hazan A, Hwang U. PROMIS Physical Function 10-Item Short Form for Older Adults in an Emergency Setting. The Journals Of Gerontology. Series A, Biological Sciences And Medical Sciences 2020, 75: 1418-1423. PMID: 31251798, DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glz163.
30-Day Emergency Department Revisit Rates among Older Adults with Documented Dementia.
Kent T, Lesser A, Israni J, Hwang U, Carpenter C, Ko KJ. 30-Day Emergency Department Revisit Rates among Older Adults with Documented Dementia. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2019, 67: 2254-2259. PMID: 31403717, PMCID: PMC6899685, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.16114.
Geriatric Emergency Department Innovations: The Impact of Transitional Care Nurses on 30-day Readmissions for Older Adults.
Dresden SM, Hwang U, Garrido MM, Sze J, Kang R, Vargas-Torres C, Courtney DM, Loo G, Rosenberg M, Richardson L. Geriatric Emergency Department Innovations: The Impact of Transitional Care Nurses on 30-day Readmissions for Older Adults. Academic Emergency Medicine : Official Journal Of The Society For Academic Emergency Medicine 2020, 27: 43-53. PMID: 31663245, DOI: 10.1111/acem.13880.
Concepts in Practice: Geriatric Emergency Departments.
Southerland LT, Lo AX, Biese K, Arendts G, Banerjee J, Hwang U, Dresden S, Argento V, Kennedy M, Shenvi CL, Carpenter CR. Concepts in Practice: Geriatric Emergency Departments. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2020, 75: 162-170. PMID: 31732374, PMCID: PMC6980991, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2019.08.430.
Delirium in the Emergency Department: Moving From Tool-Based Research to System-Wide Change.
Kennedy M, Hwang U, Han JH. Delirium in the Emergency Department: Moving From Tool-Based Research to System-Wide Change. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2020, 68: 956-958. PMID: 32274813, PMCID: PMC7891178, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.16437.
Managing Older Adults with Presumed COVID-19 in the Emergency Department: A Rational Approach to Rationing.
Rosen T, Ferrante LE, Liu SW, Benton EA, Mulcare MR, Stern ME, Biese K, Hwang U, Sanon M. Managing Older Adults with Presumed COVID-19 in the Emergency Department: A Rational Approach to Rationing. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2020, 68: 1631-1635. PMID: 32574404, PMCID: PMC7361631, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.16651.
Sequential implementation of the EQUIPPED geriatric medication safety program as a learning health system.
Vandenberg AE, Kegler M, Hastings SN, Hwang U, Wu D, Stevens MB, Clevenger C, Eucker S, Genes N, Huang W, Ikpe-Ekpo E, Nassisi D, Previll L, Rodriguez S, Sanon M, Schlientz D, Vigliotti D, Vaughan CP. Sequential implementation of the EQUIPPED geriatric medication safety program as a learning health system. International Journal For Quality In Health Care : Journal Of The International Society For Quality In Health Care / ISQua 2020, 32: 470-476. PMID: 32671390, DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/mzaa077.
Delirium Prevention, Detection, and Treatment in Emergency Medicine Settings: A Geriatric Emergency Care Applied Research (GEAR) Network Scoping Review and Consensus Statement.
Carpenter CR, Hammouda N, Linton EA, Doering M, Ohuabunwa UK, Ko KJ, Hung WW, Shah MN, Lindquist LA, Biese K, Wei D, Hoy L, Nerbonne L, Hwang U, Dresden SM. Delirium Prevention, Detection, and Treatment in Emergency Medicine Settings: A Geriatric Emergency Care Applied Research (GEAR) Network Scoping Review and Consensus Statement. Academic Emergency Medicine : Official Journal Of The Society For Academic Emergency Medicine 2021, 28: 19-35. PMID: 33135274, PMCID: PMC7971946, DOI: 10.1111/acem.14166.
Association of a Geriatric Emergency Department Innovation Program With Cost Outcomes Among Medicare Beneficiaries.
Hwang U, Dresden SM, Vargas-Torres C, Kang R, Garrido MM, Loo G, Sze J, Cruz D, Richardson LD, Adams J, Aldeen A, Baumlin KM, Courtney DM, Gravenor S, Grudzen CR, Nimo G, Zhu CW. Association of a Geriatric Emergency Department Innovation Program With Cost Outcomes Among Medicare Beneficiaries. JAMA Network Open 2021, 4: e2037334. PMID: 33646311, PMCID: PMC7921898, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.37334.
Research priorities for elder abuse screening and intervention: A Geriatric Emergency Care Applied Research (GEAR) network scoping review and consensus statement.
Kayser J, Morrow-Howell N, Rosen TE, Skees S, Doering M, Clark S, Hurka-Richardson K, Bin Shams R, Ringer T, Hwang U, Platts-Mills TF, Network TG. Research priorities for elder abuse screening and intervention: A Geriatric Emergency Care Applied Research (GEAR) network scoping review and consensus statement. Journal Of Elder Abuse & Neglect 2021, 33: 123-144. PMID: 33797344, PMCID: PMC8204570, DOI: 10.1080/08946566.2021.1904313.
ED-DEL: Development of a change package and toolkit for delirium in the emergency department.
Kennedy M, Webb M, Gartaganis S, Hwang U, Biese K, Stuck A, Lesser A, Hshieh T, Inouye SK. ED-DEL: Development of a change package and toolkit for delirium in the emergency department. Journal Of The American College Of Emergency Physicians Open 2021, 2: e12421. PMID: 33969341, PMCID: PMC8082702, DOI: 10.1002/emp2.12421.
Emergency department visits for emergent conditions among older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Janke AT, Jain S, Hwang U, Rosenberg M, Biese K, Schneider S, Goyal P, Venkatesh AK. Emergency department visits for emergent conditions among older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2021, 69: 1713-1721. PMID: 33955546, PMCID: PMC8242842, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.17227.
A Longitudinal Analysis of Functional Disability, Recovery, and Nursing Home Utilization After Hospitalization for Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions Among Community-Living Older Persons.
Gettel CJ, Venkatesh AK, Leo-Summers LS, Murphy TE, Gahbauer EA, Hwang U, Gill TM. A Longitudinal Analysis of Functional Disability, Recovery, and Nursing Home Utilization After Hospitalization for Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions Among Community-Living Older Persons. Journal Of Hospital Medicine 2021, 16: 469-475. PMID: 34328835, PMCID: PMC8340961, DOI: 10.12788/jhm.3669.
Care transitions and social needs: A Geriatric Emergency care Applied Research (GEAR) Network scoping review and consensus statement.
Gettel CJ, Voils CI, Bristol AA, Richardson LD, Hogan TM, Brody AA, Gladney MN, Suyama J, Ragsdale LC, Binkley CL, Morano CL, Seidenfeld J, Hammouda N, Ko KJ, Hwang U, Hastings SN. Care transitions and social needs: A Geriatric Emergency care Applied Research (GEAR) Network scoping review and consensus statement. Academic Emergency Medicine : Official Journal Of The Society For Academic Emergency Medicine 2021, 28: 1430-1439. PMID: 34328674, PMCID: PMC8725618, DOI: 10.1111/acem.14360.
Erratum to "Ultrasound-guided nerve blocks for intracapsular and extracapsular hip fractures" [Am J Emerg Med 34(3) (2016), 586-589].
Dickman E, Pushkar I, Likourezos A, Todd K, Hwang U, Akhtar S, Morrison S. Erratum to "Ultrasound-guided nerve blocks for intracapsular and extracapsular hip fractures" [Am J Emerg Med 34(3) (2016), 586-589]. The American Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2016, 34: 1921. PMID: 27364647, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2016.05.041.
Geriatric emergency department revisits after discharge with Potentially Inappropriate Medications: A retrospective cohort study.
Hammouda N, Vargas-Torres C, Doucette J, Hwang U. Geriatric emergency department revisits after discharge with Potentially Inappropriate Medications: A retrospective cohort study. The American Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2021, 44: 148-156. PMID: 33621716, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2021.02.004.
Reach and Adoption of a Geriatric Emergency Department Accreditation Program in the United States.
Kennedy M, Lesser A, Israni J, Liu SW, Santangelo I, Tidwell N, Southerland LT, Carpenter CR, Biese K, Ahmad S, Hwang U. Reach and Adoption of a Geriatric Emergency Department Accreditation Program in the United States. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2022, 79: 367-373. PMID: 34389196, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2021.06.013.
Inclusion of older adults in emergency department clinical research: Strategies to achieve a critical goal.
Hunold KM, Goldberg EM, Caterino JM, Hwang U, Platts-Mills TF, Shah MN, Rosen T. Inclusion of older adults in emergency department clinical research: Strategies to achieve a critical goal. Academic Emergency Medicine : Official Journal Of The Society For Academic Emergency Medicine 2022, 29: 376-383. PMID: 34582613, PMCID: PMC8958170, DOI: 10.1111/acem.14386.
Evaluation and disposition of older adults presenting to the emergency department with abdominal pain.
Friedman AB, Chen AT, Wu R, Coe NB, Halpern SD, Hwang U, Kelz RR, Cappola AR. Evaluation and disposition of older adults presenting to the emergency department with abdominal pain. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2022, 70: 501-511. PMID: 34628638, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.17503.
Early prescribing outcomes after exporting the EQUIPPED medication safety improvement programme.
Vaughan CP, Hwang U, Vandenberg AE, Leong T, Wu D, Stevens MB, Clevenger C, Eucker S, Genes N, Huang W, Ikpe-Ekpo E, Nassisi D, Previl L, Rodriguez S, Sanon M, Schlientz D, Vigliotti D, Hastings SN. Early prescribing outcomes after exporting the EQUIPPED medication safety improvement programme. BMJ Open Quality 2021, 10 PMID: 34750188, PMCID: PMC8576471, DOI: 10.1136/bmjoq-2021-001369.
Emergency Department Care Transitions for Patients with Cognitive Impairment: A Scoping Review.
Gettel CJ, Falvey JR, Gifford A, Hoang L, Christensen LA, Hwang U, Shah MN. Emergency Department Care Transitions for Patients with Cognitive Impairment: A Scoping Review. Journal Of The American Medical Directors Association 2022 PMID: 35247358, DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2022.01.076.
The Geriatric Emergency Care Applied Research (GEAR) network approach: a protocol to advance stakeholder consensus and research priorities in geriatrics and dementia care in the emergency department.
Hwang U, Carpenter C, Dresden S, Dussetschleger J, Gifford A, Hoang L, Leggett J, Nowroozpoor A, Taylor Z, Shah M. The Geriatric Emergency Care Applied Research (GEAR) network approach: a protocol to advance stakeholder consensus and research priorities in geriatrics and dementia care in the emergency department. BMJ Open 2022, 12: e060974. PMID: 35459682, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-060974.

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