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In The News
August 2011 - Increasing adoption of computerized provider order entry, and persistent regional disparities, in US emergency departments
Dr. Daniel Pallin was
featured in Reuters and HealthLeaders Media for his study, showing that rural emergency departments lag in switching to computerized provider order entry. This study was published in Annals of Emergency Medicine.
January 2011 -
Positive association between altitude and suicide in 2,584 US counties
Dr. Barry Brenner was featured in UPI for his study, showing that people at higher altitudes have higher rates of suicide. This study was published in High Altitude Medicine & Biology.
December 2010 -- Frequency of US emergency department visits for food-related acute allergic reactions
Dr. Sunday Clark was featured in Reuters for her study,
showing that food allergies cause more emergency department visits than previously thought.
This study was published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.
September 2010 -- National survey of preventive health services in U.S. emergency departments
Dr. M. Kit Delgado was recently featured in MedPage Today for his study, showing the majority of U.S. emergency departments offer some preventive healthcare services, although the types of services vary. This study was published in
Annals of Emergency Medicine.
August 2010 -- Trends in pediatric emergency department visits for food-induced anaphylaxis
Dr. Susan Rudders was featured in CNN and Reuters for her study, showing a significant increase in ER visits for food-induced allergic reactions. This study was published in Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.
June 2010 -- EMNet iPhone application, findER
EMNet’s findER was featured in Boston Globe and Wired Magazine. The app uses the iPhone's GPS to quickly locate the user’s current location and the distance to the closest ER anywhere within the US.
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