Marla N. Gardner, BA

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May 8th 2018

Impact of Emergency Physician–Provided Patient Education About Alternative Care Venues

Pankaj B. Patel, MD David R. Vinson, MD Marla N. Gardner, BA David A. Wulf, BS Patricia Kipnis, PhD Vincent Liu, MD, MS Gabriel J. Escobar, MD

Postvisit phone education from an emergency physician and/or mailed information about alternative venues of care reduced subsequent emergency department (ED) utilization for low-acuity treat-and-release adult ED patients.

March 1st 2008

Risk Adjusting Community-acquired Pneumonia Hospital Outcomes Using Automated Databases

Gabriel J. Escobar, MD Bruce H. Fireman, MA Ted E. Palen, MD, PhD, MSPH Marla N. Gardner, BA Janelle Y. Lee, DrPH Mark P. Clark, MD Patricia Kipnis, PhD

Using laboratory and administrative data, large managed care organizations can assign severity of illness scores to patients with pneumonia for risk adjustment and reporting.