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K. John McConnell
Researcher at Oregon Health & Science University
Publications - 181
Citations - 5021
K. John McConnell is an academic researcher from Oregon Health & Science University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicaid & Medicine. The author has an hindex of 34, co-authored 143 publications receiving 4156 citations. Previous affiliations of K. John McConnell include University of Portland & University of California, San Francisco.
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The effect of emergency department crowding on clinically oriented outcomes
Steven L. Bernstein,Dominik Aronsky,Reena Duseja,Stephen K. Epstein,Dan Handel,Ula Hwang,Melissa L. McCarthy,K. John McConnell,Jesse M. Pines,Niels K. Rathlev,Robert W. Schafermeyer,Frank L. Zwemer,Michael J. Schull,Brent R. Asplin +13 more
TL;DR: A growing body of data suggests that ED crowding is associated both with objective clinical endpoints, such as mortality, as well as clinically important processes of care,such as time to treatment for patients with time-sensitive conditions such as pneumonia.
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The Impact of State Medical Marijuana Legislation on Adolescent Marijuana Use
Esther K. Choo,Madeline B. Benz,Nickolas Zaller,Otis Warren,Kristin L. Rising,K. John McConnell +5 more
TL;DR: This study did not find increases in adolescent marijuana use related to legalization of medical marijuana and found no statistically significant differences in marijuana use before and after policy change for any state pairing.
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The Cost Of Overtriage: More Than One-Third Of Low-Risk Injured Patients Were Taken To Major Trauma Centers
Craig D. Newgard,Kristan Staudenmayer,Renee Y. Hsia,N. Clay Mann,Eileen M. Bulger,James F. Holmes,Ross J. Fleischman,Kyle Gorman,Jason S. Haukoos,K. John McConnell +9 more
TL;DR: Adhering to field triage guidelines that minimize the overtriage of low-risk injured patients to major trauma centers could save up to $136.7 million annually in the seven regions the authors studied.
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Risk of cervical cancer associated with extending the interval between cervical-cancer screenings.
George F. Sawaya,K. John McConnell,K. John McConnell,Shalini L Kulasingam,Herschel W. Lawson,Karla Kerlikowske,Joy Melnikow,Nancy C. Lee,Ginny Gildengorin,Evan R. Myers,A. Eugene Washington +10 more
TL;DR: The prevalence of biopsy-proven cervical neoplasia among 938,576 women younger than 65 years of age, stratified according to the number of previous consecutive negative Papanicolaou tests, was determined.
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The Benefit of Higher Level of Care Transfer of Injured Patients From Nontertiary Hospital Emergency Departments
TL;DR: This work sought to assess whether the transfer of injured patients from nontertiary hospital emergency departments to nonterTiary hospitals for further care has an outcome benefit.