Integrating Population Health Data on Violence Into the Emergency Department: A Feasibility and Implementation Study.

Geocoded emergency department (ED) data have allowed for the development and evaluation of novel interventions for the prevention of violence in cities outside of the United States. First implemented in Cardiff, United Kingdom, collection of these data provides public health agencies, community organizations, and law enforcement with place-based information on assaults. The purpose of this study was to assess the feasibility of translating this model within the electronic medical record (EMR) in the United States.

The Use of a Statewide Prescription Drug Monitoring Program by Emergency Department Physicians.

Background: Little is known about how emergency physicians have used Wisconsin's Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP).

Objective: To characterize emergency physician knowledge and utilization of the program and how it modifies practice.

Methods: Online survey data were collected 1 year after program implementation.