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  1. Trends in the likelihood of receiving percutaneous coronary intervention in a low-volume hospital and disparities by sociodemographic communities

    Article • PLoS ONE, January 2023, PLOS

    Dr Renee Y. Hsia

  2. Revisits, readmissions, and outcomes for pediatric traumatic brain injury in California, 2005-2014

    Article • PLoS ONE, January 2020, PLOS

    Dr Renee Y. Hsia

  3. Trauma center care is associated with reduced readmissions after injury

    Article • Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, March 2016, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Renee Y. Hsia

  4. In-Hospital Outcomes and Costs Among Patients Hospitalized During a Return Visit to the Emergency Department

    Article • JAMA, February 2016, American Medical Association (AMA)

    Dr Renee Y. Hsia

  5. In-Hospital Mortality Among California’s Jail and Prison Inmates: The Need for Improved Data on the Causes of Death (TH360A)

    Article • Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, February 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Renee Y. Hsia

  6. Relationship of Affordable Care Act Implementation to Emergency Department Utilization Among Young Adults

    Article • Annals of Emergency Medicine, January 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Renee Y. Hsia

  7. Comparison of Mortality and Costs at Trauma and Nontrauma Centers for Minor and Moderately Severe Injuries in California

    Article • Annals of Emergency Medicine, January 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Renee Y. Hsia

  8. Improving early identification of the high-risk elderly trauma patient by emergency medical services

    Article • Injury, January 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Renee Y. Hsia

  9. Use of emergency department imaging in patients with minor trauma

    Article • Journal of Surgical Research, December 2015, Elsevier

    Dr Renee Y. Hsia

  10. Emergency department observation units: Less than we bargained for?

    Article • Journal of Hospital Medicine, October 2015, Frontline Medical Communications, Inc.

    Dr Renee Y. Hsia

  11. Private Safety-Net Clinics: Effects of Financial Pressures and Community Characteristics on Closures

    Article • October 2015, National Bureau of Economic Research

    Dr Renee Y. Hsia

  12. Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in the United States: Risk Factors for Untimely Access

    Article • Health Services Research, July 2015, Wiley

    Dr Renee Y. Hsia

  13. No Place to Call Home — Policies to Reduce ED Use in Medicaid

    Article • New England Journal of Medicine, June 2015, New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM/MMS)

    Dr Renee Y. Hsia

  14. Prehospital and Emergency Care: Updates from the Disease Control Priorities, Version 3

    Article • World Journal of Surgery, April 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Renee Y. Hsia

  15. Prehospital and Emergency Care

    Article • March 2015, World Bank

    Dr Renee Y. Hsia

  16. Children's Emergency Department Use for Asthma, 2001–2010

    Article • Academic Pediatrics, March 2015, Elsevier

    Dr Renee Y. Hsia

  17. Regional Availability of Mechanical Embolectomy for Acute Ischemic Stroke in California, 2009 to 2010

    Article • Stroke, February 2015, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Renee Y. Hsia

  18. Association Between Emergency Department Length of Stay and Rates of Admission to Inpatient and Observation Services

    Article • JAMA Internal Medicine, November 2014, American Medical Association (AMA)

    Dr Renee Y. Hsia

  19. Timeliness of Care in US Emergency Departments

    Article • JAMA Internal Medicine, November 2014, American Medical Association (AMA)

    Dr Renee Y. Hsia

  20. Emergency Department Visits by Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults in California by Insurance Status, 2005-2010

    Article • JAMA, October 2014, American Medical Association (AMA)

    Dr Renee Y. Hsia

  21. A variation in the value of colectomy for cancer across hospitals: Mortality, readmissions, and costs

    Article • Surgery, October 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Renee Y. Hsia

  22. The association between advanced diagnostic imaging and ED length of stay

    Article • The American Journal of Emergency Medicine, October 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Renee Y. Hsia

  23. Association of Medicare and Medicaid Insurance With Increasing Primary Care-treatable Emergency Department Visits in the United States

    Article • Academic Emergency Medicine, October 2014, Wiley

    Dr Renee Y. Hsia

  24. Emergency Department Utilization Among Frequent Users With Psychiatric Visits

    Article • Academic Emergency Medicine, September 2014, Wiley

    Dr Renee Y. Hsia

  25. A Cross-Sectional Analysis of Variation in Charges and Prices across California for Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

    Article • PLoS ONE, August 2014, PLOS

    Dr Renee Y. Hsia

  26. Variation in Charges for Emergency Department Visits Across California

    Article • Annals of Emergency Medicine, August 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Renee Y. Hsia

  27. Physiologic Field Triage Criteria for Identifying Seriously Injured Older Adults

    Article • Prehospital Emergency Care, June 2014, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Renee Y. Hsia

  28. The Association Between Community-level Insurance Coverage and Emergency Department Use

    Article • Medical Care, June 2014, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Renee Y. Hsia

  29. Association of Emergency Department and Hospital Characteristics with Elopements and Length of Stay

    Article • Journal of Emergency Medicine, June 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Renee Y. Hsia

  30. The association of trauma center closures with increased inpatient mortality for injured patients

    Article • Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, April 2014, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Renee Y. Hsia

  31. Variability in California triage from 2005 to 2009

    Article • Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, April 2014, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Renee Y. Hsia

  32. From 9-1-1 call to death

    Article • Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, March 2014, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Renee Y. Hsia

  33. Trends in Emergency Department Visits for Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions by Elderly Nursing Home Residents, 2001 to 2010

    Article • JAMA Internal Medicine, January 2014, American Medical Association (AMA)

    Dr Renee Y. Hsia

  34. Emergency Department Charges for Asthma-Related Outpatient Visits by Insurance Status

    Article • Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, January 2014, Project Muse

    Dr Renee Y. Hsia

  35. Is Emergency Department Crowding Associated With Increased “Bounceback” Admissions?

    Article • Medical Care, November 2013, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Renee Y. Hsia

  36. Triage of Elderly Trauma Patients: A Population-Based Perspective

    Article • Journal of the American College of Surgeons, October 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Renee Y. Hsia

  37. Trends in Adult Emergency Department Visits in California by Insurance Status, 2005-2010

    Article • JAMA, September 2013, American Medical Association (AMA)

    Dr Renee Y. Hsia

  38. Patient Choice in the Selection of Hospitals by 9-1-1 Emergency Medical Services Providers in Trauma Systems

    Article • Academic Emergency Medicine, September 2013, Wiley

    Dr Renee Y. Hsia

  39. Factors Associated With Short-Term Bounce-Back Admissions After Emergency Department Discharge

    Article • Annals of Emergency Medicine, August 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Renee Y. Hsia

  40. Delays in Service for Non-Emergent Patients Due to Arrival of Emergent Patients in the Emergency Department: A Case Study in Hong Kong

    Article • Journal of Emergency Medicine, August 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Renee Y. Hsia

  41. Trauma Deserts: Distance From a Trauma Center, Transport Times, and Mortality From Gunshot Wounds in Chicago

    Article • American Journal of Public Health, June 2013, American Public Health Association

    Dr Renee Y. Hsia, Dr David C Straus

  42. Effect of Emergency Department Crowding on Outcomes of Admitted Patients

    Article • Annals of Emergency Medicine, June 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Renee Y. Hsia

  43. The trade-offs in field trauma triage

    Article • Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, May 2013, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Renee Y. Hsia

  44. Variability of ICU Use in Adult Patients With Minor Traumatic Intracranial Hemorrhage

    Article • Annals of Emergency Medicine, May 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Renee Y. Hsia

  45. Comparison of Presenting Complaint vs Discharge Diagnosis for Identifying “ Nonemergency” Emergency Department Visits

    Article • JAMA, March 2013, American Medical Association (AMA)

    Dr Renee Y. Hsia

  46. Variation in Prehospital Use and Uptake of the National Field Triage Decision Scheme

    Article • Prehospital Emergency Care, March 2013, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Renee Y. Hsia

  47. “How Much Will I Get Charged for This?” Patient Charges for Top Ten Diagnoses in the Emergency Department

    Article • PLoS ONE, February 2013, PLOS

    Dr Renee Y. Hsia

  48. Is Emergency Department Closure Resulting in Increased Distance to the Nearest Emergency Department Associated With Increased Inpatient Mortality?

    Article • Annals of Emergency Medicine, December 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Renee Y. Hsia

  49. Evaluating Age in the Field Triage of Injured Persons

    Article • Annals of Emergency Medicine, September 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Renee Y. Hsia

  50. Helicopter vs Ground Transportation for Patients With Trauma

    Article • JAMA, August 2012, American Medical Association (AMA)

    Dr Renee Y. Hsia

  51. California Hospitals Serving Large Minority Populations Were More Likely Than Others To Employ Ambulance Diversion

    Article • Health Affairs, August 2012, Health Affairs

    Dr Renee Y. Hsia

  52. Penetrating Cardiac Injury from a Wooden Knitting Needle

    Article • Journal of Emergency Medicine, July 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Renee Y. Hsia

  53. Health Care as a “Market Good”? Appendicitis as a Case Study

    Article • Archives of Internal Medicine, May 2012, American Medical Association (AMA)

    Dr Renee Y. Hsia

  54. System-Level Health Disparities in California Emergency Departments: Minorities and Medicaid Patients Are at Higher Risk of Losing Their Emergency Departments

    Article • Annals of Emergency Medicine, May 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Renee Y. Hsia

  55. Deciphering the use and predictive value of “emergency medical services provider judgment” in out-of-hospital trauma triage

    Article • Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, May 2012, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Renee Y. Hsia

  56. Evaluating the Use of Existing Data Sources, Probabilistic Linkage, and Multiple Imputation to Build Population‐based Injury Databases Across Phases of Trauma Care

    Article • Academic Emergency Medicine, April 2012, Wiley

    Dr Renee Y. Hsia

  57. The forgotten trauma patient

    Article • Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, March 2012, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Renee Y. Hsia

  58. Association of Emergency Department Length of Stay With Safety-Net Status

    Article • JAMA, February 2012, American Medical Association (AMA)

    Dr Renee Y. Hsia

  59. Atrial Fibrillation from Thyroid Storm

    Article • Journal of Emergency Medicine, January 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Renee Y. Hsia

  60. A Multisite Assessment of the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma Field Triage Decision Scheme for Identifying Seriously Injured Children and Adults

    Article • Journal of the American College of Surgeons, December 2011, Elsevier

    Dr Renee Y. Hsia

  61. Rising Closures Of Hospital Trauma Centers Disproportionately Burden Vulnerable Populations

    Article • Health Affairs, October 2011, Health Affairs

    Dr Renee Y. Hsia

  62. Does Decreased Access to Emergency Departments Affect Patient Outcomes? Analysis of Acute Myocardial Infarction Population 1996-2005

    Article • Health Services Research, September 2011, Wiley

    Dr Renee Y. Hsia

  63. Trends in Emergency Department Visits Among Medicaid Patients—Reply

    Article • JAMA, September 2011, American Medical Association (AMA)

    Dr Renee Y. Hsia

  64. Emergency Department Closures in the United States—Reply

    Article • JAMA, September 2011, American Medical Association (AMA)

    Dr Renee Y. Hsia

  65. Measuring Emergency Care Systems: The Path Forward

    Article • Annals of Emergency Medicine, September 2011, Elsevier

    Dr Renee Y. Hsia

  66. Hospital Determinants of Emergency Department Left Without Being Seen Rates

    Article • Annals of Emergency Medicine, July 2011, Elsevier

    Dr Renee Y. Hsia

  67. Radiological Imaging of Patients With Suspected Urinary Tract Stones: National Trends, Diagnoses, and Predictors

    Article • Academic Emergency Medicine, July 2011, Wiley

    Dr Renee Y. Hsia

  68. Altered Mental Status from Acyclovir

    Article • Journal of Emergency Medicine, July 2011, Elsevier

    Dr Renee Y. Hsia

  69. Factors Associated With Closures of Emergency Departments in the United States

    Article • JAMA, May 2011, American Medical Association (AMA)

    Dr Renee Y. Hsia

  70. Factors Associated With Trauma Center Use for Elderly Patients With Trauma

    Article • Archives of Surgery, May 2011, American Medical Association (AMA)

    Dr Renee Y. Hsia

  71. Epidemiology of child injuries in Uganda: challenges for health policy

    Article • Journal of Public Health in Africa, March 2011, PAGEPress Publications

    Dr Renee Y. Hsia

  72. Invited Commentary—Emergency Department Neuroimaging: Are We Using our Heads?

    Article • Archives of Internal Medicine, February 2011, American Medical Association (AMA)

    Dr Renee Y. Hsia

  73. Cutaneous cryptococcal infection as a manifestation of disseminated disease

    Article • Annals of Emergency Medicine, February 2011, Elsevier

    Dr Renee Y. Hsia

  74. Possible Geographical Barriers to Trauma Center Access for Vulnerable Patients in the United States

    Article • Archives of Surgery, January 2011, American Medical Association (AMA)

    Dr Renee Y. Hsia

  75. Does Decreased Access to Emergency Departments Affect Patient Outcomes? Analysis of AMI Population 1996-2005

    Article • January 2011, National Bureau of Economic Research

    Dr Renee Y. Hsia

  76. Disparities in Injury Mortality Between Uganda and the United States: Comparative Analysis of a Neglected Disease

    Article • World Journal of Surgery, December 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Renee Y. Hsia

  77. Research Priorities for Administrative Challenges of Integrated Networks of Care

    Article • Academic Emergency Medicine, December 2010, Wiley

    Dr Renee Y. Hsia

  78. Trends in US Emergency Department Visits—Reply

    Article • JAMA, November 2010, American Medical Association (AMA)

    Dr Renee Y. Hsia

  79. Trends and Characteristics of US Emergency Department Visits, 1997-2007

    Article • JAMA, August 2010, American Medical Association (AMA)

    Dr Renee Y. Hsia

  80. Changes in Emergency Department Access Between 2001 and 2005 Among General and Vulnerable Populations

    Article • American Journal of Public Health, August 2010, American Public Health Association

    Dr Renee Y. Hsia

  81. Placing Emergency Care on the Global Agenda

    Article • Annals of Emergency Medicine, August 2010, Elsevier

    Dr Renee Y. Hsia

  82. Epidemiology of injuries presenting to the national hospital in Kampala, Uganda: implications for research and policy

    Article • International Journal of Emergency Medicine, July 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Renee Y. Hsia

  83. Provisional Surgical Training Programs for Increasing Surgical Capacity in Rural Areas in Niger: Reply to Letter

    Article • World Journal of Surgery, July 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Renee Y. Hsia

  84. Do California Counties With Lower Socioeconomic Levels Have Less Access to Emergency Department Care?

    Article • Academic Emergency Medicine, May 2010, Wiley

    Dr Renee Y. Hsia

  85. Human Resource and Funding Constraints for Essential Surgery in District Hospitals in Africa: A Retrospective Cross-Sectional Survey

    Article • PLoS Medicine, March 2010, PLOS

    Dr Renee Y. Hsia

  86. Role of Collaborative Academic Partnerships in Surgical Training, Education, and Provision

    Article • World Journal of Surgery, January 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Renee Y. Hsia

  87. Disparities in Trauma Center Access Despite Increasing Utilization: Data From California, 1999 to 2006

    Article • Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, January 2010, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Renee Y. Hsia

  88. Increasing Access to Surgical Services in Sub-Saharan Africa: Priorities for National and International Agencies Recommended by the Bellagio Essential Surgery Group

    Article • PLoS Medicine, December 2009, PLOS

    Dr Renee Y. Hsia

  89. Emergency Care

    Article • Archives of Internal Medicine, November 2009, American Medical Association (AMA)

    Dr Renee Y. Hsia

  90. Key Concepts for Estimating the Burden of Surgical Conditions and the Unmet Need for Surgical Care

    Article • World Journal of Surgery, October 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Renee Y. Hsia

  91. First Things First: Effectiveness and Scalability of a Basic Prehospital Trauma Care Program for Lay First-Responders in Kampala, Uganda

    Article • PLoS ONE, September 2009, PLOS

    Dr Renee Y. Hsia

  92. Understanding the Risk Factors of Trauma Center Closures

    Article • Medical Care, September 2009, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Renee Y. Hsia

  93. Current Patterns of Prehospital Trauma Care in Kampala, Uganda and the Feasibility of a Lay-First-Responder Training Program

    Article • World Journal of Surgery, August 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Renee Y. Hsia

  94. The Impact of Launching Surgery at the District Level in Niger

    Article • World Journal of Surgery, August 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Renee Y. Hsia

  95. Fever, Abdominal Pain, and Leukopenia in a 13-Year-Old: A Case-Based Review of Meningococcemia

    Article • Journal of Emergency Medicine, July 2009, Elsevier

    Dr Renee Y. Hsia

  96. Population Health Metrics for Surgery: Effective Coverage of Surgical Services in Low-Income and Middle-Income Countries

    Article • World Journal of Surgery, October 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Renee Y. Hsia

  97. Pott's Puffy tumor after minor head trauma

    Article • The American Journal of Emergency Medicine, July 2008, Elsevier

    Dr Renee Y. Hsia

  98. Trends in Charges and Payments for Nonhospitalized Emergency Department Pediatric Visits, 1996–2003

    Article • Academic Emergency Medicine, April 2008, Wiley

    Dr Renee Y. Hsia

  99. Decreasing Reimbursements for Outpatient Emergency Department Visits Across Payer Groups From 1996 to 2004

    Article • Annals of Emergency Medicine, March 2008, Elsevier

    Dr Renee Y. Hsia

  100. A framework for the economic analysis of child and adolescent mental disorders

    Article • International Review of Psychiatry, January 2008, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Renee Y. Hsia

  101. Images in Emergency Medicine

    Article • Annals of Emergency Medicine, March 2007, Elsevier

    Dr Renee Y. Hsia

  102. Mosquitoes and Mosquito-Borne Diseases

    Article • January 2007, Elsevier

    Dr Renee Y. Hsia

  103. Student Leadership in Public Health Advocacy: Lessons Learned From the Hepatitis B Initiative

    Article • American Journal of Public Health, August 2003, American Public Health Association

    Dr Renee Y. Hsia

  104. Periocular Infections

    Article • Cambridge University Press

    Dr Renee Y. Hsia

  105. Uvea, Vitreous, and Retina Infections

    Article • Cambridge University Press

    Dr Renee Y. Hsia

  106. Conjunctival and Corneal Infections

    Article • Cambridge University Press

    Dr Renee Y. Hsia