SPECIFIC RESEARCH INTERESTS  

• Clinical Informatics
• Provider Experience and Efficiency in Electronic Health Records
• Substance Use Disorders
• Emergency Medicine Operations and Evaluation / Treatment 

Selected Recent Projects

Development of Substance Use Disorder tools in Epic and beyond: The scope of the opioid epidemic and other substance use related morbidity and mortality continue to grow in the US.  The Informatics / IT Opioid Strike Force in conjunction with the larger Informatics and IS teams works with stakeholders to enhance tools and resources to improve the care of these patients and reduce ongoing risk using EHR and other informatics tools.  We are also partnering with the State of Ohio to pilot the next generation of their PDMP review software.

Creation of a registry for emergency general surgery patient: Working with surgical partners looking to develop a registry of patients engaged by the emergency general surgery team for research and operational tracking.

Implementation of a behavioral health emergency department: As a follow up to opening a behavioral health (BH) hospital we are opening a new BH Emergency Department.  This department is a hybrid between ED and inpatient types of care with unique informatics challenges.

Publications

Reed, E., Papp, J., Oh, Y., LeVine, K., Tarabichi Y., Bastian, E., Pollock, K., Wilson, L., Siff J., Piktel, J.  Evaluation of an emergency department-based approach to reduce subsequent opioid overdoses. JACEP Open. 2024;5:e13304. https://doi.org/10.1002/emp2.13304.  

Deverakonda D, Kishawi S, Lapinski M, Adomshick V, Siff J,  Brown L, Ho V.  What If We Do Not Operate? Outcomes of Nonoperatively Managed Emergency General Surgery Patients.  J Surg Res. 2023;284:29-36. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jss.2022.11.058.  

Wang C, Siff J, Greco P, Warren E, Thronton J, Tarabichi  Y.  The Impact of an Electronic Health Record Intervention on Spirometry Completion in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. COPD. 2022;19(1):142-8.
https://doi.org/10.1080/15412555.2022.2049736.   PMID 35392743.

Tarabichi Y, Cheng A, Bar-Shain D, McCrate B, Reese L, Emerman C, Siff J, Wang C, Kaelber D, Watts B, Hecker M.  Improving Timeliness of Antibiotic Administration Using a Provider and Pharmacist Facing Sepsis Early Warning System in the Emergency Department Setting: A Randomized Controlled Quality Improvement Initiative. Crit. Care Med.  2022;50(3):418-427.https://doi.org/10.1097/ccm.0000000000005267. PMID 34415866.

Emerman C, Tracy D, Siff J.  Nicotine Patch Prescription Fulfillment Rate for Emergency Department Patients. West J Emerg Med. 2021;22(3)648-652. doi: 10.5811/westjem.2021.2  PMID: 34125041

Siff J, Margolius D, Papp J, Boulanger B, Watts B. A Healthcare System-Level Intervention to Increase Naloxone Availability for Patients With Opioid Prescriptions.  Am J Addict. 2021;30(2):179-182.https://doi.org/10.1111/ajad.13136 PMID: 33378097

Margolius D, Siff J, Teng K, Einstadter D, Gunzler D, Bolen, S. Primary Care Physician Factors Associated with Inbox Message Volume.  Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine.  2020;33(3):460-462.   DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2020.03.190360. PMID 32430380.

Siff J, Emerman C. A computer-assisted process to reduce discharge of emergency department patients with abnormal vital signs.  Journal of Clinical Outcomes Management.  2016; 23(11): 505-508.

Glauser, J., Siff, J., Emerman, C. Emergency Patient Saf. 2014; 10(3):154-8. doi:10.1097/PTS.0b013e31829a07ba 

Hecker MT, Fox CJ, Son AH, Cydulka RK, Siff JE, et al. Effect of a stewardship intervention on adherence to uncomplicated cystitis and pyelonephritis guidelines in an emergency department setting. PLoS One. 2014 Feb 3;9(2):e87899. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0087899. eCollection 2014.
            
Siff, JE. Sudden Illness after dental procedure. Emergency Physician Monthly 2014;21(9):5-6. Wickline D, Siff J, Poponick J.  Ventricular Tachycardia in Acute Myocardial Infarction.  Consultant: Consultations in Primary Care 2007; 47:750-752.

Siff JE, Meldon SW, Tomassoni AJ.  Usefulness of the total iron binding capacity in the evaluation and treatment of acute iron overdose.  Ann Emerg Med 1999;33:73-76.  doi: 10.1016/s0196-0644(99)70420-8. PMID: 9867890

Stewart M, Siff J, Cydulka R.  Evaluation the patient with sore throat, earache and sinusitis:  An evidence based approach, in Fontanarosa P (ed):  Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America, February 1999; 17(1):153-187.
doi: 10.1016/s0733-8627(05)70051-1. PMID: 10101345 

Siff JE and Jouriles NJ.  Henoch-Schonlein Purpura (Disease and Trauma Monograph for Acute Care), In: Honigman B, Rumack BH, and Silverstein S (eds): EMERGINDEX ® System MICROMEDEX. Micromedex, Inc. Colorado.