Donald Wright, MD, MHS
Instructor of Emergency MedicineCards
About
Research
Publications
2025
The Effect of Ambient Artificial Intelligence Scribes on Trainee Documentation Burden.
Wright DS, Kanaparthy N, Melnick ER, Levy DR, Huot SJ, Hsiao A, Schwamm L, Ong SY. The Effect of Ambient Artificial Intelligence Scribes on Trainee Documentation Burden. Appl Clin Inform 2025 PMID: 40602775, DOI: 10.1055/a-2647-1142.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchResponse to the Letter to the Editor Regarding: "Automated Computation of the HEART Score with the GPT-4 Large Language Model".
Taylor RA, Wright DS. Response to the Letter to the Editor Regarding: "Automated Computation of the HEART Score with the GPT-4 Large Language Model". Am J Emerg Med 2025 PMID: 40410037, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2025.05.027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIdentifying Deprescribing Opportunities With Large Language Models in Older Adults: Retrospective Cohort Study
Socrates V, Wright D, Huang T, Fereydooni S, Dien C, Chi L, Albano J, Patterson B, Kanaparthy N, Wright C, Loza A, Chartash D, Iscoe M, Taylor R. Identifying Deprescribing Opportunities With Large Language Models in Older Adults: Retrospective Cohort Study. JMIR Aging 2025, 8: e69504. PMID: 40215480, PMCID: PMC12032504, DOI: 10.2196/69504.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAutomated computation of the HEART score with the GPT-4 large language model
Wright D, Socrates V, Huang T, Safranek C, Sangal R, Dilip M, Boivin Z, Srica N, Wright C, Feher A, Miller E, Chartash D, Taylor R. Automated computation of the HEART score with the GPT-4 large language model. The American Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2025, 93: 120-125. PMID: 40184662, PMCID: PMC12202168, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2025.03.065.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinical decision supportHEART scoreChest pain observation unitAverage heart scoreCohen's weighted kappaDecision supportNurse practitionersPhysician assistantsRetrospective cohort studyRoutine careCases of disagreementProspective InvestigationAPP scoresCohort studySafety interventionsPhysician judgmentObservation unitAdverse cardiac eventsInstitutional registryScoresPhysiciansInterventionParticipantsNo significant differenceAppsQuantitative valve motion assessment in adolescents using point-of-care ultrasound: short communication
Riera A, Chen L, Wright D, Leviter J. Quantitative valve motion assessment in adolescents using point-of-care ultrasound: short communication. The Ultrasound Journal 2025, 17: 11. PMID: 39847270, PMCID: PMC11757829, DOI: 10.1186/s13089-025-00402-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTricuspid annular plane systolic excursionE-point septal separationPoint-of-care ultrasoundAnnular plane systolic excursionRight ventricular systolic functionPediatric emergency departmentAbnormal vital signsCross-sectional studyVentricular systolic functionBody mass indexUnpaired t-testM-mode measurementsEmergency departmentSystolic excursionAnthropometric dataSystolic functionCardiopulmonary complaintsNo significant correlationMass indexPsychiatric illnessMental statusPearson correlationExclusion criteriaSeptal separationMotion assessment
2024
Leveraging artificial intelligence to reduce diagnostic errors in emergency medicine: Challenges, opportunities, and future directions
Taylor R, Sangal R, Smith M, Haimovich A, Rodman A, Iscoe M, Pavuluri S, Rose C, Janke A, Wright D, Socrates V, Declan A. Leveraging artificial intelligence to reduce diagnostic errors in emergency medicine: Challenges, opportunities, and future directions. Academic Emergency Medicine 2024, 32: 327-339. PMID: 39676165, PMCID: PMC11921089, DOI: 10.1111/acem.15066.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchClinical decision supportEmergency departmentArtificial intelligencePatient safetyDiagnostic errorsImplementing AIImprove patient safetyClinical decision support systemsEnhance patient outcomesReducing diagnostic errorsLeverage artificial intelligenceEmergency medicineHealth careTargeted educationReduce cognitive loadQuality improvementEmergency cliniciansData retrievalReal-time insightsDecision supportPatient outcomesCognitive overloadInformation-gathering processPatient detailsCliniciansHigh-Sensitivity Troponin: Finding a Meaningful Delta
Wright C, Wright D, Hu J, Gallegos C. High-Sensitivity Troponin: Finding a Meaningful Delta. Journal Of Cardiovascular Development And Disease 2024, 11: 318. PMID: 39452288, PMCID: PMC11508916, DOI: 10.3390/jcdd11100318.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEuropean Society of CardiologyHs-cTnCardiac biomarkersMyocardial injuryFourth Universal Definition of Myocardial InfarctionHigh-sensitivity cardiac troponinUniversal Definition of Myocardial InfarctionChest pain syndromeAmerican College of Cardiology/American Heart AssociationHs-cTn assaysHs-cTn valuesFourth Universal DefinitionDefinition of myocardial infarctionClinical risk scoreAcute myocardial injurySociety of CardiologyStandard cardiac biomarkersInterpretation of dynamic changesChest painPain syndromeOptimal time frameCardiac troponinRule-OutHeart AssociationSymptom onsetAssociation Between Exercise Program Participation and Hospitalization of Older Adults
Wright D, Zhou B, Wright C, Axtell R, Mangi A, Safdar B. Association Between Exercise Program Participation and Hospitalization of Older Adults. American Journal Of Preventive Medicine 2024, 68: 83-90. PMID: 39218409, DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2024.08.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchExercise program participationNon-participantsPersonalized exercise programProgram participantsBaseline physical assessmentNational mortality databaseAssociated with decreased riskCox proportional hazards modelsExercise programAll-cause hospitalizationsMortality DatabaseProportional hazards modelRetrospective cohort studyExercise centersOlder adultsPhysical assessmentHospital dataCohort studySustained participationDecreased hospitalizationBaseline measurementsHazards modelAssess sexMeasures of fitnessHospitalPatient-Representing Population's Perceptions of GPT-Generated Versus Standard Emergency Department Discharge Instructions: Randomized Blind Survey Assessment
Huang T, Safranek C, Socrates V, Chartash D, Wright D, Dilip M, Sangal R, Taylor R. Patient-Representing Population's Perceptions of GPT-Generated Versus Standard Emergency Department Discharge Instructions: Randomized Blind Survey Assessment. Journal Of Medical Internet Research 2024, 26: e60336. PMID: 39094112, PMCID: PMC11329854, DOI: 10.2196/60336.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPatient factors associated with unplanned sedation after intra-articular lidocaine for shoulder dislocation
Wright D, Sherak R, Seo L, Parhar A, Baloescu C, Patient factors associated with unplanned sedation after intra-articular lidocaine for shoulder dislocation, JEM Reports, Volume 3, Issue 2, 2024, 100093Peer-Reviewed Original Research