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Administration & Operations Committee Assistant Vice Chair, 2020-2021 </p> <p><strong>Residency: </strong><a href="/emresident/programs/mount-sinai-school-of-medicine">Mount Sinai School of Medicine</a><br /><strong>Medical school: </strong>SUNY Downstate</p> <div class="author-connect"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="dotted-line"></div> <div class="article-section article-list col-md-12"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-6"> <div class="article-single"> <div class="cc-image-wrapper bg-responsive-image" bg-Image-Src-Set> <img alt="48-6 Pandemic Workforce Fig 1.jpg" src="/siteassets/emresident/images/articles/2021/12-dec/48-6-pandemic-workforce-fig-1.jpg" srcSet=" /siteassets/emresident/images/articles/2021/12-dec/48-6-pandemic-workforce-fig-1.jpg?w=300 300w, /siteassets/emresident/images/articles/2021/12-dec/48-6-pandemic-workforce-fig-1.jpg?w=450 450w, /siteassets/emresident/images/articles/2021/12-dec/48-6-pandemic-workforce-fig-1.jpg?w=768 768w, /siteassets/emresident/images/articles/2021/12-dec/48-6-pandemic-workforce-fig-1.jpg?w=1024 1024w, /siteassets/emresident/images/articles/2021/12-dec/48-6-pandemic-workforce-fig-1.jpg 1170w" title="48-6 Pandemic Workforce Fig 1.jpg" /> </div> <div class="featured-issue general-text"> <span class="subtitle"> <a href="/emresident/articles/categories/topics/clinical/infectious-disease/covid-19">COVID-19</a> <span>, </span> <a href="/emresident/articles/categories/topics/wellness/workplace">Workplace</a> <span>, </span> <a href="/emresident/articles/categories/topics/advancement-of-em/administration--operations">Administration & Operations</a> <span>, </span> <a href="/emresident/articles/categories/topics/non-clinical/health-care-administration">Health Care Administration</a> <span>, </span> <a href="/emresident/articles/categories/topics/career-planning">Career Planning</a> </span> <h1> <a href="/emresident/article/pandemic-workforce-panel">Addressing an Uncertain Future: Targeted Programming to Prepare Emergency Medicine Residents to Enter the Workforce Amid a Pandemic</a> </h1> <span class="info"> <strong>12/12/2021</strong> <a href="/emresident/authors/miriam-bukhsh"> <strong>Miriam Bukhsh, MD </strong> </a> <span>, </span> <a href="/emresident/authors/nicholas-stark"> <strong>Nicholas Stark, MD, MBA </strong> </a> <span>, </span> <a href="/emresident/authors/nicholas-cozzi"> <strong>Nicholas Cozzi, MD, MBA </strong> </a> <span>, </span> <a href="/emresident/authors/kirstin-woody-scott"> <strong>Kirstin Woody Scott, MD, MPhil, PhD </strong> </a> <span>, </span> <a href="/emresident/authors/phillip-tseng"> <strong>Phillip Tseng, MD, MBA, MEd </strong> </a> <span>, </span> <a href="/emresident/authors/jared-ditkowsky"> <strong>Jared Ditkowsky, MD </strong> </a> <span>, </span> <a href="/emresident/authors/ynhi-thomas"> <strong>Ynhi Thomas, MD, MPH, MSc </strong> </a> </span> </div> The COVID-19 pandemic, which took a toll on the lives of patients served by the emergency department, also dramatically altered the transition process and job search timeline for emergency medicine re </div> </div> <div class="col-md-6"> <div class="article-single"> <div class="cc-image-wrapper bg-responsive-image" bg-Image-Src-Set> <img alt="48-5 Admin-Ops Radiology.jpg" src="/siteassets/emresident/images/articles/2021/10-oct/48-5-admin-ops-radiology.jpg" srcSet=" /siteassets/emresident/images/articles/2021/10-oct/48-5-admin-ops-radiology.jpg?w=300 300w, /siteassets/emresident/images/articles/2021/10-oct/48-5-admin-ops-radiology.jpg?w=450 450w, /siteassets/emresident/images/articles/2021/10-oct/48-5-admin-ops-radiology.jpg?w=768 768w, /siteassets/emresident/images/articles/2021/10-oct/48-5-admin-ops-radiology.jpg?w=1024 1024w, /siteassets/emresident/images/articles/2021/10-oct/48-5-admin-ops-radiology.jpg 1170w" title="48-5 Admin-Ops Radiology.jpg" /> </div> <div class="featured-issue general-text"> <span class="subtitle"> <a href="/emresident/articles/categories/topics/advancement-of-em/administration--operations">Administration & Operations</a> <span>, </span> <a href="/emresident/articles/categories/topics/advancement-of-em/administration--operations/admin-ops-literature-review">Admin Ops Literature Review</a> <span>, </span> <a href="/emresident/articles/categories/topics/clinical/radiology">Radiology</a> </span> <h1> <a href="/emresident/article/lit-review-radiology-times">Impact of Radiology Turnaround Time on ED Operations: Literature & Strategies Review</a> </h1> <span class="info"> <strong>10/7/2021</strong> <a href="/emresident/authors/clinton-lam"> <strong>Clinton Lam </strong> </a> <span>, </span> <a href="/emresident/authors/jared-ditkowsky"> <strong>Jared Ditkowsky, MD </strong> </a> <span>, </span> <a href="/emresident/authors/michael-muradian"> <strong>Michael Muradian, MD </strong> </a> <span>, </span> <a href="/emresident/authors/vineet-kumar-sharma"> <strong>Vineet Kumar Sharma, MD, MS </strong> </a> </span> </div> Radiology is a pillar of emergency care. What does the literature reveal about the impact of turnaround times in the radiology department? </div> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-6"> <div class="article-single"> <div class="cc-image-wrapper bg-responsive-image" bg-Image-Src-Set> <img alt="48-3 Patient Outcomes ED-obs.jpg" src="/siteassets/emresident/images/articles/2021/06-june/48-3-patient-outcomes-ed-obs.jpg" srcSet=" /siteassets/emresident/images/articles/2021/06-june/48-3-patient-outcomes-ed-obs.jpg?w=300 300w, /siteassets/emresident/images/articles/2021/06-june/48-3-patient-outcomes-ed-obs.jpg?w=450 450w, /siteassets/emresident/images/articles/2021/06-june/48-3-patient-outcomes-ed-obs.jpg?w=768 768w, /siteassets/emresident/images/articles/2021/06-june/48-3-patient-outcomes-ed-obs.jpg?w=1024 1024w, /siteassets/emresident/images/articles/2021/06-june/48-3-patient-outcomes-ed-obs.jpg 1170w" title="48-3 Patient Outcomes ED-obs.jpg" /> </div> <div class="featured-issue general-text"> <span class="subtitle"> <a href="/emresident/articles/categories/topics/advancement-of-em/administration--operations/admin-ops-literature-review">Admin Ops Literature Review</a> <span>, </span> <a href="/emresident/articles/categories/topics/advancement-of-em/administration--operations">Administration & Operations</a> </span> <h1> <a href="/emresident/article/syncope-observation">Patient Outcomes in Emergency Department Observation Units for Syncope</a> </h1> <span class="info"> <strong>6/11/2021</strong> <a href="/emresident/authors/wes-spiro"> <strong>Wes Spiro, MD </strong> </a> <span>, </span> <a href="/emresident/authors/jared-ditkowsky"> <strong>Jared Ditkowsky, MD </strong> </a> <span>, </span> <a href="/emresident/authors/vineet-kumar-sharma"> <strong>Vineet Kumar Sharma, MD, MS </strong> </a> <span>, </span> <a href="/emresident/authors/nicholas-cozzi"> <strong>Nicholas Cozzi, MD, MBA </strong> </a> <span>, </span> <a href="/emresident/authors/nicholas-stark"> <strong>Nicholas Stark, MD, MBA </strong> </a> </span> </div> It is estimated that syncope workup and management costs the U.S. healthcare system an annual $2.4 billion. How can ED observation units impact those expenses? </div> </div> <div class="col-md-6"> <div class="article-single"> <div class="cc-image-wrapper bg-responsive-image" bg-Image-Src-Set> <img alt="48-1 ED Observation Unit.jpg" src="/siteassets/emresident/images/articles/2021/02-feb/48-1-ed-observation-unit.jpg" srcSet=" /siteassets/emresident/images/articles/2021/02-feb/48-1-ed-observation-unit.jpg?w=300 300w, /siteassets/emresident/images/articles/2021/02-feb/48-1-ed-observation-unit.jpg?w=450 450w, /siteassets/emresident/images/articles/2021/02-feb/48-1-ed-observation-unit.jpg?w=768 768w, /siteassets/emresident/images/articles/2021/02-feb/48-1-ed-observation-unit.jpg?w=1024 1024w, /siteassets/emresident/images/articles/2021/02-feb/48-1-ed-observation-unit.jpg 1170w" title="48-1 ED Observation Unit.jpg" /> </div> <div class="featured-issue general-text"> <span class="subtitle"> <a href="/emresident/articles/categories/topics/advancement-of-em/administration--operations">Administration & Operations</a> <span>, </span> <a href="/emresident/articles/categories/topics/advancement-of-em/administration--operations/admin-ops-literature-review">Admin Ops Literature Review</a> <span>, </span> <a href="/emresident/articles/categories/topics/clinical/informatics/telemedicine">Telemedicine</a> </span> <h1> <a href="/emresident/article/lit-review-observation-units">Financial Impacts of ED Observation Units: Literature and Strategies Review</a> </h1> <span class="info"> <strong>2/3/2021</strong> <a href="/emresident/authors/clinton-lam"> <strong>Clinton Lam </strong> </a> <span>, </span> <a href="/emresident/authors/jared-ditkowsky"> <strong>Jared Ditkowsky, MD </strong> </a> <span>, </span> <a href="/emresident/authors/vineet-kumar-sharma"> <strong>Vineet Kumar Sharma, MD, MS </strong> </a> <span>, </span> <a href="/emresident/authors/nicholas-stark"> <strong>Nicholas Stark, MD, MBA </strong> </a> </span> </div> The emergency department observation unit (EDOU) is a specialized unit designed for efficient, ongoing medical treatment, assessment, and reassessment of patients before the decision can be made to di </div> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-6"> <div class="article-single"> <div class="cc-image-wrapper bg-responsive-image" bg-Image-Src-Set> <img alt="AO AMA.jpg" src="/siteassets/emresident/images/articles/2020/12/ao-ama.jpg" srcSet=" /siteassets/emresident/images/articles/2020/12/ao-ama.jpg?w=300 300w, /siteassets/emresident/images/articles/2020/12/ao-ama.jpg?w=450 450w, /siteassets/emresident/images/articles/2020/12/ao-ama.jpg?w=768 768w, /siteassets/emresident/images/articles/2020/12/ao-ama.jpg?w=1024 1024w, /siteassets/emresident/images/articles/2020/12/ao-ama.jpg 1170w" title="AO AMA.jpg" /> </div> <div class="featured-issue general-text"> <span class="subtitle"> <a href="/emresident/articles/categories/topics/advancement-of-em/administration--operations">Administration & Operations</a> <span>, </span> <a href="/emresident/articles/categories/topics/advancement-of-em/administration--operations/admin-ops-literature-review">Admin Ops Literature Review</a> </span> <h1> <a href="/emresident/article/lit-review-ama-discharge">Against-Medical-Advice Discharges from the ED: Literature and Strategies Review </a> </h1> <span class="info"> <strong>12/17/2020</strong> <a href="/emresident/authors/clinton-lam"> <strong>Clinton Lam </strong> </a> <span>, </span> <a href="/emresident/authors/jared-ditkowsky"> <strong>Jared Ditkowsky, MD </strong> </a> <span>, </span> <a href="/emresident/authors/vineet-kumar-sharma"> <strong>Vineet Kumar Sharma, MD, MS </strong> </a> <span>, </span> <a href="/emresident/authors/nicholas-stark"> <strong>Nicholas Stark, MD, MBA </strong> </a> </span> </div> Every year in the United States, approximately 500,000 patients request to be discharged against medical advice. This can lead to poor outcomes for the patient, ethical turmoil for the physician, and </div> </div> <div class="col-md-6"> <div class="article-single"> <div class="cc-image-wrapper bg-responsive-image" bg-Image-Src-Set> <img alt="AO Prehospital Imaging.png" src="/siteassets/emresident/images/articles/2020/12/ao-prehospital-imaging.png" srcSet=" /siteassets/emresident/images/articles/2020/12/ao-prehospital-imaging.png?w=300 300w, /siteassets/emresident/images/articles/2020/12/ao-prehospital-imaging.png?w=450 450w, /siteassets/emresident/images/articles/2020/12/ao-prehospital-imaging.png?w=768 768w, /siteassets/emresident/images/articles/2020/12/ao-prehospital-imaging.png?w=1024 1024w, /siteassets/emresident/images/articles/2020/12/ao-prehospital-imaging.png 1170w" title="AO Prehospital Imaging.png" /> </div> <div class="featured-issue general-text"> <span class="subtitle"> <a href="/emresident/articles/categories/topics/advancement-of-em/administration--operations">Administration & Operations</a> <span>, </span> <a href="/emresident/articles/categories/topics/advancement-of-em/administration--operations/admin-ops-literature-review">Admin Ops Literature Review</a> <span>, </span> <a href="/emresident/articles/categories/topics/clinical/ems">EMS</a> </span> <h1> <a href="/emresident/article/lit-review-prehospital-imaging">The Impact of Prehospital Imaging Modalities: Literature and Strategies Review</a> </h1> <span class="info"> <strong>12/17/2020</strong> <a href="/emresident/authors/davis-cho"> <strong>Davis Cho </strong> </a> <span>, </span> <a href="/emresident/authors/jared-ditkowsky"> <strong>Jared Ditkowsky, MD </strong> </a> <span>, </span> <a href="/emresident/authors/vineet-kumar-sharma"> <strong>Vineet Kumar Sharma, MD, MS </strong> </a> </span> </div> Prehospital imaging modalities have the potential to change the way we deliver prehospital care. However, the cost effectiveness of equipping EMS with portable imaging modalities has yet to be seen. </div> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-6"> <div class="article-single"> <div class="cc-image-wrapper bg-responsive-image" bg-Image-Src-Set> <img alt="AO Telemedicine.jpg" src="/siteassets/emresident/images/articles/2020/12/ao-telemedicine.jpg" srcSet=" /siteassets/emresident/images/articles/2020/12/ao-telemedicine.jpg?w=300 300w, /siteassets/emresident/images/articles/2020/12/ao-telemedicine.jpg?w=450 450w, /siteassets/emresident/images/articles/2020/12/ao-telemedicine.jpg?w=768 768w, /siteassets/emresident/images/articles/2020/12/ao-telemedicine.jpg?w=1024 1024w, /siteassets/emresident/images/articles/2020/12/ao-telemedicine.jpg 1170w" title="AO Telemedicine.jpg" /> </div> <div class="featured-issue general-text"> <span class="subtitle"> <a href="/emresident/articles/categories/topics/advancement-of-em/administration--operations">Administration & Operations</a> <span>, </span> <a href="/emresident/articles/categories/topics/advancement-of-em/administration--operations/admin-ops-literature-review">Admin Ops Literature Review</a> <span>, </span> <a href="/emresident/articles/categories/topics/clinical/informatics/telemedicine">Telemedicine</a> </span> <h1> <a href="/emresident/article/lit-review-telemedicine">The Impact of Telemedicine on ED Costs and Utilization: Literature and Strategies Review</a> </h1> <span class="info"> <strong>12/17/2020</strong> <a href="/emresident/authors/nicholas-todd"> <strong>Nicholas Todd </strong> </a> <span>, </span> <a href="/emresident/authors/jared-ditkowsky"> <strong>Jared Ditkowsky, MD </strong> </a> <span>, </span> <a href="/emresident/authors/vineet-kumar-sharma"> <strong>Vineet Kumar Sharma, MD, MS </strong> </a> </span> </div> Telemedicine may have the potential to modulate health care utilization and costs on a grand scale. The application of telemedicine is being explored as an alternative way of delivering care without i </div> </div> <div class="col-md-6"> <div class="article-single"> <div class="cc-image-wrapper bg-responsive-image" bg-Image-Src-Set> <img alt="AO Boarding.jpg" src="/siteassets/emresident/images/articles/2020/12/ao-boarding.jpg" srcSet=" /siteassets/emresident/images/articles/2020/12/ao-boarding.jpg?w=300 300w, /siteassets/emresident/images/articles/2020/12/ao-boarding.jpg?w=450 450w, /siteassets/emresident/images/articles/2020/12/ao-boarding.jpg?w=768 768w, /siteassets/emresident/images/articles/2020/12/ao-boarding.jpg?w=1024 1024w, /siteassets/emresident/images/articles/2020/12/ao-boarding.jpg 1170w" title="AO Boarding.jpg" /> </div> <div class="featured-issue general-text"> <span class="subtitle"> <a href="/emresident/articles/categories/topics/advancement-of-em/administration--operations">Administration & Operations</a> <span>, </span> <a href="/emresident/articles/categories/topics/advancement-of-em/administration--operations/admin-ops-literature-review">Admin Ops Literature Review</a> </span> <h1> <a href="/emresident/article/lit-review-boarding">Emergency Department Boarding: Literature and Strategies Review</a> </h1> <span class="info"> <strong>12/17/2020</strong> <a href="/emresident/authors/vineet-kumar-sharma"> <strong>Vineet Kumar Sharma, MD, MS </strong> </a> <span>, </span> <a href="/emresident/authors/jared-ditkowsky"> <strong>Jared Ditkowsky, MD </strong> </a> <span>, </span> <a href="/emresident/authors/ynhi-thomas"> <strong>Ynhi Thomas, MD, MPH, MSc </strong> </a> <span>, </span> <a href="/emresident/authors/nicholas-stark"> <strong>Nicholas Stark, MD, MBA </strong> </a> <span>, </span> <a href="/emresident/authors/nicholas-cozzi"> <strong>Nicholas Cozzi, MD, MBA </strong> </a> </span> </div> Emergency departments across the United States have been plagued with overcrowding. In 2006 the U.S. Institute of Medicine declared crowding a national epidemic. Despite well-documented detrimental ef </div> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-6"> <div class="article-single"> <div class="cc-image-wrapper bg-responsive-image" bg-Image-Src-Set> <img alt="COVID - EM Leadership.jpg" src="/siteassets/emresident/images/articles/2020/05/covid---em-leadership.jpg" srcSet=" /siteassets/emresident/images/articles/2020/05/covid---em-leadership.jpg?w=300 300w, /siteassets/emresident/images/articles/2020/05/covid---em-leadership.jpg?w=450 450w, /siteassets/emresident/images/articles/2020/05/covid---em-leadership.jpg?w=768 768w, /siteassets/emresident/images/articles/2020/05/covid---em-leadership.jpg?w=1024 1024w, /siteassets/emresident/images/articles/2020/05/covid---em-leadership.jpg 1170w" title="COVID - EM Leadership.jpg" /> </div> <div class="featured-issue general-text"> <span class="subtitle"> <a href="/emresident/articles/categories/topics/clinical/infectious-disease/covid-19">COVID-19</a> <span>, </span> <a href="/emresident/articles/categories/topics/advancement-of-em/administration--operations">Administration & Operations</a> </span> <h1> <a href="/emresident/article/covid-em-as-leaders">How are EDs Leading in the COVID-19 Pandemic?</a> </h1> <span class="info"> <strong>5/18/2020</strong> <a href="/emresident/authors/jared-ditkowsky"> <strong>Jared Ditkowsky, MD </strong> </a> <span>, </span> <a href="/emresident/authors/nicholas-stark"> <strong>Nicholas Stark, MD, MBA </strong> </a> <span>, </span> <a href="/emresident/authors/phillip-tseng"> <strong>Phillip Tseng, MD, MBA, MEd </strong> </a> <span>, </span> <a href="/emresident/authors/andrew-luo"> <strong>Andrew Luo, MD </strong> </a> <span>, </span> <a href="/emresident/authors/nicholas-cozzi"> <strong>Nicholas Cozzi, MD, MBA </strong> </a> <span>, </span> <a href="/emresident/authors/ynhi-thomas"> <strong>Ynhi Thomas, MD, MPH, MSc </strong> </a> </span> </div> Nearly every aspect of patient care — from triage to discharge, from documentation to intubation — has been revised in an effort to streamline care of COVID-19 patients. Concerns around minimizing pro </div> </div> <div class="col-md-6"> <div class="article-single"> <div class="cc-image-wrapper bg-responsive-image" bg-Image-Src-Set> <img alt="47-3 Surprise Billing_Group Photo.jpg" src="/siteassets/emresident/images/articles/2020/04/47-3-surprise-billing_group-photo.jpg" srcSet=" /siteassets/emresident/images/articles/2020/04/47-3-surprise-billing_group-photo.jpg?w=300 300w, /siteassets/emresident/images/articles/2020/04/47-3-surprise-billing_group-photo.jpg?w=450 450w, /siteassets/emresident/images/articles/2020/04/47-3-surprise-billing_group-photo.jpg?w=768 768w, /siteassets/emresident/images/articles/2020/04/47-3-surprise-billing_group-photo.jpg?w=1024 1024w, /siteassets/emresident/images/articles/2020/04/47-3-surprise-billing_group-photo.jpg 1170w" title="47-3 Surprise Billing_Group Photo.jpg" /> </div> <div class="featured-issue general-text"> <span class="subtitle"> <a href="/emresident/articles/categories/topics/health-policy">Health Policy</a> </span> <h1> <a href="/emresident/article/surprise-billing">What is Surprise Billing… and Why Should I Care? </a> </h1> <span class="info"> <strong>4/22/2020</strong> <a href="/emresident/authors/nicholas-stark"> <strong>Nicholas Stark, MD, MBA </strong> </a> <span>, </span> <a href="/emresident/authors/phillip-tseng"> <strong>Phillip Tseng, MD, MBA, MEd </strong> </a> <span>, </span> <a href="/emresident/authors/jared-ditkowsky"> <strong>Jared Ditkowsky, MD </strong> </a> <span>, </span> <a href="/emresident/authors/andrew-luo"> <strong>Andrew Luo, MD </strong> </a> <span>, </span> <a href="/emresident/authors/kirstin-woody-scott"> <strong>Kirstin Woody Scott, MD, MPhil, PhD </strong> </a> <span>, </span> <a href="/emresident/authors/sushant-kapoor"> <strong>Sushant Kapoor, DO, MS </strong> </a> <span>, </span> <a href="/emresident/authors/nicholas-cozzi"> <strong>Nicholas Cozzi, MD, MBA </strong> </a> <span>, </span> <a href="/emresident/authors/ynhi-thomas"> <strong>Ynhi Thomas, MD, MPH, MSc </strong> </a> <span>, </span> <a href="/emresident/authors/angela-cai"> <strong>Angela Cai, MD, MBA </strong> </a> </span> </div> Surprise billing has the potential to bruise the patient-physician relationship, harm patients' health, and lead to downstream problems in health care. 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-0.5 : 0.5) + (v/this.o.step))) * this.o.step; return Math.round(val * 100) / 100; }; // Abstract methods this.listen = function () {}; // on start, one time this.extend = function () {}; // each time configure triggered this.init = function () {}; // each time configure triggered this.change = function (v) {}; // on change this.val = function (v) {}; // on release this.xy2val = function (x, y) {}; // this.draw = function () {}; // on change / on release this.clear = function () { this._clear(); }; // Utils this.h2rgba = function (h, a) { var rgb; h = h.substring(1,7); rgb = [ parseInt(h.substring(0,2), 16), parseInt(h.substring(2,4), 16), parseInt(h.substring(4,6), 16) ]; return "rgba(" + rgb[0] + "," + rgb[1] + "," + rgb[2] + "," + a + ")"; }; this.copy = function (f, t) { for (var i in f) { t[i] = f[i]; } }; }; /** * k.Dial */ k.Dial = function () { k.o.call(this); this.startAngle = null; this.xy = null; this.radius = null; this.lineWidth = null; this.cursorExt = null; this.w2 = null; this.PI2 = 2*Math.PI; this.extend = function () { this.o = $.extend({ bgColor: this.$.data('bgcolor') || '#EEEEEE', angleOffset: this.$.data('angleoffset') || 0, angleArc: this.$.data('anglearc') || 360, inline: true }, this.o); }; this.val = function (v, triggerRelease) { if (null != v) { // reverse format v = this.o.parse(v); if (triggerRelease !== false && v != this.v && this.rH && this.rH(v) === false) { return; } this.cv = this.o.stopper ? max(min(v, this.o.max), this.o.min) : v; this.v = this.cv; this.$.val(this.o.format(this.v)); this._draw(); } else { return this.v; } }; this.xy2val = function (x, y) { var a, ret; a = Math.atan2( x - (this.x + this.w2), - (y - this.y - this.w2) ) - this.angleOffset; if (this.o.flip) { a = this.angleArc - a - this.PI2; } if (this.angleArc != this.PI2 && (a < 0) && (a > -0.5)) { // if isset angleArc option, set to min if .5 under min a = 0; } else if (a < 0) { a += this.PI2; } ret = (a * (this.o.max - this.o.min) / this.angleArc) + this.o.min; this.o.stopper && (ret = max(min(ret, this.o.max), this.o.min)); return ret; }; this.listen = function () { // bind MouseWheel var s = this, mwTimerStop, mwTimerRelease, mw = function (e) { e.preventDefault(); var ori = e.originalEvent, deltaX = ori.detail || ori.wheelDeltaX, deltaY = ori.detail || ori.wheelDeltaY, v = s._validate(s.o.parse(s.$.val())) + ( deltaX > 0 || deltaY > 0 ? s.o.step : deltaX < 0 || deltaY < 0 ? -s.o.step : 0 ); v = max(min(v, s.o.max), s.o.min); s.val(v, false); if (s.rH) { // Handle mousewheel stop clearTimeout(mwTimerStop); mwTimerStop = setTimeout(function () { s.rH(v); mwTimerStop = null; }, 100); // Handle mousewheel releases if (!mwTimerRelease) { mwTimerRelease = setTimeout(function () { if (mwTimerStop) s.rH(v); mwTimerRelease = null; }, 200); } } }, kval, to, m = 1, kv = { 37: -s.o.step, 38: s.o.step, 39: s.o.step, 40: -s.o.step }; this.$ .bind( "keydown", function (e) { var kc = e.keyCode; // numpad support if (kc >= 96 && kc <= 105) { kc = e.keyCode = kc - 48; } kval = parseInt(String.fromCharCode(kc)); if (isNaN(kval)) { (kc !== 13) // enter && kc !== 8 // bs && kc !== 9 // tab && kc !== 189 // - && (kc !== 190 || s.$.val().match(/\./)) // . allowed once && e.preventDefault(); // arrows if ($.inArray(kc,[37,38,39,40]) > -1) { e.preventDefault(); var v = s.o.parse(s.$.val()) + kv[kc] * m; s.o.stopper && (v = max(min(v, s.o.max), s.o.min)); s.change(s._validate(v)); s._draw(); // long time keydown speed-up to = window.setTimeout(function () { m *= 2; }, 30); } } } ) .bind( "keyup", function (e) { if (isNaN(kval)) { if (to) { window.clearTimeout(to); to = null; m = 1; s.val(s.$.val()); } } else { // kval postcond (s.$.val() > s.o.max && s.$.val(s.o.max)) || (s.$.val() < s.o.min && s.$.val(s.o.min)); } } ); this.$c.bind("mousewheel DOMMouseScroll", mw); this.$.bind("mousewheel DOMMouseScroll", mw); }; this.init = function () { if (this.v < this.o.min || this.v > this.o.max) { this.v = this.o.min; } this.$.val(this.v); this.w2 = this.w / 2; this.cursorExt = this.o.cursor / 100; this.xy = this.w2 * this.scale; this.lineWidth = this.xy * this.o.thickness; this.lineCap = this.o.lineCap; this.radius = this.xy - this.lineWidth / 2; this.o.angleOffset && (this.o.angleOffset = isNaN(this.o.angleOffset) ? 0 : this.o.angleOffset); this.o.angleArc && (this.o.angleArc = isNaN(this.o.angleArc) ? this.PI2 : this.o.angleArc); // deg to rad this.angleOffset = this.o.angleOffset * Math.PI / 180; this.angleArc = this.o.angleArc * Math.PI / 180; // compute start and end angles this.startAngle = 1.5 * Math.PI + this.angleOffset; this.endAngle = 1.5 * Math.PI + this.angleOffset + this.angleArc; var s = max( String(Math.abs(this.o.max)).length, String(Math.abs(this.o.min)).length, 2 ) + 2; this.o.displayInput && this.i.css({ 'width' : ((this.w / 2 + 4) >> 0) + 'px', 'height' : ((this.w / 3) >> 0) + 'px', 'position' : 'absolute', 'vertical-align' : 'middle', 'margin-top' : ((this.w / 3) >> 0) + 'px', 'margin-left' : '-' + ((this.w * 3 / 4 + 2) >> 0) + 'px', 'border' : 0, 'background' : 'none', 'font' : this.o.fontWeight + ' ' + ((this.w / s) >> 0) + 'px ' + this.o.font, 'text-align' : 'center', 'color' : this.o.inputColor || this.o.fgColor, 'padding' : '0px', '-webkit-appearance': 'none' }) || this.i.css({ 'width': '0px', 'visibility': 'hidden' }); }; this.change = function (v) { this.cv = v; this.$.val(this.o.format(v)); }; this.angle = function (v) { return (v - this.o.min) * this.angleArc / (this.o.max - this.o.min); }; this.arc = function (v) { var sa, ea; v = this.angle(v); if (this.o.flip) { sa = this.endAngle + 0.00001; ea = sa - v - 0.00001; } else { sa = this.startAngle - 0.00001; ea = sa + v + 0.00001; } this.o.cursor && (sa = ea - this.cursorExt) && (ea = ea + this.cursorExt); return { s: sa, e: ea, d: this.o.flip && !this.o.cursor }; }; this.draw = function () { var c = this.g, // context a = this.arc(this.cv), // Arc pa, // Previous arc r = 1; c.lineWidth = this.lineWidth; c.lineCap = this.lineCap; if (this.o.bgColor !== "none") { c.beginPath(); c.strokeStyle = this.o.bgColor; c.arc(this.xy, this.xy, this.radius, this.endAngle - 0.00001, this.startAngle + 0.00001, true); c.stroke(); } if (this.o.displayPrevious) { pa = this.arc(this.v); c.beginPath(); c.strokeStyle = this.pColor; c.arc(this.xy, this.xy, this.radius, pa.s, pa.e, pa.d); c.stroke(); r = this.cv == this.v; } c.beginPath(); c.strokeStyle = r ? 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