Frequent users of US emergency departments: characteristics and opportunities for intervention
Conclusions
Frequent ED users had a large burden of chronic diseases that also required high outpatient resources. Interventions designed to divert frequent ED users should focus on chronic disease management and access to outpatient services, particularly for Medicaid beneficiaries and other high risk subpopulations.
Source: Emergency Medicine Journal - Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Vinton, D. T., Capp, R., Rooks, S. P., Abbott, J. T., Ginde, A. A. Tags: Editor's choice, Drugs: cardiovascular system, Stroke, Asthma Original article Source Type: research
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