Characteristics of Emergency Department Visits and Select Predictors of Hospitalization for Adults With Newly Diagnosed Cancer in a Safety-Net Health System.

CONCLUSION: ED visits are common among safety-net patients with newly diagnosed cancer, and hospitalizations may be influenced by nonclinical factors. The majority of ED visits made by adults with newly diagnosed cancer in a safety-net health system could potentially be routed to an alternate site of care, such as a cancer urgent care clinic. PMID: 30964735 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30964735?dopt=Abstract

Source: JOP - April 8, 2019 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Hong AS, Sadeghi N, Harvey V, Lee SC, Halm EA Tags: J Oncol Pract Source Type: research