Super-Utilization of the Emergency Department in a Universally Insured Population.

Tomas AndriottiMichael K DaltonMolly P JarmanStuart LipsitzMuhammad Ali ChaudharyLaura TilleyPeter A LearnAndrew J SchoenfeldEric Goralnick

Published in: Military medicine (2021)

Risk of ED super-utilization appears to increase with age and diminished health status. Patient demographic and clinical characteristics of ED super-utilization identified in this study can be used to formulate healthcare policies addressing gaps in primary care in diagnoses associated with ED super-utilization and develop interventions to address modifiable risk factors of ED utilization.

Keyphrases

emergency department
primary care
healthcare
risk factors
public health
electronic health record
general practice