Non-emergent care visits in a turkish tertiary care emergency department after 2008 health policy changes: review and analysis.
Cihad DundarSeydanur Dal YaylaogluPublished in: Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique (2022)
Our results showed that the 18-44 age group and female gender seek care in the ED for non-emergent problems more than the other parts of the population. The numbers of ED visits in the last decade continued to increase regardless of population growth. The health policy changes may have facilitated access to rapid physical and laboratory examination but also an exacerbation of the free-rider problem in ED services.
Keyphrases
- emergency department
- healthcare
- mental health
- public health
- tertiary care
- palliative care
- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- quality improvement
- affordable care act
- health information
- primary care
- pain management
- physical activity
- intensive care unit
- acute respiratory distress syndrome
- loop mediated isothermal amplification
- health insurance
- climate change
- adverse drug
- sensitive detection