Ambulatory follow-up among publicly insured children discharged from the emergency department.
Sriram RamgopalJonathan RodeanElizabeth R AlpernMatt HallPradip P ChaudhariJennifer R MarinSamir S ShahStephen B FreedmanMohamed EltorkiOluwakemi Badaki-MakunDaniel J ShapiroTara RhineRustin B MorseMark I NeumanPublished in: Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (2023)
One-fifth of children discharged from the ED have an ambulatory visit within 7 days, which varied by patient characteristics and diagnoses. Children with ambulatory follow-up have a greater subsequent health care utilization, including subsequent ED visit and/or hospitalization. These findings identify the need to further research the role and costs associated with routine post-ED visit follow-up.