Reducing High-Users' Visits to the Emergency Department by a Primary Care Intervention for the Uninsured: A Retrospective Study

• Main Authors: Meng-Han Tsai PhD, MHA (Author), Sudha Xirasagar MBBS, PhD (Author), Scott Carroll MD (Author), Charles S. Bryan MD (Author), Pamela J. Gallagher DBA, MBA, CPA (Author), Kim Davis DO (Author), Edward C. Jauch MD, MS (Author)
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• 出版: SAGE Publishing, 2018-03-01T00:00:00Z.
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Reducing avoidable emergency department (ED) visits is an important health system goal. This is a retrospective cohort study of the impact of a primary care intervention including an in-hospital, free, adult clinic for poor uninsured patients on ED visit rates and emergency severity at a nonprofit h...