Frequent users of emergency departments and patient flow in Alberta and Ontario, Canada: an administrative data study

• Main Authors: Anqi Chen (Author), Scott Fielding (Author), X. Joan Hu (Author), Patrick McLane (Author), Andrew McRae (Author), Maria Ospina (Author), Rhonda J. Rosychuk (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background This paper describes and compares patient flow characteristics of adult high system users (HSUs) and control groups in Alberta and Ontario emergency departments (EDs), Canada. Methods Annual cohorts of HSUs were created by identifying patients who made up the top 10% of ED users...