Online Self-Triage of Ear or Hearing Concerns in a Patient Portal: Comparison of Subsequent Diagnoses and Hospitalizations to National Emergency Department and National Ambulatory Ear or Hearing Visits

• Main Authors: Frederick North (Author), Teresa B Jensen (Author), Jennifer Pecina (Author), Nathaniel E Miller (Author), Michelle Duvall (Author), Elissa M Nelson (Author), Matthew C Thompson (Author), Brenda J Johnson (Author), Brian A Crum (Author), Robert Stroebel (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2023-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background Although online self-triage is easily accessible, little is known about the patients who use self-triage or their subsequent diagnoses. We compared ear/hearing self-triage subsequent diagnoses to ear/hearing visit diagnoses in emergency departments (ED) and ambulatory clinics across the U...