Outcomes of primary care patients who are frequent and persistent users of the ED

Am J Emerg Med. 2015 Sep;33(9):1320-2. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2015.05.042. Epub 2015 May 30.

Authors

Andrew S Hwang¹, Shan W Liu², Jeffrey M Ashburner³, Brandon J Auerbach³, Steven J Atlas³, Clemens S Hong³

Affiliations

¹ Division of General Internal Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA. Electronic address: ahwang1@partners.org.
² Department of Emergency Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA.
³ Division of General Internal Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA.

PMID: 26092675
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2015.05.042

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Cohort Studies
Emergency Service, Hospital / statistics & numerical data*
Female
Health Status
Humans
Male
Medical Overuse*
Middle Aged
Outcome Assessment, Health Care
Primary Health Care*
Socioeconomic Factors