Community Characteristics Affecting Emergency Department Use by Medicaid Enrollees

Objectives: In seeking to identify modifiable, system-level factors affecting emergency department (ED) use, we used a statewide Medicaid database to study community variation in ED use and ascertain community characteristics associated with higher use. Methods: This historical cohort study used adm...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Medical care 2009-01, Vol.47 (1), p.15-22
Hauptverfasser:	Lowe, Robert A., Fu, Rongwei, Ong, Emerson T., McGinnis, Paul B., Fagnan, Lyle J., Vuckovic, Nancy, Gallia, Charles
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adult Catchment Area (Health) - statistics & numerical data Child Child, Preschool Chronic Disease - ethnology Communities Community health care Databases, Factual Diagnosis-Related Groups Emergency departments Emergency medical care Emergency Service, Hospital - utilization Female Health care delivery Health Care Surveys Health Services Accessibility - statistics & numerical data Health Services Misuse - statistics & numerical data Health services utilization Hospital utilization rate Humans Infant Infant, Newborn Male Medicaid Medicaid - utilization Medical conditions Medically underserved areas Middle Aged Modeling Multivariate Analysis Patient Acceptance of Health Care - ethnology Patient Acceptance of Health Care - statistics & numerical data Patient care Primary care Primary health care Primary Health Care - utilization Residence Characteristics - classification Residence Characteristics - statistics & numerical data Rural Population Statistical analysis Transportation United States Urban Population Utilization Review Young Adult
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