Patient-Centered Outcomes of an Emergency Department Social and Medical Resource Intervention.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Few studies have examined the impact of emergency department (ED) social interventions on patient outcomes and revisits, especially in underserved populations. Our objective in this study was to characterize a volunteer initiative that provided community medical and social resources at ED discharge and its effect on ED revisit rates and adherence to follow-up appointments at a large, county hospital ED.

Methods

We performed a cross-sectional analysis of ED patients who received medical and social resources and an educational intervention at discharge between September 2017-June 2018. Demographic information, the number of ED return visits, and outpatient follow-up appointment adherence within 30 and 90 days of ED discharge were obtained from electronic health re

SUBMITTER: Gupta R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10047735 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature