Patterns of national emergency department utilization by fee-for-service Medicare beneficiaries with dementia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Individuals with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD) often face high acute care clinical utilization and costs with unclear benefits in survival or quality of life. The emergency department (ED) is frequently the site of pivotal decisions in these acute care episodes. This study uses national Medicare data to explore this population's ED utilization.

Methods

Retrospective cohort study of persons aged ≥66 years enrolled in traditional Medicare with a Chronic Condition Warehouse diagnosis of dementia. Primary 1-year outcome measures included ED visits with and without hospitalization, ED visits per 100 days alive, and health-care costs. A multivariate random effects regression model (clustered by county of residence), adjusted for sociodemographics and

SUBMITTER: Bowman JK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12396597 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature