Comparing Care Delivery Efficiency Between Emergency Department and Oncology Urgent Care.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Adults often visit the emergency department (ED) for complications from cancer treatment. Oncology urgent care clinics (UCCs) can manage nonemergent issues, but little is known about how UCC care compares with ED care.

Methods

The authors' university hospital ED and UCC visits (January 1, 2023, through June 30, 2023) were analyzed after coding the Emergency Severity Index (ESI) for UCC visits to make them comparable to ED visits, where ESI was already regularly assigned. ESI ranges from levels 1 to 5 (1 = highest severity). Coarsened exact matching and multivariate models were used to compare the proportion of patients discharged home, the length of stay, and advanced imaging use. Marginally adjusted outcomes were stratified by ESI.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Hong AS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12485248 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature