Association of Insurance Status with Severity and Management in ED Patients with Asthma Exacerbation.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Previous studies have demonstrated an association of low socioeconomic status with frequent asthma exacerbations. However, there have been no recent multicenter efforts to examine the relationship of insurance status - a proxy for socioeconomic status - with asthma severity and management in adults. The objective is to investigate chronic and acute asthma management disparities by insurance status among adults requiring emergency department (ED) treatment in the United States.

Methods

We conducted a multicenter chart review study (48 EDs in 23 U.S. states) on ED patients, aged 18-54 years, with acute asthma between 2011 and 2012. Each site underwent training (lecture, practice charts, certification) before reviewing randomly selected charts. We categorized patie

SUBMITTER: Hasegawa K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4729414 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature