Limited English Proficient Patient Visits and Emergency Department Admission Rates for Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions in California: a Retrospective Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Little is known about the risk of admission for emergency department (ED) visits for ambulatory care sensitive conditions (ACSCs) by limited English proficient (LEP) patients.

Objective

Estimate admission rates from ED for ACSCs comparing LEP and English proficient (EP) patients and examine how these rates vary at hospitals with a high versus low proportion of LEP patients.

Design

Retrospective cohort study of California's 2017 inpatient and ED administrative data PARTICIPANTS: Community-dwelling individuals ≥ 18 years without a primary diagnosis of pregnancy or childbirth. LEP patients had a principal language other than English.

Main measures

We used a series of linear probability models with incremental sets of covariates, including patient demogr

SUBMITTER: Schulson L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8390610 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature