Characteristics of Emergency Department Patient Visits Referred for Follow-Up Medical Care After Discharge, National Hospital Ambulatory Medicare Care Survey-United States, 2018.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To describe characteristics of a nationally representative sample of patient visits that ended with a referral for follow-up medical care after discharge from hospital emergency department (ED) visits.

Methods

We used 2018 National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey data to identify patient characteristics associated with higher rates of visits with referrals for follow-up medical care after ED discharge from nonfederal short-stay and general hospitals throughout the United States. Referral included categories of all disposition variables that indicated referral to a source of care consistent with the patient's clinical condition at ED discharge.

Results

Approximately 97 million of 130 million visits (29 700/100 000 US resident population) were referred

SUBMITTER: Adekoya N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9284197 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature