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What Drives Frequent Emergency Department Use in an Integrated Health System? National Data From the Veterans Health Administration

April 11, 2013 | Journal Article

The sociodemographic and clinical factors associated with frequent ED use within the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) are examined in this study.

Does Decreased Access to Emergency Departments Affect Patient Outcomes?

February 23, 2012 | Journal Article

By measuring increased driving time to the nearest emergency department (ED), this study examines ED access and adverse patient outcomes or changes in patient health profiles. Using acute myocardial infarction (AMI) patients, the study looks at whet ...

Rising Closures of Hospital Trauma Centers Disproportionately Burden Vulnerable Populations

October 1, 2011 | Journal Article

Closures of hospital trauma centers have accelerated since 2001 and may disproportionately affect disadvantaged communities.

Association Between Ambulance Diversion and Survival Among Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction

June 15, 2011 | Journal Article

Patients with time-sensitive conditions are adversely affected when the nearest emergency department is temporarily not available.

Factors Associated with Closures of Emergency Departments in the United States

May 18, 2011 | Journal Article

This nationwide study analyzed market and hospital characteristics associated with the closure of emergency departments from 1990 to 2009. Emergency departments in safety-net and for-profit hospitals were less likely to remain open.

Changes in Emergency Department Access Between 2001 and 2005 Among General and Vulnerable Populations

August 1, 2010 | Journal Article

Although geographic access to emergency departments has deteriorated in only a small number of communities, these communities tended to be poor, unemployed or Hispanic, suggesting an increasing disparity in access to emergency care.

Prediction of Critical Illness During Out-of-Hospital Emergency Care

August 18, 2010 | Journal Article

In a retrospective study of emergency patients without traumatic injury or cardiac arrest, researchers were able to develop a critical illness score to reasonably predict which patients would require services of a regional critical care center.

Emergency Department Information System Adoption in the United States

May 1, 2010 | Journal Article

Emergency physician Adam Landman—a former corporate consultant with a background in information systems—is eager to re-enter the digital age. He is tired of writing scripts, thumbing through paper records and trying to decipher his colleagues’ handw ...

Uninsured Adults Presenting to US Emergency Departments

October 22, 2008 | Journal Article

Common assumptions made in published literature about uninsured patients that present to emergency departments (EDs) are often not supported by data, or apply to both uninsured and insured ED patients.

Does Lack of a Usual Source of Care or Health Insurance Increase the Likelihood of an Emergency Department Visit?

January 1, 2005 | Journal Article

Recommended Reading Why Do Parents Bring Children to the Emergency Department for Nonurgent Conditions? Characteristics of Frequent Users of Emergency Departments Do Reductions in Medicaid/SCHIP Enrollment Increase Emergency Department Use Among Low ...