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Showing 1 to 20 of 20 for “"ED Visit"”.
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Reducing Preventable Emergency Department Visits by Improving Patient Care Access to Primary Care
… care creates a concern to receive comprehensive medical care. Improving access to a consistent source of care can help to obtain high quality of care, continuity of care, and reduce preventable emergency department (ED) visits. The aim of this project is to reduce preventable ED visits by …
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MEDICAID ENROLLMENT PATTERNS AND SERVICE UTILIZATION OF EPILEPSY PATIENTS IN OHIO
… a large retrospective cohort of adults constructed from Ohio Medicaid administrative data base, we determined the optimal disease free period for identifying incident epilepsy cases, the magnitude and predictors of recurrent insurance gaps, and the causal effect of antiepileptic drug (AED) refill …
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Examining What Matters to Older Adults with Increased Risk of Adverse Functional Outcomes in Emergency Medicine
… Research has demonstrated that older adults experiencing functional decline are more susceptible to adverse outcomes and diminished quality of life. The Emergency Department (ED), intended for acute care interventions, presents an opportunity to identify and address …
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Food Insecure COPD Patients and Healthcare Utilization: A Retrospective Study
… Rates of hospital admissions and emergency room visits among chronic disease like COPD have become a targeted group for health management. COPD patients have multiple and complex health and social needs, but the impact of their unmet food needs is not well understood and warrants further …
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Reduction Of Unnecessary Emergency Department Visits Through An Ed-Initiated Advanced Care Program For Vulnerable Patients
<p>Purpose: This DNP project developed an ED-initiated Advanced ED Care Management Program (AECM) to reduce the frequency of and costs associated with ED overutilizers with four or more ED visits in a rolling calendar year, excluding those with private insurance in an assisted living or skilled …
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The Influence of Patient-Reported Provider Availability Factors on Nonurgent Emergency Department Use
… was to examine the influence of patient‑perceived provider availability on nonurgent emergency department use (NUEDU). The study population consisted of a nationally‑representative population of non‑elderly adults who were continuously privately insured (CPI) for at least a year before an …
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Reducing Delays in Follow-up Care through Process Optimization
… care follow-up after an emergency department (ED) visit is an important component of comprehensive healthcare, contributing to both improved patient outcomes and reduced readmissions to emergency care. In alignment with the Clinical Nurse Leader (CNL) roles of risk anticipator and lateral …
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Emergency Department Visits and Hospital Admissions for Adult Cancer Patients Post Outpatient Chemotherapy: Does the Oncology Nurse Navigator Make a Difference?
… is the second leading cause of death in the United States and worldwide. Oncology related hospital visits account for over $88 billion annually; 35% of this cost is attributable to inpatient hospital stays even though most cancer treatments are given outpatient. The Centers for Medicare and …
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Reducing Early Hospital Readmission Rates After Bariatric Surgery
… 7-month quality improvement project augmented clinical follow up post-bariatric surgery by incorporating a 7-10 day post-discharge call by an RD following a routine 1-3 day post-discharge call by an APP. Impact on readmission rate was examined. 166 participants included men and women ≥18 …
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Validation Of An Emr Prioritization Tool For Diabetes Population Health
<p>The goal of evidence based population health aligned with financial outcomes is to effectively and efficiently manage a defined population to promote wellness, prevent disease progression and manage chronic conditions and acute events. A prerequisite to this model, which is in its early stages …
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Quality of Life and Health Outcomes in Overweight and Non-Overweight Children with Asthma.
… who are overweight has more than doubled. Currently, an estimated 18 percent of children and adolescents ages 6-19 years are overweight. Following this trend in childhood overweight, there has been an alarming increase in the number of children with asthma who are overweight. The …
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SOCIAL DISPARITIES IN HEALTHCARE UTILIZATION FOR CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS WITH MIGRAINE DISEASE
… very common among youth but remain underdiagnosed and undertreated especially in emergency department (ED) where providers must worry about serious causes of headache. This disproportionately affects patients from marginalized communities who tend to visit the ED for chronic conditions. While …
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An Evaluation of Satisfaction with Emergency Department Care in Children and Adolescents with Mental Health Concerns
The emergency department (ED) is a vital safety net for children and adolescents with mental health concerns seeking crisis care. Yet, EDs face significant challenges in managing mental health concerns. Evaluating patient and parent/caregiver satisfaction with care delivery is essential to guide …
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Examining The Choice To Seek Non-Urgent Urinary Tract Infection Treatment At Emergency Departments
… statement: Non-urgent emergency department (ED) utilization leads to greater risk of ED overcrowding and potentially negative outcomes for patients. Increased understanding of why some patients continue to use EDs for non-urgent care despite the increasing availability of lower cost …
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Patient experiences in rural Northern Ontario: small hospital utilization and perspectives on community paramedicine
This thesis adhered to an integrated article format with two distinct studies focusing on the analysis of patient medical records from a rural hospital in north east Ontario (Study 1) and a cross-sectional observational investigation of patient perspectives on community paramedicine (CP) (Study 2). …
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Association between Health Literacy and 30-Day Unplanned Healthcare Use after Discharge in the Heart Failure Population
Unplanned healthcare use following discharge costs Medicare over $17 billion per year. Health literacy is associated with increased healthcare use and cost while heart failure is the leading cause of 30-day readmission in the United States. Previous studies have assessed the association between …
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Decreased Emergency Department Utilization by Lower Socioeconomic Status Population as a Result of the COVID-19 Pandemic
… (virus which causes COVID-19) pandemic has resulted in lower emergency department (ED) volumes. It precipitated business and school closures along with the implementation of physical distancing measures, which culminated in a Shelter-in-Place Order (SIPO) issued for a major urban area county in …
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Empowering Patients: Simplifying Discharge Instructions
… Studies have shown that many patients leave the ED with partial comprehension of their visit and discharge instructions. Patients who are not adequately informed as to their discharge plans have decreased compliance with medications and treatment plans, decreased patient safety, increased …
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Patient Assistance for Virtual Emergency Room Follow Up (PAVER)
… the emergency room within 30 days of a previous visit pose a transitions of care issue for hospitals; with a reported 19.9% of initial ER visits resulting in a revisit. The cost of a revisit has been reported to be 118% the cost of the initial visit and 26% of ED revisits result in a hospital …
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Impact of the Implementation of Accountable Care Organizational Structure on Pediatric Emergency Department Visits
In 2010, the United States was spending more per capita on healthcare than other similar countries but did not have better outcomes and spending was increasing at an unsustainable rate. That same year, the Patient Protection and Accountable Care Act (PPACA) was passed in an effort to reform …