Appropriateness of emergency care use: a retrospective observational study based on professional versus patients' perspectives in Taiwan

CY Lin, YC Lee - BMJ open, 2020 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objective The objectives of this study are to refine the measurement of appropriate
emergency department (ED) use and to provide a natural observation of appropriate ED use …

Factors associated with inappropriate use of emergency departments: findings from a cross-sectional national study in France

D Naouri, G Ranchon, A Vuagnat… - BMJ quality & …, 2020 - qualitysafety.bmj.com
Background Inappropriate visits to emergency departments (EDs) could represent from 20%
to 40% of all visits. Inappropriate use is a burden on healthcare costs and increases the risk …

[HTML][HTML] Effectiveness of hospital emergency department regionalization and categorization policy on appropriate patient emergency care use: a nationwide …

CY Lin, YC Lee - BMC Health Services Research, 2021 - Springer
Background Emergency department (ED) overcrowding is a health services issue
worldwide. Modern health policy emphasizes appropriate health services utilization …

[图书][B] Using Data to Inform Appropriateness in Saskatchewan's Health Care System: A Snapshot of Low Acuity Emergency Department Use

TN Todd - 2017 - search.proquest.com
Background Emergency department (ED) use for low acuity medical conditions is widely
regarded as a contributor to health system inefficiency. Low acuity conditions are semi …

[HTML][HTML] Deciding to visit the emergency department for non-urgent conditions: a systematic review of the literature

L Uscher-Pines, J Pines, A Kellermann… - The American journal …, 2013 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background A large proportion of all emergency department (ED) visits in the US are for non-
urgent conditions. Use of the ED for non-urgent conditions may lead to excessive healthcare …

Comparing emergency department use among Medicaid and commercial patients using all-payer all-claims data

H Kim, KJ McConnell, BC Sun - Population health management, 2017 - liebertpub.com
The high rate of emergency department (ED) use by Medicaid patients is not fully
understood. The objective of this paper is (1) to provide context for ED service use by …

Assessing challenges with access to care for patients presenting to the emergency department for non-emergent complaints

AD Tapia, CM Cuenca, SJ Johnson, RS Lauby… - Med J (Ft Sam Houst …, 2021 - apps.dtic.mil
Emergency department ED utilization continues to climb nationwide resulting in
overcrowding, increasing wait times, and a surge in patients with non-urgent conditions …

Judging who needs emergency department care: a prerequisite for policy-making

RA Lowe, AB Bindman - The American journal of emergency medicine, 1997 - Elsevier
The debate regarding risks and benefits of triaging nonurgent patients away from
emergency departments (EDs) stems from widely varying estimates as to what proportion of …

[HTML][HTML] An integrative review of adult patient-reported reasons for non-urgent use of the emergency department

A McIntyre, S Janzen, L Shepherd, M Kerr, R Booth - BMC nursing, 2023 - Springer
Objective To conduct an integrative review of the scientific literature to explore adult patient-
reported reasons for using the emergency department (ED) non-urgently. Method A …

[HTML][HTML] An observational study of emergency department utilization among enrollees of Minnesota Health Care Programs: financial and non-financial barriers have …

ND Shippee, TP Shippee, EP Hess… - BMC Health Services …, 2014 - Springer
Background Emergency department (ED) use is costly, and especially frequent among
publicly insured populations in the US, who also disproportionately encounter financial …