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 …

Background Emergency department overutilization is a known contributor to the high per-
capita healthcare cost in the United States. There is a knowledge gap regarding the …

Emergency department (ED) use is on the rise as availability of operational EDs has
decreased. EDs in urban areas are overcrowded and contend with large amounts of patients …

Methods: We analyzed data from the 2007–2009 National Hospital Ambulatory Medical
Care Survey for 78,114 ED visits by adults aged 18 and older. Outcomes were ACSC visits …

Background Emergency department (ED) use is costly, and especially frequent among
publicly insured populations in the US, who also disproportionately encounter financial …

Background: There is substantial interest in identifying low-acuity visits to emergency
departments (EDs) that could be treated more appropriately in other settings. Systematic …

Abstract The Emergency Department (ED) is a place where disaster preparedness, public
health surveillance, and in many cases, ambulatory primary care is provided. The increase …

Background: A high volume of emergency department (ED) visits in the rural United States
may be the result of barriers to accessing primary care. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) …

Emergency room utilization has continued to rise in the United States, increasing by 19.6%
from 2006 to 2018. 1, 2 This trend poses a threat to patient safety and quality of care as high …

Study Objectives Patients with high emergency department (ED) utilization are typically
defined to have 4 or more visits in one calendar year. Nationally, this group comprises only …