Objective To describe policy interventions that have the objective to reduce ED use and to
estimate their effectiveness. Methods Narrative review by searching three electronic …

Objectives Frequent emergency department (ED) users are high‐risk and high‐resource‐
utilizing patients. This systematic review evaluates effectiveness of interventions targeting …

Objective The objective of this study was to establish the effectiveness of interventions to
reduce frequent emergency department (ED) use among a general adult high ED-use …

BACKGROUND: Case management (CM) is a commonly cited intervention aimed at
reducing Emergency Department (ED) utilization by “frequent users,” a group of patients that …

Background: Frequent users of health care services are a relatively small group of patients
who account for a disproportionately large amount of health care utilization. We conducted a …

Objectives Recent health policy changes have focused efforts on reducing emergency
department (ED) visits as a way to reduce costs and improve quality of care. This was a …

The experiences of individuals with mental illness and addictions who frequently present to
hospital emergency departments (EDs) have rarely been explored. This study reports …

Objective To compare the characteristics of US adults by frequency of emergency
department (ED) utilisation, specifically the prevalence of chronic diseases and outpatient …

The mention of specific companies or of certain manufacturers' products does not imply that
they are endorsed or recommended by the World Health Organization in preference to …

Study objective Previous reviews of emergency department (ED) visit reduction programs
have not required that studies meet a minimum quality level and have therefore included low …