Open AccessImpact of an Emergency Department-to-Home Transitional Care Intervention on Health Service Use in Medicare Beneficiaries
Author(s) -
Jessica R. Schumacher,
Barbara Lutz,
Allyson G. Hall,
Jeffrey S. Harman,
Kristen Turner,
Babette Brumback,
Phyllis L. Hendry,
Donna L. Carden
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
medical care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.632
H-Index - 178
eISSN - 1537-1948
pISSN - 0025-7079
DOI - 10.1097/mlr.0000000000001452
Subject(s) - emergency department , medicine , transitional care , ambulatory care , intervention (counseling) , health care , acute care , emergency medicine , randomized controlled trial , medical emergency , family medicine , nursing , surgery , economics , economic growth
Hospital-based acute care [emergency department (ED) visits and hospitalizations] that is preventable with high-quality outpatient care contributes to health care system waste and patient harm.