Open AccessEvaluation of a Multidisciplinary Care Coordination Program for Frequent Users of the Emergency Department
Author(s) -
Angela M. Flowers,
Kate Shade
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
professional case management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1932-8095
pISSN - 1932-8087
DOI - 10.1097/ncm.0000000000000368
Subject(s) - medicine , emergency department , odds ratio , confidence interval , logistic regression , multidisciplinary approach , retrospective cohort study , odds , health care , emergency medicine , family medicine , nursing , social science , sociology , economics , economic growth
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of a quality improvement multidisciplinary care coordination program designed to reduce frequent emergency department (ED) utilization and hospital admissions.