Rapid Primary Care Follow-up from the ED to Reduce Avoidable Hospital Admissions

Introduction: Hospital admissions from the emergency department (ED) now account for approximately 50% of all admissions. Some patients admitted from the ED may not require inpatient care if outpatient care could be optimized. However, access to primary care especially immediately after ED discharge...

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Main Authors: Amanda S. Carmel, Peter Steel, Robert Tanouye, Aleksey Novikov, Sunday Clark, Sanjai Sinha, Judy Tung
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eScholarship Publishing, University of California 2017-07-01
Series:Western Journal of Emergency Medicine
Online Access:https://escholarship.org/uc/item/9474k7sz