Patient Perspectives on Accessing Acute Illness Care

Introduction: Older adults use the emergency department (ED) at high rates, including for illnesses that could be managed by their primary care providers (PCP). Policymakers have implemented barriers and incentives, often financial, to try to modify use patterns but with limited success. This study...

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Main Authors: Mary K. Finta, Amy Borkenhagen, Nicole E. Werner, Joyce Duckles, Craig R. Sellers, Sandhya Seshadri, Denise Lampo, Manish N. Shah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eScholarship Publishing, University of California 2017-05-01
Series:Western Journal of Emergency Medicine
Online Access:https://escholarship.org/uc/item/3k20508j