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- Title
Common step-wise interventions improved primary care clinic visits and reduced emergency department discharge failures: a large-scale retrospective observational study.
- Authors
Schrader, Chet D.; Robinson, Richard D.; Blair, Somer; Shaikh, Sajid; Ho, Amy F.; D'Etienne, James P.; Kirby, Jessica J.; Cheeti, Radhika; Zenarosa, Nestor R.; Wang, Hao
- Abstract
<bold>Background: </bold>It is critical to understand whether providing health insurance coverage, assigning a dedicated Primary Care Physician (PCP), and arranging timely post-Emergency Department (ED) clinic follow-up can improve compliance with clinic visits and reduce ED discharge failures. We aim to determine the benefits of providing these common step-wise interventions and further investigate the necessity of urgent PCP referrals on behalf of ED discharged patients.<bold>Methods: </bold>This is a single-center retrospective observational study. All patients discharged from the ED over the period Jan 1, 2015 through Dec 31, 2017 were included in the study population. Step-wise interventions included providing charity health insurance, assigning a dedicated PCP, and providing ED follow-up clinics. PCP clinic compliance and ED discharge failures were measured and compared among groups receiving different interventions.<bold>Result: </bold>A total of 227,627 patients were included. Fifty-eight percent of patients receiving charity insurance had PCP visits in comparison to 23% of patients without charity insurance (p < 0.001). Seventy-seven percent of patients with charity insurance and PCP assignments completed post-ED discharge PCP visits in comparison to only 4.5% of those with neither charity insurance nor PCP assignments (p < 0.001).<bold>Conclusions: </bold>Step-wise interventions increased patient clinic follow-up compliance while simultaneously reducing ED discharge failures. Such interventions might benefit communities with similar patient populations.
- Subjects
HOSPITAL emergency services; HEALTH insurance; PRIMARY care; SCIENTIFIC observation; CLINICS; OUTPATIENT medical care; PATIENT compliance; QUALITY assurance; DISCHARGE planning; RETROSPECTIVE studies
- Publication
BMC Health Services Research, 2019, Vol 19, Issue 1, pN.PAG
- ISSN
1472-6963
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1186/s12913-019-4300-1