Emergency Department Use and Subsequent Hospitalizations Among Members of a High-Deductible Health Plan
Open Access
- 14 March 2007
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in JAMA
- Vol. 297 (10) , 1093-1102
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.297.10.1093
Abstract
Patients evaluated at emergency departments often present with nonemergency conditions, an expensive practice that contributes to overcrowding and decreased continuity of care.1-8 Evidence suggests that emergency department overcrowding is associated with adverse clinical outcomes,9-12 and proposed solutions have ranged from streamlining inpatient admissions to expanding primary care and insurance coverage.6-8,10 Others regard overutilization as symptomatic of inadequate consumer engagement in medical decision making, suggesting that patients will reduce use of discretionary services if they share a greater proportion of health care costs.13-15Keywords
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