Primary Care Enhanced Access Services and the Association With Nonurgent Pediatric Emergency Department Utilization and Child Opportunity Index
Mark Ryan Hincapie,
Montserrat A. Corbera-Hincapie,
Srinivasan Suresh
et al.
Abstract:Objectives
This study aims to examine the association between primary care practice characteristics (enhanced access services) and practice-level rates of nonurgent emergency department (ED) visits using ED and practice-level data. Survey data suggest that enhanced access services within a child's primary care practice may be associated with reduced nonurgent ED visits.
Methods
We performed a cross-sectional analysis of nonurgent ED visits to a tertiary… Show more
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