INTERACT Study Shows No Reduction in Hospitalizations, ED Visits

COPD-Related ED Visits in North Carolina: Hospitalizations and Return Visits

Methods We performed a population-based study of ED visits for COPD using state-wide surveillance data from NC DETECT[4], including all ED visits made by NC residents aged ≥45 years in 2008-2009. Visits were considered COPD-related if the firstor second-listed discharge diagnoses contained one of the following ICD-9-CM codes: 491.*, 492.*, 493.2*, 494.*, or 496.*. Hospital admissions were captu...

Hospitalizations and ED Visits in COPD: A Collision of Socioeconomic Realities with Chronic Comorbid Medical Illnesses.

Treating acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD) represents the major cost associated with this condition, primarily because of overuse of hospital and emergency department (ED) resources.1-3 Although hospitalization and ED-based care is needed in urgent situations that fail optimal therapy, many hospitalizations and re-hospitalizations stem from failure to receive...

ACP Journal Club. Telemonitoring did not reduce hospitalizations or ED visits in high-risk elderly patients.

The Relationship Between the Use of a Worksite Medical Home and ED Visits or Hospitalizations

Worksite medical homes may be a good model for improving employee health. The aim of this study was to compare the likelihood of being seen in the emergency department (ED) or being hospitalized by level of use (no use, occasional use, or primary care) of a worksite medical home, overall and by type of user (employee, adult dependent, or pediatric dependent). This was a retrospective analysis o...

Home Care, Hospitalizations, and Doctor Visits

This study estimates the effects of formal home care on hospitalizations and doctor visits. We compare the effects of medicallyand non-medically-related home care and investigate heterogeneous effects by age group and informal care availability. Two-part models are estimated, using data from Switzerland. In this federal country, home care policy is decentralized into cantons (i.e. states). The ...