Variation in US Hospital Emergency Department Admission Rates by Clinical Condition

Emergency department physician-level and hospital-level variation in admission rates.

STUDY OBJECTIVE We explore the variation in physician- and hospital-level admission rates in a group of emergency physicians in a single health system. METHODS This was a cross-sectional study that used retrospective data during various periods (2005 to 2010) to determine the variation in admission rates among emergency physicians from 3 emergency departments (EDs) within the same health syst...

Predicting Hospital Patients' Admission to Reduce Emergency Department Boarding

Variation in readmission rates by emergency departments and emergency department providers caring for patients after discharge.

BACKGROUND The role of the emergency department (ED) provider and ED facility in readmissions of recently discharged patients who visit the ED has not been studied. OBJECTIVE To determine the variation in readmission rates by ED facility and ED providers caring for patients after discharge. DESIGN Retrospective cohort study using multilevel, multivariable models of 100% Texas Medicare claim...

Planning for hospital emergency mass-casualty decontamination by the US Department of Veterans Affairs.

The impact of early emergency department allied health intervention on admission rates in older people: a non-randomized clinical study

BACKGROUND This study sought to determine whether early allied health intervention by a dedicated Emergency Department (ED) based team, occurring before or in parallel with medical assessment, reduces hospital admission rates amongst older patients presenting with one of ten index problems. METHODS A prospective non-randomized trial in patients aged sixty five and over, conducted in two Austr...