In an analysis that included a sample of patients in the top portion of Medicare spending, only a small percentage of their costs appeared to be related to preventable emergency department visits and hospitalizations. This limits the ability to lower costs for these patients through better outpatient care. This is according to a study in the June 26 issue of JAMA. The study is being released early to coincide with its presentation at the AcademyHealth annual research ...Wednesday, 26 June 2013
Efforts to Reduce Preventable Emergency Department Use
In an analysis that included a sample of patients in the top portion of Medicare spending, only a small percentage of their costs appeared to be related to preventable emergency department visits and hospitalizations. This limits the ability to lower costs for these patients through better outpatient care. This is according to a study in the June 26 issue of JAMA. The study is being released early to coincide with its presentation at the AcademyHealth annual research ...
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