Emergency Department Utilization and Capacity
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2009-07
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Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Abstract
Synthesizes research on who utilizes emergency departments, how often for non-urgent or preventable conditions and why, how cost-sharing affects utilization, and how utilization patterns affect hospital finances, overcrowding, and cost implications.
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Health, Health, Healthcare Access/Reform, Health, Health Insurance/Coverage
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http://www.rwjf.org/files/research/072109policysynthesis17.emergencyutilization.pdf