Potentially Preventable Emergency Department Visits by Nursing Home Residents: United States, 2004
In 2004, there were over 110 million visits to EDs throughout the United States (1). Older adults, particularly nursing home residents, comprise a large and growing percentage of those visiting the ED (2,3). Prior research has identified conditions that may lead to potentially preventable visits to an ED among nursing home residents (4–11). Fever, chest pain, heart disease (mainly heart failure), mental status changes, gastrointestinal bleeding, urinary tract infections, metabolic disturbances, pneumonia, diseases of the skin, and injuries due to falls have been identified as reasons for potentially preventable visits to an ED. Researchers argue that some of these conditions, such as urinary tract infections, could be more appropriately treated in the nursing home. Other conditions prompting ED visits, such as those related to falls or pneumonia, may have been avoided by preventing the adverse health event itself. Decreasing potentially preventable visits to EDs may reduce health care costs, lessen trauma or complications resulting from medical treatment for nursing home residents, and improve quality of care. This report presents the only national information on potentially preventable ED use among U.S. nursing home residents.
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Potentially Preventable Emergency Department Visits by Nursing Home Residents: United States, 2004
In 2004, there were over 110 million visits to EDs throughout the United States (1). Older adults, particularly nursing home residents, comprise a large and growing percentage of those visiting the ED (2,3). Prior research has identified conditions that may lead to potentially preventable visits to an ED among nursing home residents (4–11). Fever, chest pain, heart disease (mainly heart failure), mental status changes, gastrointestinal bleeding, urinary tract infections, metabolic disturbances, pneumonia, diseases of the skin, and injuries due to falls have been identified as reasons for potentially preventable visits to an ED. Researchers argue that some of these conditions, such as urinary tract infections, could be more appropriately treated in the nursing home. Other conditions prompting ED visits, such as those related to falls or pneumonia, may have been avoided by preventing the adverse health event itself. Decreasing potentially preventable visits to EDs may reduce health care costs, lessen trauma or complications resulting from medical treatment for nursing home residents, and improve quality of care. This report presents the only national information on potentially preventable ED use among U.S. nursing home residents.
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| BN ID: | 2940013874510 |
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| Publisher: | The Delano Max Wealth Institute, LLC. |
| Publication date: | 12/12/2011 |
| Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
| Format: | eBook |
| File size: | 840 KB |
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