Prospective analysis of alternative services and cost savings of avoidable admissions from the ED

Am J Emerg Med. 2020 Mar;38(3):624-628. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2019.11.001. Epub 2019 Nov 19.

Authors

Taketo Watase¹, Karl Jablonowski², Amber Sabbatini²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Washington, 325 9th Ave, Seattle, WA 98104, USA. Electronic address: watase@uw.edu.
² Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Washington, 325 9th Ave, Seattle, WA 98104, USA.

PMID: 31791626
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2019.11.001

No abstract available

Keywords: Alternative service; Avoidable admission; Cost savings.

MeSH terms

Cost Savings
Emergency Service, Hospital / economics*
Health Care Costs*
Humans
Patient Admission / economics*
Prospective Studies
Socioeconomic Factors
United States