Proximity and emergency department use: multilevel analysis using administrative data from patients with cardiovascular risk factors

P Bergeron, J Courteau, A Vanasse - Canadian Family Physician, 2015 - cfp.ca
Objective To determine if geographic proximity to an emergency department (ED) is related
to ED use in a metropolitan population of patients with cardiovascular risk factors. Design …

Ambulance use, distance and outcomes in patients with suspected cardiovascular disease: a registry-based geographic information system study

N Sepehrvand, W Alemayehu, P Kaul… - … Heart Journal: Acute …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Background Despite guideline recommendations, the majority of patients with symptoms
suggestive of acute coronary syndrome do not use emergency medical services to reach the …

Geography and travel distance impact emergency department visits

PL Henneman, JL Garb, GA Capraro, H Li… - The Journal of …, 2011 - Elsevier
Background: Little has been written about the geographic basis of emergency department
(ED) visits. Objective: The objective of this study is to describe the impact of geography on …

[BOOK][B] Emergency department visits and proximity to patients' residences, 2009-2010

AM Brown, SL Decker, FW Selck - 2015 - books.google.com
The number of emergency department (ED) visits rose 44% from 1991 through 2010, even
as the number of hospital EDs declined 10% over the same period (1). As a result, EDs have …

[HTML][HTML] Travel distance and sociodemographic correlates of potentially avoidable emergency department visits in California, 2006–2010: an observational study

BK Chen, J Hibbert, X Cheng, K Bennett - International journal for equity in …, 2015 - Springer
Introduction Use of the hospital emergency department (ED) for medical conditions not likely
to require immediate treatment is a controversial topic. It has been faulted for ED …

Geographic variation in the demand for emergency care: a local population-level analysis

DC Lee, KM Doran, D Polsky, E Cordova, BG Carr - Healthcare, 2016 - Elsevier
Background Geographic variation in healthcare has been traditionally studied in large areas
such as hospital referral regions or service areas. These analyses are limited by variation …

[HTML][HTML] Travel distances, socioeconomic characteristics, and health disparities in nonurgent and frequent use of hospital emergency departments in South Carolina: a …

BK Chen, X Cheng, K Bennett, J Hibbert - BMC health services research, 2015 - Springer
Background Nonurgent use of hospital emergency departments (ED) is a controversial topic.
It is thought to increase healthcare costs and reduce quality, but is also considered a …

Does spatial access to primary care affect emergency department utilization for nonemergent conditions?

J Fishman, S McLafferty, W Galanter - Health services research, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To examine the contributions of individual‐and neighborhood‐level spatial access
to care to the utilization of emergency departments (ED s) for preventable conditions through …

Changes in emergency department access between 2001 and 2005 among general and vulnerable populations

YC Shen, RY Hsia - American journal of public health, 2010 - ajph.aphapublications.org
Objectives. We analyzed how ease of geographic access to emergency departments (EDs),
defined as driving time to the closest ED, changed between 2001 and 2005, and whether …

Emergency department visits and primary care among adults with chronic conditions

J McCusker, D Roberge, JF Lévesque, A Ciampi… - Medical care, 2010 - journals.lww.com
Background: An emergency department (ED) visit may be a marker for limited access to
primary medical care, particularly among those with ambulatory care sensitive chronic …