Introduction: Frequent users of emergency departments (ED) account for 21–28% of all ED visits nationwide. The objective of our study was to identify characteristics unique to patients with psychiatric illness who are frequent ED users for mental health care. Understanding unique features of this population could lead to better care and lower healthcare costs. Methods: This retrospective analysis of adult ED visits for mental healthcare from all acute care hospitals in California from 2009–2014 used patient-level data from California’s Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development. We calculated patient demographic and visit characteristics for patients with a primary diagnosis of a mental health disorder as a percentage of tot...
Introduction: Substance use-related visits to the emergency department (ED) have been linked to high...
Importance: 1% of the United States population accounts for 20% of healthcare costs. What characteri...
Background: The objective of this study was to determine if mental health and substance use diagnose...
Introduction: Frequent users of emergency departments (ED) account for 21–28% of all ED visits natio...
Introduction: Frequent users of emergency departments (ED) account for 21–28% of all ED visits natio...
Introduction: Patients with mental health conditions frequently use emergency medical services. Man...
Introduction: Patients with mental health conditions frequently use emergency medical services. Many...
Background: Homelessness, substance use, and mental disorders each have been associ...
Background: Homelessness, substance use, and mental disorders each have been associ...
Introduction: We aimed to characterize emergency department (ED) utilization and clinical characteri...
Introduction: We aimed to characterize emergency department (ED) utilization and clinical characteri...
Introduction: Highly frequent users (HFU) of the emergency department (ED) are a poorly defined popu...
OBJECTIVES: We examined factors associated with frequent hospitalizations and emergency department (...
Introduction: Highly frequent users (HFU) of the emergency department (ED) are a poorly defined popu...
Introduction: Substance use-related visits to the emergency department (ED) have been linked to high...
Introduction: Substance use-related visits to the emergency department (ED) have been linked to high...
Importance: 1% of the United States population accounts for 20% of healthcare costs. What characteri...
Background: The objective of this study was to determine if mental health and substance use diagnose...
Introduction: Frequent users of emergency departments (ED) account for 21–28% of all ED visits natio...
Introduction: Frequent users of emergency departments (ED) account for 21–28% of all ED visits natio...
Introduction: Patients with mental health conditions frequently use emergency medical services. Man...
Introduction: Patients with mental health conditions frequently use emergency medical services. Many...
Background: Homelessness, substance use, and mental disorders each have been associ...
Background: Homelessness, substance use, and mental disorders each have been associ...
Introduction: We aimed to characterize emergency department (ED) utilization and clinical characteri...
Introduction: We aimed to characterize emergency department (ED) utilization and clinical characteri...
Introduction: Highly frequent users (HFU) of the emergency department (ED) are a poorly defined popu...
OBJECTIVES: We examined factors associated with frequent hospitalizations and emergency department (...
Introduction: Highly frequent users (HFU) of the emergency department (ED) are a poorly defined popu...
Introduction: Substance use-related visits to the emergency department (ED) have been linked to high...
Introduction: Substance use-related visits to the emergency department (ED) have been linked to high...
Importance: 1% of the United States population accounts for 20% of healthcare costs. What characteri...
Background: The objective of this study was to determine if mental health and substance use diagnose...