Potentially Preventable Emergency Department Visits by Nursing Home Residents

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  • Author : Christine Caffrey
  • Release Date : 2010
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  • Genre : Emergency medical services
  • Pages : 8
  • ISBN 13 :
  • File Size : 31,31 MB
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Potentially Preventable Emergency Department Visits by Nursing Home Residents by Christine Caffrey PDF Summary

Book Description: KEY FINDINGS: Data from the National Nursing Home Survey, 2004. In 2004, 8 percent of U.S. nursing home residents had an emergency department (ED) visit in the past 90 days. Among nursing home residents with an ED visit in the past 90 days, 40 percent had a potentially preventable ED visit. Injuries from falls were the most common conditions accounting for potentially preventable ED visits by nursing home residents. Nursing home residents who had a potentially preventable ED visit in the past 90 days had shorter lengths of stay and more medications In 2004, 8 percent of U.S. nursing home residents had an emergency department (ED) visit in the past 90 days. Among nursing home residents with an ED visit in the past 90 days, 40 percent had a potentially preventable ED visit. Injuries from falls were the most common conditions accounting for potentially preventable ED visits by nursing home residents. Nursing home residents who had a potentially preventable ED visit in the past 90 days had shorter lengths of stay and more medications.

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