Decision-making in Accessing the Emergency Department Versus Primary Care

Authors

Lev Malevanchik, Jefferson Medical CollegeFollow
Rickie Brawer, MPH, PhD, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Priya Mammen, MD, MPH, Thomas Jefferson University HospitalFollow
Bernard Lopez, MD, MS, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow

Document Type

Poster

Publication Date

11-2013

Abstract

• 95% of emergency department (ED) visits from patients living in Jefferson’s (TJUH) community benefit area (CBA) were for conditions with lower priority

Emergency Severity Index (ESI) numbers of 3, 4, or 5 in FY 2011 & 2012.

– Many of these visits were non-emergent.

• The aim of this study was to document how community members chose between going to the ED or their primary care physician (PCP).

Recommended Citation

Malevanchik, Lev; Brawer, MPH, PhD, Rickie; Mammen, MD, MPH, Priya; and Lopez, MD, MS, Bernard, "Decision-making in Accessing the Emergency Department Versus Primary Care" (2013). CwiC-PH. Poster 25.
https://jdc.jefferson.edu/ph/25