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The effects of clinical case management on hospital service use among ED frequent users

R.L. Okin, A. Boccellari, F. Azocar, M. Shumway, K. O'Brien, A. Gelb, M. Kohn, P. Harding, C. Wachsmuth
Am J Emerg Med

This study examined the impact of case management on hospital service use, hospital costs, homelessness, substance abuse, and psychosocial problems in frequent users of a public urban emergency department (ED). Subjects were 53 patients who used the ED five times or more in 12 months. Utilization, cost, and psychosocial variables were compared 12 months before and after the intervention. The median number of ED visits decreased from 15 to 9 (P

Okin RL, Boccellari A, Azocar F, et al. The effects of clinical case management on hospital service use among ED frequent users. Am J Emerg Med. 2000;18(5):603-608. PMID: 10999578. DOI: 10.1053/ajem.2000.9292.

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Social Needs/ SDH
Health & Health Behaviors
Utilization
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Complex Patients
Social Determinant of Health
Health Care Access
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