A study in the International Journal of Health Services finds that ER use comprises an increasing proportion of all health care use.
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A study in Health Affairs examines characteristics of persistent high ER use patients.
A study finds that most emergency room visits were not in fact avoidable.
A study at the Public Library of Science finds that use of pharmacogenomics in managing drug regimens can help reduce readmissions and ER use.
Potentially avoidable deaths occur when emergency rooms send patients home who may have needed to be admitted to a hospital.
Research published in Health Affairs examines the characteristics of Medicaid emergency room users and use.