2019
Association Between Insurance Status and Access to Hospital Care in Emergency Department Disposition
Venkatesh AK, Chou SC, Li SX, Choi J, Ross JS, D’Onofrio G, Krumholz HM, Dharmarajan K. Association Between Insurance Status and Access to Hospital Care in Emergency Department Disposition. JAMA Internal Medicine 2019, 179: 686-693. PMID: 30933243, PMCID: PMC6503571, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2019.0037.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAsthmaCritical CareCross-Sectional StudiesDatabases, FactualEmergency Service, HospitalFemaleHealth Services AccessibilityHospitalizationHumansInsurance CoverageInsurance, HealthLung DiseasesMaleMedicaidMedically UninsuredMiddle AgedPatient DischargePatient TransferPneumoniaPulmonary Disease, Chronic ObstructiveUnited StatesConceptsNational Emergency Department SampleEmergency Department SampleCommon medical conditionsUninsured patientsCritical care capabilitiesED dischargeED visitsED transfersPulmonary diseaseCare capabilitiesInsurance statusHigher oddsMedicaid beneficiariesMedical conditionsChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseAcute pulmonary diseaseEmergency department transfersAdult ED visitsHospital admission ratesObstructive pulmonary diseaseEmergency department dispositionPatient insurance statusPatient case mixHospital ownership statusIntensive care capabilities
2010
Health Care Insurance, Financial Concerns in Accessing Care, and Delays to Hospital Presentation in Acute Myocardial Infarction
Smolderen KG, Spertus JA, Nallamothu BK, Krumholz HM, Tang F, Ross JS, Ting HH, Alexander KP, Rathore SS, Chan PS. Health Care Insurance, Financial Concerns in Accessing Care, and Delays to Hospital Presentation in Acute Myocardial Infarction. JAMA 2010, 303: 1392-1400. PMID: 20388895, PMCID: PMC3020978, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2010.409.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth insuranceHealth insurance statusAcute myocardial infarctionHealth care insurancePrehospital delayUninsured patients