Predictors of Return Visits Among Insured Emergency Department Mental Health and Substance Abuse Patients, 2005-2013
Lee S, Herrin J, Bobo WV, Johnson R, Sangaralingham LR, Campbell RL. Predictors of Return Visits Among Insured Emergency Department Mental Health and Substance Abuse Patients, 2005-2013. Western Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2017, 18: 884-893. PMID: 28874941, PMCID: PMC5576625, DOI: 10.5811/westjem.2017.6.33850.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsED visitsReturn visitsInpatient admissionsOptum Labs Data WarehouseMental healthChronic medical comorbiditiesContinuous insurance enrollmentFirst ED visitIndex ED visitRetrospective cohort studyAdministrative claims dataMedicare Advantage enrolleesPrior EDMedical comorbiditiesCohort studyAcute carePrimary diagnosisStudy inclusionRisk factorsInpatient utilizationClaims dataIncreased ageSubstance abusePatientsStudy period