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Potentially preventable emergency department visits by nursing home residents; United States, 2004

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    Caffrey, Christine
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    KEY FINDINGS: Data from the National Nursing Home Survey, 2004. In 2004, 8 percent of U.S. nursing home residents had an emergency department (ED) visit in the past 90 days. Among nursing home residents with an ED visit in the past 90 days, 40 percent had a potentially preventable ED visit. Injuries from falls were the most common conditions accounting for potentially preventable ED visits by nursing home residents. Nursing home residents who had a potentially preventable ED visit in the past 90 days had shorter lengths of stay and more medications In 2004, 8 percent of U.S. nursing home residents had an emergency department (ED) visit in the past 90 days. Among nursing home residents with an ED visit in the past 90 days, 40 percent had a potentially preventable ED visit. Injuries from falls were the most common conditions accounting for potentially preventable ED visits by nursing home residents. Nursing home residents who had a potentially preventable ED visit in the past 90 days had shorter lengths of stay and more medications.
  • Content Notes:
    Christine Caffrey.

    Data from the National Nursing Home Survey, 2004.

    Includes bibliographical references (p. 7).

    Caffrey C. Potentially preventable emergency department visits by nursing home residents: United States, 2004. NCHS data brief, no 33. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. 2010.

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    NCHS data brief ; no. 33 ; DHHS publication ; no. (PHS) 2010-1209
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    NCHS Data Briefs
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    Journal Issue
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    Statistics
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    United States
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    print; 7 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
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