"Follow-up in a few days": Limitations to primary care access among older adults following emergency department discharge

J Am Geriatr Soc. 2024 May;72(5):1528-1531. doi: 10.1111/jgs.18791. Epub 2024 Feb 2.

Authors

Cameron J Gettel^{1

2}, John Hartzheim¹, Tonya Chera¹, James Galske¹, Lauren Cameron-Comasco³, Fernanda Bellolio⁴, Lily L Berrin⁵, Arjun K Venkatesh^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Emergency Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.
² Center for Outcomes Research and Evaluation, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.
³ Department of Emergency Medicine, Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, Michigan, USA.
⁴ Department of Emergency Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
⁵ Department of Emergency Medicine, Highland Hospital, Oakland, California, USA.

PMID: 38308394
PMCID: PMC11090698 (available on 2025-05-01)
DOI: 10.1111/jgs.18791

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Emergency Service, Hospital* / statistics & numerical data
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Health Services Accessibility* / statistics & numerical data
Humans
Male
Patient Discharge* / statistics & numerical data
Primary Health Care*

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