Reducing non-urgent utilisation of the emergency department by the uninsured: analysis of the impact of a community-wide provider network

Karen Van Caulil, Timothy Rotarius and Aaron Liberman

International Journal of Public Policy, 2008, vol. 3, issue 5/6, 389-402

Abstract: Post-EMTALA, proactive communities throughout the USA have strengthened their safety net systems to meet the healthcare needs of the ever-increasing uninsured population. This paper describes the evaluation of a community-wide initiative in Orange County, Florida to reduce non-urgent Emergency Department (ED) utilisation by uninsured patients through increased use of Community Health Centers (CHCs). National, state and local efforts designed to redirect uninsured patients from hospitals to CHCs for non-urgent care have been challenged by the complexities associated with evaluating effectiveness and quantifying community impact. This research provides a model to local communities and policy analysts for evaluating these initiatives.

Keywords: CHCs; community health centers; emergency department utilisation; health policy; public policy; healthcare provision; USA; United States; uninsured patients; community impact. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2008
References: Add references at CitEc
Citations:

Downloads: (external link)
http://www.inderscience.com/link.php?id=20990 (text/html)
Access to full text is restricted to subscribers.

Related works:
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:ids:ijpubp:v:3:y:2008:i:5/6:p:389-402

Access Statistics for this article

More articles in International Journal of Public Policy from Inderscience Enterprises Ltd
Bibliographic data for series maintained by Sarah Parker ().