Emergency and ambulatory care: Reports and releases

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Weekend Admissions and In-Hospital Mortality — Public Summary (PDF)

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Published September 17, 2015

An estimation of the increased mortality on weekends for heart attack and stroke patients due to reduced services, and an estimation of delays in services.

Data Quality Documentation, National Ambulatory Care Reporting System — Current-Year Information, 2014–2015 (PDF)

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Published September 11, 2015

Information on the quality of the data file for the relevant fiscal year.

Anaphylaxis and Allergy in the Emergency Department (PDF)

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Published September 10, 2015

Describes visits to the emergency department for an allergic reaction (including anaphylaxis).

Care for Children and Youth With Mental Disorders (PDF)

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Published May 7, 2015

This study examines ED visits and hospitalizations for mental disorders among children and youth, and youth dispensed psychotropic medications.

Exploring Occupancy Through Administrative Data (PPTX)

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Published April 29, 2015

PowerPoint presentation on methodologies for estimating occupancy of constrained resources and case study previews of data.

Continuity of Care With Family Medicine Physicians: Why It Matters (PDF)

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Published April 28, 2015

Continuity of care with a family medicine physician can help reduce hospitalizations and emergency department use.

Public Summary: Does having a relationship with a family physician reduce the use of hospital services? (PDF)

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Published April 27, 2015

Continuity of care with a family medicine physician can help reduce hospitalizations and emergency department use.

Exploring Occupancy Through Administrative Data: A Test Case Using Operating Rooms (PDF)

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Published March 31, 2015

This report outlines a new methodology that uses administrative data to estimate physical resources and that is tested on the operating room setting.

Physician Follow-Up After Hospital Discharge: Progress in Meeting Best Practices

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Published March 17, 2015

Follow-up with a physician after hospitalization, variation in follow-up rates and potential factors.

Sources of Potentially Avoidable Emergency Department Visits (PDF)

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Published November 6, 2014

Emergency departments give priority to those patients with critical or emergency needs who require timely and highly skilled care.