Social Risk, Social Need, and Use of the Emergency Department
Katherine Dickerson Mayes, Rebecca E. Cash, Katherine H. Schiavoni, Christine Vogeli, Anne N. Thorndike, Carlos A. Camargo, Margaret Samuels‐Kalow
Abstract
This cohort study examines the association of social risk and social need with emergency department use by patients within a Medicaid accountable care organization who were screened for adverse social determinants of health in primary care.
Topics & Concepts
Emergency departmentMedicaidSocial riskSocial careMedical emergencyCohortPrimary careHealth careMedicineBusinessFamily medicineEnvironmental healthNursingEconomic growthEconomicsInternal medicineEmergency and Acute Care StudiesFood Security and Health in Diverse PopulationsHomelessness and Social Issues