Browsing W&L Shepherd Program for the Interdisciplinary Study of Poverty and Human Capability by Subject "Emergency medical services -- Utilization"
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Emergency Department Utilization Among the Poor: The Need to Improve Access to Quality Primary Care
Inappropriate use of emergency departments and inadequate access to high-quality primary care are two interrelated issues that characterize health care for America's poor. A thorough rectification of this issue must not ... -
[Healthcare Policy Reforms for the Uninsured and Underinsured]
Contemporary means of healthcare for both the uninsured and underinsured lead to insufficient access to medical resources and disproportionately poor health outcomes for both groups. Current obstacles to access include ... -
Overburdened Emergency Departments
The uninsured . . . are often denied care that is available to people with insurance. Many uninsured people do not receive important preventative health services such as cholesterol blood tests or screening for potentially ... -
Primary Care's Code Blue: Can Basic Patient Care Be Revitalized?
Part One of this paper will identify what it means exactly to access primary care in the ER, the people who access such care, and why they access primary care in the ER. I argue that those who access primary/ambulatory ...