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ArticleIsrael journal of health policy research2020

The rates of hospital admissions and return visits to a rapidly growing pediatric emergency department as measures of quality of care.

Amit Keret, Yakir Shir, Shepard Schwartz, Elihay Berliner, Mattityahu Erlichman, Giora Weiser

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6 authors.

Amit KeretHebrew university medical school, Jerusalem, Israel.
Yakir ShirPediatric emergency department, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, 12 Bait st, Jerusalem, Israel.
Shepard SchwartzPediatric emergency department, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, 12 Bait st, Jerusalem, Israel.
Elihay BerlinerPediatric emergency department, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, 12 Bait st, Jerusalem, Israel.
Mattityahu ErlichmanPediatric emergency department, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, 12 Bait st, Jerusalem, Israel.
Giora WeiserPediatric emergency department, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, 12 Bait st, Jerusalem, Israel. gioraweiser@gmail.com.ORCID 0000-0001-8743-5469

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundReturn visits to the emergency department are viewed as a quality measure of patient management. Avoiding unnecessary admissions to the ward can potentially cause an increase in return visits, thus effecting quality assessment.

methodsAfter implementing an educational process the relationship between admissions and return visits was assessed over time at a rapidly growing pediatric emergency department.

resultsThere was a 264% increase in visits from 2004 to 2017. In the study period admission rates declined from 25 to 14%. This was achieved without a rise in return visits and with a stable percentage of admissions from return visits.

conclusionsInterventions aimed at decreasing unnecessary admissions do not lead to increased return visits and return visit admissions.

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Quality of Health CareAdolescentChildChild, PreschoolEmergency Service, HospitalFemaleHospitalizationHumansInfantInfant, NewbornIsraelMalePatient ReadmissionRetrospective StudiesAdmissionsPatient educationPediatric emergency departmentReturn visits

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PMID32787928
PMCPMC7422502

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