Healthcare Redirecting Avoidable Emergency Room Visits Saves $10M With Better Health Outcomes
Healthcare Redirecting Avoidable Emergency Room Visits Saves $10M With Better Health Outcomes
2 PagesThe Business Challenge The high cost of maintenance and limited availability of Emergency Rooms (ER) facilities are under intense scrutiny by payers, government, providers, and employers. According to the CDC, Americans made 136 million ER visits in 2014 which is likely to increase further. Yet a study in the American Journal of Managed Care, cites more than 30% of ER visits could have been avoided. Avoidable ER visits stem from a lack of
