The use of education to reduce utilization of emergency health care services: a case illustration.
A case study is presented to illustrate the effectiveness of regular educational visits in reducing the over-utilization of emergency health care services. Frequent emergency room visits and help-seeking telephone calls were reduced substantially. The financial cost to the health system overall was reduced by 50%.
Small
K G
KG
Seime
R J
RJ
D004632:Emergency Medical Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006296:Health Services; D006300:Health Services Misuse; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010353:Patient Education as Topic