title: Primary care in the ED - Why?
abstract: Certain patient populations regularly access the ED for primary healthcare. How can you help decrease these nonemergent visits in a way that benefits patients and your hospital?
authors.affiliation: The Cancer Institute of New Jersey, New Jersey, USA.
authors.forename: Dorothy N
authors.initials: DN
authors.lastname: Pierce
mesh_terms: D057179:Advanced Practice Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006300:Health Services Misuse / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D017721:Hospital Costs / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D009718:Nurse Administrators / Q000458:organization & administration; D015401:Nursing Administration Research; D010044:Outpatient Clinics, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010360:Patient Transfer / Q000458:organization & administration; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014481:United States; D035862:Vulnerable Populations / Q000706:statistics & numerical data