ED patients with untreated addictions result in higher costs
Case Management Weekly, July 20, 2005
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Patients in the ED who do not receive treatment for their substance abuse problems cause higher hospital and ED costs than patients without a need for such treatment. Researchers from West Virginia University's Department of Community Medicine and the Center for Rural Emergency Medicine report that ED patients with unmet substance abuse issues were 81% more likely to be admitted while they were in the ED, and were 46% more like to have been in the ED during the previous year, than patients without such issues. The study's authors call for brief interventions and referrals to substance abuse facilities for these patients.
Source: Annals of Emergency Medicine
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