Use of Postdischarge Emergency Medical Services to Reduce Hospital Readmissions: Does It Work and Is It Economically Feasible?

Joseph M. Geskey; Chris Grile; Nathan Jennings; Heith Good; Albert G. Crawford; Mitchell Kaminski

doi:https://doi.org/10.1089/pop.2019.0125

doi.org/10.1089/pop.2019.0125

Use of Postdischarge Emergency Medical Services to Reduce Hospital Readmissions: Does It Work and Is It Economically Feasible?

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Population Health Management2.50

Published: Jun 1, 2020

Abstract

A new model of community health delivery has utilized emergency medical services (EMS) to manage care transitions and provide chronic care services in patients' homes. The authors performed a...