Research Summaries

Back Effects of Funding Generosity on Emergency Department Access and the Consequences on Patient Outcomes

Fiscal Year 2008
Division Graduate School of Business & Public Policy
Department Graduate School of Business & Public Policy
Investigator(s) Shen, Yu-Chu
Sponsor The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (Other)
Summary The ability of public health systems to respond to emergencies, large-scale disasters, and epidemics depends critically on local emergency services capacity. It is well documented that the U.S. experiences decreased access to Emergency Departments (ED). However, there is little empirical evidence on its consequences in population health. The principle objectives of our research are twofold: (1) We explore how variation in public funding sources influence access to ED; and (2) We examine whether decreased ED access (measured by ED closures and ED diversion time) results in adverse patient outcomes or changes in other health indicators.
Keywords Emergency Departments Patient Outcomes Heart Attack Public Funding
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