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Percentage of US Emergency Department Patients Seen Within the Recommended Triage Time

Percentage of US Emergency Department Patients Seen Within the Recommended Triage Time ORIGINAL INVESTIGATION Percentage of US Emergency Department Patients Seen Within the Recommended Triage Time 1997 to 2006 Leora I. Horwitz, MD, MHS; Elizabeth H. Bradley, PhD Background: The wait time to see a physician in US were 30% lower than in 1997 (odds ratio, 0.70; 95% con- emergency departments (EDs) is increasing and may dif- fidence interval, 0.55-0.89). The adjusted odds of being ferentially affect patients with varied insurance status and seen within the triage target time were 87% lower (odds racial/ethnic backgrounds. ratio, 0.13; 95% confidence interval, 0.11-0.15) for emer- gent patients compared with semiurgent patients. Pa- Methods: Using a stratified random sampling of 151 999 tients of each payment type experienced similar de- visits, representing 539 million ED visits from 1997 to creases in the percentage seen within the triage target over 2006, we examined trends in the percentage of patients time (P for interaction = .24), as did patients of each racial/ seen within the triage target time by triage category (emer- ethnic group (P = .05). gent, urgent, semiurgent, and nonurgent), payer type, and race/ethnicity. Conclusions: The percentage of patients in the ED who are seen by a physician within the time recommended at Results: http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png JAMA Internal Medicine American Medical Association

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American Medical Association
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Copyright 2009 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved. Applicable FARS/DFARS Restrictions Apply to Government Use.
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2168-6106
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2168-6114
DOI
10.1001/archinternmed.2009.336
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19901137
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Abstract

ORIGINAL INVESTIGATION Percentage of US Emergency Department Patients Seen Within the Recommended Triage Time 1997 to 2006 Leora I. Horwitz, MD, MHS; Elizabeth H. Bradley, PhD Background: The wait time to see a physician in US were 30% lower than in 1997 (odds ratio, 0.70; 95% con- emergency departments (EDs) is increasing and may dif- fidence interval, 0.55-0.89). The adjusted odds of being ferentially affect patients with varied insurance status and seen within the triage target time were 87% lower (odds racial/ethnic backgrounds. ratio, 0.13; 95% confidence interval, 0.11-0.15) for emer- gent patients compared with semiurgent patients. Pa- Methods: Using a stratified random sampling of 151 999 tients of each payment type experienced similar de- visits, representing 539 million ED visits from 1997 to creases in the percentage seen within the triage target over 2006, we examined trends in the percentage of patients time (P for interaction = .24), as did patients of each racial/ seen within the triage target time by triage category (emer- ethnic group (P = .05). gent, urgent, semiurgent, and nonurgent), payer type, and race/ethnicity. Conclusions: The percentage of patients in the ED who are seen by a physician within the time recommended at Results:

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JAMA Internal MedicineAmerican Medical Association

Published: Nov 9, 2009

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