Establishing criteria for emergency department-based episode of care definitions: a modified Delphi study

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Authors

Keith E. Kocher · University of Michigan

Aimée Myers · VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System

Tracy Urech · VA Palo Alto Health Care System

S M Asch · VA Palo Alto Health Care System

Andrew Admon · University of Michigan

Brian Fuehrlein · VA Connecticut Healthcare System

C. Gettel ·

Abstract

Operational definitions for ED-based episodes of care for five conditions were established. These may support healthcare administrators, policymakers and researchers in evaluating variation in ED care delivery and its downstream cost and outcomes.

Topics & Keywords

Emergency and Acute Care Studies Trauma and Emergency Care Studies Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Reduced inequalities

Publication Details

Published in: BMJ Open

Volume 16, Issue 3, pp. e111727-e111727

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-111727

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