Uninsured trauma patients are more likely to use the ED for follow-up care
Thursday, August 25, 2011 - 14:30
in Health & Medicine
Providing access to an outpatient clinic isn't enough to keep some trauma patients who have been discharged from the hospital from returning to the emergency department (ED) for follow-up care, even for such minor needs as pain medication refills and dressing changes, according to new Johns Hopkins research.