Characteristics of emergency departments serving high volumes of safety-net patients
Subtitle: United States, 2000
By: [Catharine W. Burt and Irma E. Arispe]
Contributors: Arispe, Irma E.; National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (U.S.)
Series: DHHS publication -- no. (PHS) 2004-1726; Vital and health statistics. Series 13, Data from the National Health Care Survey -- no. 155; Vital and health statistics -- no. 155
Publisher: U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics; For sale by the U.S. G.P.O., Supt. of Docs.
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Hyattsville, Md; Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 16
Subjects: Emergency Medical Services; Utilization; Hospital Emergency Service; Disproportionate Share Reimbursement; Economics
Other titles: CDC, monitoring the nation's health
Notes: "May 2004."

"This report describes hospital, community, and patient factors associated with emergency departments (EDs) whose case loads are driven by 'safety-net' populations. The study also explores the relationship between safety-net burden and receipt of Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) Program funds. Linked data were analyzed from the 2000 National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NHAMCS), Area Resource File, and reports of Medicaid DSH payments to hospitals"--P. 1.

Includes bibliographical references.