This statistic shows tactics that U.S. hospitals use to minimize avoidable emergency department visits, according to a survey conducted among hospital and health system representatives during February 2016. It was found that 56 percent of surveyed organizations reported limiting prescriptions for opioids in an attempt to avoid unnecessary emergency room visits.
Tactics U.S. health organizations use to minimize avoidable emergency department visits as of 2016
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HealthLeaders Media. (May 4, 2016). Tactics U.S. health organizations use to minimize avoidable emergency department visits as of 2016 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 13, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/631383/emergency-department-minimizing-avoidable-visits/
HealthLeaders Media. "Tactics U.S. health organizations use to minimize avoidable emergency department visits as of 2016." Chart. May 4, 2016. Statista. Accessed June 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/631383/emergency-department-minimizing-avoidable-visits/
HealthLeaders Media. (2016). Tactics U.S. health organizations use to minimize avoidable emergency department visits as of 2016. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/631383/emergency-department-minimizing-avoidable-visits/
HealthLeaders Media. "Tactics U.S. Health Organizations Use to Minimize Avoidable Emergency Department Visits as of 2016." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 May 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/631383/emergency-department-minimizing-avoidable-visits/
HealthLeaders Media, Tactics U.S. health organizations use to minimize avoidable emergency department visits as of 2016 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/631383/emergency-department-minimizing-avoidable-visits/ (last visited June 13, 2024)
Tactics U.S. health organizations use to minimize avoidable emergency department visits as of 2016 [Graph], HealthLeaders Media, May 4, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/631383/emergency-department-minimizing-avoidable-visits/