Does a Provider Contact Wristband Reduce Emergency Department Visit Rates Following Hip or Knee Arthroplasty?
Patients utilized the wristband number, but this did not significantly reduce the number of ED visits within 3 years. Future studies should track ED visits and identify decision-making factors behind ED use in order to find ways to improve the intervention.
Authors
- Theresa Atkinson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7657-441X)
- Paul Telehowski
- Ajay Srivastava (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5503-350X)
- Seann E. Willson
- Patrick Atkinson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5935-6376)
- David Hein (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8625-9528)
Institutions
- McLaren Regional Medical Center (US)
- Kettering University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Arthroplasty Today
- Published
- 2024-12-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.artd.2024.101599
- Primary Topic
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00