Impact of Community-Level Social Vulnerability on Preventable Emergency Department Visits in Insured Patients
Area-level social vulnerability, particularly related to housing and transportation, is associated with PCT ED visits. Targeted interventions to enhance primary care access in vulnerable communities may help reduce nonemergent ED utilization and associated costs.
Authors
- Kimberly Souffront (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8037-2140)
- Christopher D. Lopez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8760-9545)
- Andrew Maroko (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9398-2386)
- Louisa W. Holaday (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9894-6501)
- Carol R. Horowitz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1517-4700)
- Lynne D. Richardson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5425-1601)
- Marcee Wilder (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6508-4573)
Institutions
- Mount Sinai Health System (US)
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open
- Published
- 2025-05-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acepjo.2025.100183
- Primary Topic
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Institutes of Health
- Office of the Director
- Common Fund