Persistent Emergency Department Use Among Veterans: Longitudinal Patterns and Opportunities for Targeted Intervention
Although most Veterans cycle out of high ED use, those with persistent use face high mortality. These findings highlight the importance of early identification and risk stratification to guide ED-based care management, behavioral health integration, and end-of-life planning for vulnerable populations.
Authors
- Tracy Urech (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6512-3480)
- Anita A. Vashi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6305-6779)
- Linda Tran (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7356-2878)
- Steven M. Asch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5838-5335)
- Selen Bozkurt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1234-2158)
- Siqi Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7319-6513)
Institutions
- Emory University (US)
- University of California, San Francisco (US)
- VA Palo Alto Health Care System (US)
- Stanford Health Care (US)
- Stanford Medicine (US)
- Center for Innovation (US)
- Stanford University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Military Medicine
- Published
- 2025-10-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/milmed/usaf479
- Primary Topic
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00