Patterns in Duration of Emergency Department Boarding and Variation by Sociodemographic Factors
Among adult patients admitted to the inpatient medicine service, non-commercial insurance such as Medicaid and Medicare was significantly associated with longer ED boarding, whereas race/ethnicity and primary language were not. Further study should determine whether these findings are replicated elsewhere, how this impacts patients, and whether targeted intervention can reduce inequities.
Authors
- Martin S. Copenhaver (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9988-260X)
- Paul S. Jansson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9230-3249)
- Jonathan D. Sonis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7009-4477)
- Wendy Macias‐Konstantopoulos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5752-2104)
- Steven Knuesel
- Rebecca E. Cash (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0355-1014)
- Christiana K Prucnal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5540-5601)
- William Hillmann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2043-2148)
- Melissa A Meeker
Institutions
- Brigham and Women's Hospital (US)
- Harvard University (US)
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- Johns Hopkins Medicine (US)
- Newton Wellesley Hospital (US)
- Massachusetts General Hospital (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Western Journal of Emergency Medicine
- Published
- 2025-11-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5811/westjem.42477
- Primary Topic
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00