Estimation of emergency care cost savings based on caller survey data from a three-state regional poison center
Using standard reimbursement data, we demonstrated our poison center likely saves our three-state region more than six times its annual budget solely from preventing unnecessary emergency care visits.
Authors
- Jon B. Cole (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7714-8826)
- Laura Schrag
- Samantha Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5309-4915)
- Nicholas S. Simpson
- Tuyet Lien D. Lam
Institutions
- Hennepin County Medical Center (US)
- University of Minnesota Medical Center (US)
- Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The American Journal of Emergency Medicine
- Published
- 2026-02-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajem.2026.01.052
- Primary Topic
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00