Emergency Department Care Coordination: Targeted Strategies to Improve Health Outcomes and Decrease Costs
Year Developed: 2017
Resource Type: Publication.Primary Audience: Health Center Staff
Language(s): English
Developed by: National Association of Community Health Centers (See other resources developed by this organization).
Resource Summary: This issue brief outlines strategies to achieve emergency department (ED) care coordination, summarize important legal and policy issues, and provides case studies of health centers that have implemented successful ED care coordination.
Resource Topic: Health Information Technology (HIT)/Data, Special and Vulnerable Populations
Resource Subtopic: Policy and Advocacy.
Keywords: Care Coordination.This project is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of an award totaling $6,625,000 with 0 percentage financed with non-governmental sources. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by HRSA, HHS, or the U.S. Government. For more information, please visit HRSA.gov.