Assessing the Potential Impact of the BioSense 24-hour Rule Using NC DETECT ED Data

Authors

  • Amy Ising
  • Clifton Barnett
  • Dennis Falls
  • Anna E. Waller
  • John Wallace
  • Lana Deyneka

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5210/ojphi.v7i1.5750

Abstract

NC DETECT emergency department (ED) data were analyzed to assess the impact of applying the BioSense 24-hour rule that combines ED visits into a single visit if the patient ID and facility ID are the same and the earliest recorded times occur within the same 24-hour time frame. 4,822,347 unique ED visits from 2013 NC DETECT data were included in this analysis. Applying the 24-hour rule reduced the overall ED visit count in NC by approximately 1.7%. The percentage of ED visits lost was higher for certain types of visits, e.g. behavioral health, healthcare utilization, GI illness and varied significantly across counties in NC.

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Published

2015-02-26

How to Cite

Ising, A., Barnett, C., Falls, D., Waller, A. E., Wallace, J., & Deyneka, L. (2015). Assessing the Potential Impact of the BioSense 24-hour Rule Using NC DETECT ED Data. Online Journal of Public Health Informatics, 7(1). https://doi.org/10.5210/ojphi.v7i1.5750

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