Reducing COVID-19 Health Inequities by Identifying Social Needs and Clinical Deterioration of Discharged Emergency Department Patients

• Published in: The western journal of emergency medicine Vol. 23; no. 6; pp. 794 - 801
• Main Authors: Graber, Eleanor, Rouhani, Shada, Khidir, Hazar, De Luca, Michael, Noyes, Elizabeth, Hernandez, Carlos, Tulip, Joe, Hasdiana, M Adrian, Jambaulikar, Guruprasad, Marsh, Regan, Wilson, Michael
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States eScholarship Publishing, University of California 18.10.2022
• Subjects: Clinical Deterioration; COVID-19; COVID-19 Testing; Emergency Service, Hospital; Health Inequities; Humans; Patient Discharge; Retrospective Studies

The decision to discharge a patient from the hospital with confirmed or suspected coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) is fraught with challenges. Patients who are discharged home must be both medically stable and able to safely isolate to prevent disease spread. Socioeconomically disadvantaged patient popul...