What is the Relationship Between Seeing a Primary Care Provider Following a Cardiac-related Visit in the Emergency Department and Positive Health Outcomes?
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Cardiac related Emergency Department (ED) visit such as chest pain and related symptoms accounts for approximately 7.8 million annually in the United States (US) in 2018 and ranks second as the principal reason for ED visit (NHAMCS, 2018). Heart disease is the leading cause of death among men and women in the US and cost about $219 billion each year from 2014 to 2015 from health care services, medicines and lost of productivity due to death (Heart Disease CDC, 2020). The annual direct cost of heart diseases is estimated at $273 billion and the overall cost is estimated at $444 billion annually (Cash &Glass, 2017). Men are affected more than women by heart disease, especially before the age of 50, but after age 50, the incidence rate for women increases and eventually surpasses the incidence of cases for men (Goolsby and Grubbs, 2018). Little is known about positive health outcomes for those patients who transition care post ED discharge in the outpatient setting. The purpose of this evidence-based project is to explore positive health outcomes associated with seeing a primary care provider following a cardiac related visit in the ED.
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Hawaii Pacific University