ED-Based Episodes of Care

Uses

How it works

Risks & contraindications

Evidence quality

Highlighted claims

• The study created standardized criteria for ED-based episodes of care across five common high-cost conditions relevant to US veterans. — Establishing criteria for emergency department-based episode of care definitions: a modified Delphi study
• The ED visit functions as the index event in the study's episode definition framework. — Establishing criteria for emergency department-based episode of care definitions: a modified Delphi study
• ED-based episode definitions are intended to capture care beyond the initial emergency department encounter. — Establishing criteria for emergency department-based episode of care definitions: a modified Delphi study
• The definitions are meant for aggregate evaluation rather than individual provider profiling or reimbursement decisions. — Establishing criteria for emergency department-based episode of care definitions: a modified Delphi study
• The final ED episode definitions require empirical validation and careful risk adjustment before high-stakes use. — Establishing criteria for emergency department-based episode of care definitions: a modified Delphi study