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Master of Public Health

Insurance status influences emergent designation in surgical transfers.

AUTHORS

Kummerow Broman K , Phillips S , Hayes RM , Ehrenfeld JM , Holzman MD , Sharp K , Kripalani S , Poulose BK , . The Journal of surgical research. 2015 8 20; ().
  • NIHMSID: 0376340

ABSTRACT

There is a perception among surgeons that hospitals disproportionately transfer unfavorably insured patients for emergency surgical care. Emergency medical condition (EMC) designation mandates referral center acceptance of patients for whom transfer is requested. We sought to understand whether unfavorably insured patients are more likely to be designated as EMCs.

There is a perception among surgeons that hospitals disproportionately transfer unfavorably insured patients for emergency surgical care. Emergency medical condition (EMC) designation mandates referral center acceptance of patients for whom transfer is requested. We sought to understand whether unfavorably insured patients are more likely to be designated as EMCs.

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