How to Cut Down on Visits to the ER

Brief Summary

Primary care faces challenges; patient-centered homes reduce ER visits for chronic patients.

Key points

• Deteriorating Primary Care Access. Patients and physicians face increasing frustration with primary care in the US.
• Impact of Patient-Centered Medical Homes. Research shows a reduction in emergency room admissions for chronic illness patients.
• Concierge Medicine Critique. Retainer-based models face criticism for being exclusive and unsustainable.