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Resources by Topic: Emergency department and urgent care services

Understanding the Role of the Rural Hospital Emergency Department in Responding to Bioterrorist Attacks and Other Emergencies: A Review of the Literature and Guide to the Issues
Overview of bioterrorism preparedness issues facing rural hospitals, including physical capacity, sufficiency of health personnel, preparedness plans, disease surveillance systems, and communication/coordination. Detailed review of the literature, with discussion.
Author(s): Claudia L. Schur
Date: 04/2004
Sponsoring organization: NORC Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis
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Dashboard: Arkansas Acute Behavioral Health Events
Interactive dashboard providing data on acute behavioral health events, including emergency department visits, inpatient stays, prior and follow-up outpatient visits. Breaks down data at the county level by sex, age, and payer type.
Sponsoring organization: Arkansas Center for Health Improvement
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HCUP Fast Stats: National Emergency Department Visits
Provides access to data on emergency department utilization across a range of years and patient characteristics. To access rural data select Patient Location under Characteristic.
Sponsoring organization: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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National Pediatric Readiness Quality Initiative
Offers resources to measure and improve pediatric emergency care delivery, focusing on community, rural, and Critical Access Hospitals and free-standing emergency departments. Allows participating organizations to compare their performance to similar facilities. Free registration is required to participate.
Sponsoring organization: National Pediatric Readiness Project
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Emergency Department Volume and Capacity by Facility, Health Category and Health Professional Shortage Area
Visualization showing the ratio between 2021 California emergency department (ED) visits and number of ED treatment stations as a measure of burden on the ED. Visualization can be filtered by health condition, facility, Mental Health or Primary Care Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA), county, urban/rural designation, and more. Includes key findings based on the data presented.
Sponsoring organization: California Department of Health Care Access and Information
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2021 New Mexico Emergency Department Data Annual Report
Reports on 2021 New Mexico emergency department (ED) visits by hospital, acute and chronic condition, diagnosis, and rates by age, sex, and race/ethnicity, for each of the five health regions. Includes map to show all counties within these regions.
Author(s): Pei Huang, Roselyn Thalathara, Nora Holzinger, Shandiin Wood
Sponsoring organization: New Mexico Department of Health
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California Overdose Surveillance Dashboard
Dashboard of overdose data for California at the state and county levels. Includes mortality, emergency department visits, hospitalizations, and prescription data. Data can be broken down by age, opioid type, race, sex, and more.
Sponsoring organization: California Department of Public Health
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Estimates of Emergency Department Visits in the United States, 2016-2022
Interactive table displaying both counts and rates of emergency department visits from 2016-2022 for the 10 leading primary diagnoses and reasons for visit. Data can be stratified by patient and hospital characteristics, including being in a metropolitan statistical area (MSA) or non-MSA.
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Health Statistics
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Telehealth Best Practice Guides
Library of guides offering information and resources related to telehealth billing, strategy, and implementation. Topic areas include accreditation, behavioral healthcare, chronic conditions, maternal health, and school-based services.
Sponsoring organization: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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Virginia Department of Health Data Commons
Tool providing opportunities to explore current data insights in Virginia regions, communities, or neighborhoods. Features the Virginia State Office of Rural Health's seven priority metrics, to provide a comprehensive evaluation of the overall health and well-being of Virginia's rural communities.
Sponsoring organization: Virginia Department of Health
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