Emergency Department Visits

Emergency Department Visits

Numerator

Count of inpatient or hospital outpatient emergency department visits among Medicare FFS beneficiaries

Denominator

Count of Medicare FFS beneficiaries

Methodology

Hospital outpatient and inpatient emergency department visits were combined. All beneficiary visits were totaled.
Medicare FFS beneficiaries limited to those who (a) have no months of HMO enrollment and (b) have both Part A and Part B for whatever portion of the year that they are covered by FFS Medicare (i.e., they have no months of A-only or B-only coverage).

References

HRR documentation is posted at Dartmouth Atlas-Appendix on the Geography of Health Care in the United States • SSA state and county code documentation is posted at County to CBSA crosswalk file

Courtesy: Health Indicators Warehouse, <www.healthindicators.gov>