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Marx T, Moore L, Talbot D, Guertin JR, Lachapelle P, Blais S, Singbo N, Simonyan D, Lavallée J, Zada N, Shahrigharahkoshan S, Huard B, Olivier P, Mallet M, Létourneau M, Lafrenière M, Archambault P, Berthelot S. Value-based comparison of ambulatory children with respiratory diseases in an emergency department and a walk-in clinic: a retrospective cohort study in Québec, Canada. BMJ Open 2024; 14:e078566. [PMID: 38670620 PMCID: PMC11057281 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-078566] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2023] [Accepted: 02/21/2024] [Indexed: 04/28/2024] Open
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OBJECTIVE To compare health outcomes and costs given in the emergency department (ED) and walk-in clinics for ambulatory children presenting with acute respiratory diseases. DESIGN A retrospective cohort study. SETTING This study was conducted from April 2016 to March 2017 in one ED and one walk-in clinic. The ED is a paediatric tertiary care centre, and the clinic has access to lab tests and X-rays. PARTICIPANTS Inclusion criteria were children: (1) aged from 2 to 17 years old and (2) discharged home with a diagnosis of upper respiratory tract infection (URTI), pneumonia or acute asthma. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES The primary outcome measure was the proportion of patients returning to any ED or clinic within 3 and 7 days of the index visit. The secondary outcome measures were the mean cost of care estimated using time-driven activity-based costing and the incidence of antibiotic prescription for URTI patients. RESULTS We included 532 children seen in the ED and 201 seen in the walk-in clinic. The incidence of return visits at 3 and 7 days was 20.7% and 27.3% in the ED vs 6.5% and 11.4% in the clinic (adjusted relative risk at 3 days (aRR) (95% CI) 3.17 (1.77 to 5.66) and aRR at 7 days 2.24 (1.46 to 3.44)). The mean cost (95% CI) of care (CAD) at the index visit was $C96.68 (92.62 to 100.74) in the ED vs $C48.82 (45.47 to 52.16) in the clinic (mean difference (95% CI): 46.15 (41.29 to 51.02)). Antibiotic prescription for URTI was less common in the ED than in the clinic (1.5% vs 16.4%; aRR 0.10 (95% CI 0.03 to 0.32)). CONCLUSIONS The incidence of return visits and cost of care were significantly higher in the ED, while antibiotic use for URTI was more frequent in the walk-in clinic. These data may help determine which setting offers the highest value to ambulatory children with acute respiratory conditions.
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- Tania Marx
- Axe Santé des populations et Pratiques optimales en santé, Centre de recherche du CHU de Québec-Université Laval, Québec, Québec, Canada
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- Axe Santé des populations et Pratiques optimales en santé, Centre de recherche du CHU de Québec-Université Laval, Québec, Québec, Canada
- Département de médecine sociale et préventive, Université Laval, Québec, Québec, Canada
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- Axe Santé des populations et Pratiques optimales en santé, Centre de recherche du CHU de Québec-Université Laval, Québec, Québec, Canada
- Département de médecine sociale et préventive, Université Laval, Québec, Québec, Canada
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- Axe Santé des populations et Pratiques optimales en santé, Centre de recherche du CHU de Québec-Université Laval, Québec, Québec, Canada
- Département de médecine sociale et préventive, Université Laval, Québec, Québec, Canada
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- Direction de la performance clinique et organisationnelle, CHU de Québec-Université Laval, Québec, Québec, Canada
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- Direction de la performance clinique et organisationnelle, CHU de Québec-Université Laval, Québec, Québec, Canada
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- Axe Santé des populations et Pratiques optimales en santé, Centre de recherche du CHU de Québec-Université Laval, Québec, Québec, Canada
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- Axe Santé des populations et Pratiques optimales en santé, Centre de recherche du CHU de Québec-Université Laval, Québec, Québec, Canada
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- Axe Santé des populations et Pratiques optimales en santé, Centre de recherche du CHU de Québec-Université Laval, Québec, Québec, Canada
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- Axe Santé des populations et Pratiques optimales en santé, Centre de recherche du CHU de Québec-Université Laval, Québec, Québec, Canada
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- Axe Santé des populations et Pratiques optimales en santé, Centre de recherche du CHU de Québec-Université Laval, Québec, Québec, Canada
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- Axe Santé des populations et Pratiques optimales en santé, Centre de recherche du CHU de Québec-Université Laval, Québec, Québec, Canada
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- Axe Santé des populations et Pratiques optimales en santé, Centre de recherche du CHU de Québec-Université Laval, Québec, Québec, Canada
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- Axe Santé des populations et Pratiques optimales en santé, Centre de recherche du CHU de Québec-Université Laval, Québec, Québec, Canada
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- Direction de la performance clinique et organisationnelle, CHU de Québec-Université Laval, Québec, Québec, Canada
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- Département de médecine de famille et de médecine d'urgence, Université Laval, Québec, Québec, Canada
- Centre de recherche du Centre intégré de santé et de services sociaux de Chaudière-Appalaches, Lévis, Québec, Canada
- VITAM - Centre de recherche en santé durable, Université Laval, Québec, Québec, Canada
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- Axe Santé des populations et Pratiques optimales en santé, Centre de recherche du CHU de Québec-Université Laval, Québec, Québec, Canada
- Département de médecine de famille et de médecine d'urgence, Université Laval, Québec, Québec, Canada
- VITAM - Centre de recherche en santé durable, Université Laval, Québec, Québec, Canada
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Pediatric and Adolescent Issues in Underserved Populations. PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT CLINICS 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cpha.2018.08.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Parents of pediatric patients seek appropriate high-quality care in a timely, cost-effective, and convenient manner. Pediatric urgent care offers a new and evolving delivery model that serves a growing demand by complementing services provided by the medical home and by pediatric emergency departments. Pediatric urgent care services are used by both nonprofit and for-profit sectors and include hospital and satellite clinics, free-standing clinics, retail-based clinics, and telemedicine services. The clinical scope is variable and there are distinct and unique operational considerations. Training models are evolving and further research is warranted.
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- Usha Sankrithi
- Urgent Care Services, Division of Emergency Medicine, Seattle Children's Hospital, MB.7.520, 4800 Sand Point Way, Northeast, Seattle, WA 98105, USA.
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- PM Pediatrics Management Group, One Hollow Lane, Suite 301, Lake Success, NY 11042, USA
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- Alexander G Fiks
- Department of Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.,The Possibilities Project, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.,The Possibilities Project, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Shah PD, Calo WA, Marciniak MW, Gilkey MB, Brewer NT. Support for Pharmacist-Provided HPV Vaccination: National Surveys of U.S. Physicians and Parents. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2018; 27:970-978. [PMID: 29871883 PMCID: PMC6092750 DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-18-0380] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2018] [Revised: 05/19/2018] [Accepted: 05/30/2018] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Background: State laws about pharmacists providing human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines vary considerably, limiting many pharmacists' ability to provide this important cancer prevention service. We characterized physician and parent support for pharmacist-provided HPV vaccination for adolescents who are past due for vaccination.Methods: In 2014 to 2015, we conducted two national U.S. surveys of 776 primary care physicians (PCPs) and 1,504 parents of adolescents. Respondents indicated the extent to which they supported pharmacist-provided HPV vaccination for 13- to 17-year-olds who are past due. Respondents could endorse the provision unconditionally, or only if certain conditions were met, such as pharmacists receiving proper vaccination training. We used multivariable logistic regression to assess correlates of support.Results: Most physicians (79%) and parents (81%) endorsed pharmacist-provided HPV vaccination if pharmacists had received proper vaccination training, reported vaccine doses to adolescents' PCP, and referred adolescents to PCPs for other health services. Family medicine physicians were more likely than pediatricians to support trained pharmacists providing HPV vaccination [OR = 1.62; 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.17-2.22]. Support was also higher among physicians who practiced in Western states (OR = 2.11; 95% CI, 1.30-3.40). Parents' odds of endorsing trained pharmacists provision of HPV vaccine increased with higher overall satisfaction with their pharmacy's services (OR = 1.10; 95% CI, 1.02-1.19), belief in pharmacists' competence in vaccination practices (OR = 1.42; 95% CI, 1.18-1.70), and overall vaccine confidence (OR = 1.30; 95% CI, 1.15-1.48).Conclusions: To increase support for HPV vaccination services, pharmacists should raise awareness about their immunization training and standardize vaccination protocols that ensure coordination with primary care.Impact: Stakeholders' feedback and buy-in is important to help guide expansion of HPV vaccination in pharmacies. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev; 27(8); 970-8. ©2018 AACR.
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- Parth D Shah
- The Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
- Department of Health Behavior, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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- Department of Public Health Sciences, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania
- Penn State Cancer Institution, Hershey, Pennsylvania
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- Division of Practice Advancement and Clinical Education, Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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- Department of Health Behavior, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
- UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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- Department of Health Behavior, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
- UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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The New Medical Neighborhood – Where Does Pediatric Urgent Care Fit in? CLINICAL PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY MEDICINE 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cpem.2017.01.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Children and adolescents in underserved populations have health care risks that are different from those of the adult population. Providers need to be aware of these needs and the available resources. Providers should work with school and community organizations to provide timely and appropriate preventive health care and screen for medical and mental health problems that occur more commonly in these high-risk patient populations.
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- Neerav Desai
- Division of Adolescent Medicine & Young Adult Health, Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, One Hundred Oaks, 719 Thompson Lane, Suite 36300, Nashville, TN 37204, USA.
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- Division of Adolescent Medicine & Young Adult Health, Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, One Hundred Oaks, 719 Thompson Lane, Suite 36300, Nashville, TN 37204, USA
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Wong CA, Bain A, Polsky D, Merchant RM, Antwi YA, Slap G, Rubin D, Ford CA. The Use and Out-of-Pocket Cost of Urgent Care Clinics and Retail-Based Clinics by Adolescents and Young Adults Compared With Children. J Adolesc Health 2017; 60:107-112. [PMID: 27836534 DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2016.09.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2016] [Revised: 09/05/2016] [Accepted: 09/06/2016] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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PURPOSE We describe the use and out-of-pocket cost of urgent care clinics (UCCs) and retail-based clinics (RBCs) as ambulatory care alternatives to physician offices among children, adolescents, and young adults, and examine differences in use by age. METHODS Cross-sectional analysis describing diagnoses and out-of-pocket costs for 8.9 million UCC, RBC, and physician office encounters by privately insured child (aged <11 years), adolescent (aged 11-18 years), and young adult (aged 19-30 years) beneficiaries in a U.S. national administrative data set from January to June 2013. We calculate relative odds (RO) of UCC and RBC utilization by adolescents and young adults, using physician office encounters and children as reference groups. RESULTS UCC (n = 286,144) and RBC (n = 89,903) visits were <5% of encounters. Upper respiratory infections were the most common diagnosis at UCCs (children 25.2%, adolescents 27.3%, young adults 26.5%) and RBCs (38.1%, 44.1%, 42.0%). The mean out-of-pocket cost was higher for UCCs (children +$38, adolescents +$29, young adults +$25) and lower for RBCs (-$4, -$15, -$18) compared with physician office encounters. For adolescents, the adjusted relative probability of UCC or RBC versus physician office encounters was 9% higher (RO = 1.09, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.08-1.10) and 31% higher (RO = 1.31, 95% CI = 1.29-1.34), respectively, compared with children. For young adults, the adjusted relative probability of a UCC or RBC encounter was 54% (RO = 1.54, 95% CI = 1.52-1.55) and 68% (RO = 1.68, 95% CI = 1.65-1.71) higher, respectively. CONCLUSIONS Adolescents and young adults were more likely to visit RBCs and UCCs than children. Understanding of UCC and RBC use, cost, and quality of care is needed to inform policies on their roles in health care.
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- Charlene A Wong
- Division of Adolescent Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania; Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, University of Pennsylvania.
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- Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, University of Pennsylvania; Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
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- Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, University of Pennsylvania; Department of Emergency Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
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- Department of Economics, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
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- Division of Adolescent Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania
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- PolicyLab, Department of Pediatrics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
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- Division of Adolescent Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania
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Dalen JE. Retail Clinics: A Shift From Episodic Acute Care to Partners in Coordinated Care. Am J Med 2016; 129:134-6. [PMID: 26363355 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2015.08.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2015] [Accepted: 08/14/2015] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- James E Dalen
- Department of Medicine, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson.
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Treatment of children at freestanding urgent care facilities has become common in pediatric health care. Well-managed freestanding urgent care facilities can improve the health of the children in their communities, integrate into the medical community, and provide a safe, effective adjunct to, but not a replacement for, the medical home or emergency department. Recommendations are provided for optimizing freestanding urgent care facilities' quality, communication, and collaboration in caring for children.
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