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Rubber Meeting the Road: Access to Comprehensive Stroke Care in the Face of Traffic
The researchers analyzed how long it took Los Angeles County emergency medical services to transport patients to CSCs, and found that traffic conditions affect consistent access, particularly in socioeconomically disadvantaged neighborhoods.
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Who Receives Advanced Stroke Care May Depend on the Traffic
New study from USC reveals that Los Angeles County’s traffic patterns affect stroke care access, with socioeconomically disadvantaged neighborhoods most affected.
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National Trends in Mental Health-Related Emergency Department Visits by Children and Adults, 2009–2015
Utilization of emergency department services for mental health-related visits can be challenging for hospitals to manage. This study showed mental health-related visits grew by 56 percent for pediatric patients and by almost 41 percent for adults.
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Assessment of Follow-up Care After Emergency Department Presentation for Mild Traumatic Brain Injury and Concussion (JAMA Network Open)
A new study of 831 patients sent to top-level trauma centers for a concussion or mild traumatic brain injury found that only 44 percent saw a physician or other provider within three months of their injury, a critical period for care.
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Most Concussion Patients Fall Under the Radar
Only 44 percent saw a physician or other provider within three months of their injury, a critical period for care, national study finds.
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Emergency Department Contribution to the Prescription Opioid Epidemic
Office-based physician visits are contributing a large share to the prescription opioid epidemic, according to a new study.
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Where Patients Get Prescription Opioids: It’s Not Where You Might Think
A new study is a hard look in the mirror for how providers have contributed to the addiction epidemic
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Schaeffer Center Faculty Gives First in Series of Presentations on State-level Mental Health Care Coverage and Access
Seth Seabury provided analysis of how states can make mental health resources more accessible and where there is currently need.
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Minorities, Latino Immigrants Face the Greatest Risk of Workplace Injuries
Disparities in economic opportunities leads minorities to take more hazardous jobs, USC study finds
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Racial and Ethnic Differences in the Frequency of Workplace Injuries and Prevalence of Work-Related Disability
Older minorities face greater rates of work-related disability than whites; male foreign-born Hispanics had highest rate of workplace injury.