This single center prospective study asked residents to determine if their patient had barriers to post ED discharge health care such as having a PCP, transportation issues, affording medications, and need for assistance with activities of daily living. They then compared the physicians’ answers to patient’s answers and found: “Physicians had poor sensitivity for accurate identification of patient barriers.”
Some of our discharged patients are struggling more than we realize.
References
cademic Emergency MedicineVolume 33, Issue 5 e70320
Overlooking Barriers to Safe and Effective Emergency Department Discharge
Thomas K. Hagerman, Fabrice I. Mowbray, Tiara Lang, Maryam Nour, Jo-Ann K. Rammal, Samantha Odeesho, Seraj Farhat, Howard Klausner, Mansoor Siddiqui, Joseph Miller
First published: 06 May 2026
https://doi.org/10.1111/acem.70320