Health mediation: an intervention mode for improving emergency department care and support for patients living in precarious conditions

Health mediation: an intervention mode for improving emergency department care and support for patients living in precarious conditions

Abstract Background Severe overcrowding of emergency departments (EDs) impacts the quality of healthcare. One factor of this overcrowding is precariousness, but it has rarely been considered a key factor in designing interventions to improve ED care. Health mediation (HM) aims to facilitate access t...

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Main Authors: Riwan Naït Salem, Michel Rotily, Themistoklis Apostolidis, Sophie Odena, Aurore Lamouroux, Célia Chischportich, Nicolas Persico, Pascal Auquier
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-05-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
Subjects:
Health mediation
Emergency department
Frequent health service users
Precariousness
Vulnerable populations
Case management
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-023-09522-4

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-023-09522-4

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