Ambulatory Care Follow-Up and Fragmentation After Emergency Department Visits Among Older Adults

Cameron J. Gettel, Yuxiao Song, Theodore A. Lee, Craig Rothenberg, Courtney Kitchen, Yixuan Liang, Julie P. W, Susan N. Hastings, Arjun K. Venkatesh, Department of Emergency Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Division of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Center of Innovation to Accelerate Discovery and Practice Transformation , Durham VA Health Care System, Department of Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, Center for the Study of Human Aging and Development, Duke University School of Medicine

Journal of Applied Gerontology

Published online on September 25, 2025

Abstract

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ObjectivesThis study aimed to characterize ambulatory care patterns among older adults discharged from the emergency department (ED).MethodsThis retrospective cohort study of 55,391 ED visits from the 2015–2021 Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey examined ...