Healthcare Quality
Potentially avoidable emergency department visits among Medicare beneficiaries
Potentially avoidable emergency department visits among Medicare beneficiaries age 65 and older per 1,000 beneficiaries
About this data measure
- Avoidable emergency department visits are a major contributor to rising healthcare costs.
- Rhode Island continues to see a decrease in the rate of avoidable emergency department visits among adults ages 65 or older and has remained below the national average for the past 6 years.
Measure Source: Chronic Conditions Data Warehouse (CCW), via CMS Geographic Variation Public Use File, accessed via Commonwealth Fund
Potentially avoidable emergency department visits among Medicare beneficiaries over time
