The PLACETM research and findings have been widely featured in the national media.
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► ABC7 News. "6-year-old Hit by Gunfire on New Year's Eve Remains Hospitalized." Melani Woodrow, January 2, 2019.
► AJMC Managed Markets Network. "How a Mental Health Diagnosis Is Associated With Future ED Use." Laura Joszt, October 19, 2018.
► The Atlantic. "The Decline of Emergency Care." Jason Silverstein, April 26, 2013.
► Axios. "The Average Sticker Price for U.S. Childbirth: $32,093." October 14, 2018.
► BBC World Service. "Why Does it Take Longer to Get to Hospitals in Poorer Areas of America?" Helena Selby, December 12,2018.
► The Boston Globe. "Diagnostic Testing carries its own Health Risks". Jerry Cianciolo, July 26, 2015.
► Capital Public Radio. “Emergency Room Visits, Wait Times on the Rise in California.” Sammy Caiola, August 9, 2018.
► Catalysis. “Physician Leaders and A3 Thinking at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center.” Linda Mirkes, August 16, 2018.
► CBS. “ER Death Rate in the U.S. Has Dropped by Almost Half.” Maureen Salamon, July 7, 2016.
► Chicago Tribune. “Commentary: Race, Gun Violence, and Equitable Access to Trauma Care.” Korey Garibaldi and Emilio Comay del Junco, June 27, 2018.
► Clinical Advisor. “Undiagnosed CV Events Low for Elderly Patients in Emergency Department.” Rita Aghjayan, March 9, 2018.
► CNN. “ERs 'Flooded' With Mentally Ill Patients With Not Place Else to Turn.” Susan Scutti, January 4, 2019.
► CNN. “ER closures raise deaths at nearby hospitals.” Roni Caryn Rabin, August 5, 2014.
► CNN Money. “$12,000 for a bee sting? Emergency room visits get even pricier.” Tami Luhby, March 19, 2018.
► Doctors Lounge. “Very Few Cases of Chest Pain Seen in ER Are Life-Threatening.” June 15, 2016.
► Emergency Medicine News. “Insurers Test the Limits of Prudent Layperson Standard.” Gina Shaw, June 2017.
► EurekAlert! “Frequent use of the ER fell after the Affordable Care Act.” June 12, 2018.
► EurekAlert! “Emergency department patients want to be invited to share in medical decision-making.” Released by SAEM on June 20, 2018.
► EurekAlert! “Confusion, different priorities may cause EMTALA violations.” Released by Penn State on November 14, 2017.
► Fierce Healthcare. “Study Finds Surprising Driver of Ambulance Diversion. Paige Minemyer, July 9, 2018.
► Fox News. “Emergency rooms slow to treat, transfer psychiatric patients. September 23, 2016.
► Fox News. “'Nonurgent' patients might still end up being hospitalized.” April 19, 2016.
► Gizmodo. “The Affordable Care Act Helped Medicaid Patients in California Avoid the Emergency Room, Study Suggests. Ed Cara, June 13, 2018.
► The Guardian. “Black Patients Half as Likely to Receive Pain Medication as White Patients, Study Finds.” Amanda Holpuch, August 10, 2016.
► Health Affairs Blog. “Health Affairs’ July Issue: ACA Coverage, Health Spending, And More.” Chris Fleming, July 6, 2016.
► Health Affairs Blog. “More from the Grantmakers In Health Annual Conference: Diane Meier on Palliative Care; a Film on Elder Care.” Lee-Lee Prina, April 23, 2015.
► Health Affairs Blog. “Mortality Rate Increases With Emergency Department Closures.” Jason Shapiro and Lynne Richardson, September 11, 2014.
► Health Affairs Blog. “The Seeds of a Solution to the Problems of Emergency Medicine.” Mona Sarfaty, January 3, 2014.
► Health Affairs Blog. “Health Affairs Briefing: Future Of Emergency Medicine: Challenges And Opportunities.” Chris Fleming, November 22, 2013.
► Health Day. “ The Heartbreaking Truth About Poor Cardiac Arrest Patients” Robert Preidt, November 30, 2018.
► Health Day. “ ER Visits for These 3 Health Woes Don't Have to Happen” Robert Preidt, September 12, 2017.
► Health Day. “ Psychiatric Patients Face Longer Waits in ER” Robert Preidt, September 13, 2016.
► Health Day. “ ER Death Rate in U.S. Drops by Nearly Half” Maureen Salamon, July 6, 2016.
► Health Day. “Just 6 Percent of Chest Pain Cases in ER Are Life-Threatening: Study” Randy Dotinga, June 15, 2016.
► Health Day. “Black Heart Attack Victims More Likely to Have Ambulance Diverted.” Robert Preidt, March 21, 2016.
► Health Day. “Malpractice Fears Spurring Most ER Docs to Order Unnecessary Tests.” Dennis Thompson, March 24, 2015.
► Health Day. “More Kids Using ERs for Medical Care, Researchers Say.” Tara Haelle, October 14, 2014.
► The Huffington Post. “Crowded U.S. Emergency Depts Tied To Worse Heart Attack Survival For Blacks." Lisa Rapaport, July 5, 2017.
► The Huffington Post. “With Nowhere To Turn, More Psychiatric Patients Are Ending Up In The ER." Erin Schumaker, October 22, 2016.
► The JAMA Network. “Presenting Health Complaints in Emergency Departments Often Similar Between Cases Requiring Immediate Care or Deemed Non-Urgent. Elizabeth Fernandez, March 19, 2013.
► The JAMA Network. “Comparison of Presenting Complaint vs Discharge Diagnosis for Identifying "Nonemergency" Emergency Department Visits.” March 19, 2013.
► Kaiser Health News. “Wide Variation in Hospital Charges for Blood Tests Called ‘Irrational.’” Roni Caryn Rabin, August 15, 2014.
► Kaiser Health News. “Injured Who Lived Near Closed Trauma Centers More Likely To Die.” Roni Caryn Rabin, March 13th, 2014.
► KPIX5. “CA First Responders Fight 'Frequent Flier' Abuse of Emergency Services.” Susie Steimle, December 30, 2018.
► Los Angeles Times. “UCLA study offers hope on emergency room crowding.” Soumya Karlamangla, October 14, 2014.
► Los Angeles Times. “Study: Emergency room closures can be deadly for area’s residents.” Karen Kaplan, August 4, 2014.
► Los Angeles Times. "Many seek acute care within month of hospital release, study says". Eryn Brown, January 22, 2013.
► Medical Daily. “Visits to ER Rose Following Recession: What Role Do Emergency Rooms Play In The Health Care System?” Susan Scutti, October 14, 2014.
► Medpage Today. “CV Misses in the ED; Home BP; Music Booster for Stress Test.” Crystal Phend, March 2, 2018.
► Minnesota Public Radio News. “How much will that hospital procedure cost you? Depends where you go.” January 10, 2018.
► Modern Healthcare. “Poor Communities Wait Longer for Ambulances, Causing Health Disparities.” Steve Ross Johnson, November 30, 2018.
► Modern Healthcare. “Tougher immigration enforcement is taking a toll on healthcare.” Harris Meyer, April 21, 2017.
► Modern Healthcare. “Emergency Department Mortality Rates Plummet Over 15 Years” Erica Teichert, July 6, 2016.
► Modern Healthcare. “Better Funding Means Trauma Center Shortage May Become a Glut” Steven Ross Johnson, November 28, 2015.
► Modern Healthcare. “Blog: Study Defends 'Defensive Medicine'—Sort Of” Sabriya Rice, November 5, 2015.
► Mother Jones. “The Startling Reasons Why Heart Attacks May Kill More Black People” Jaeah Lee, March 17, 2016.
► NPR "After All but Disappearing, Psychiatric Hospitals Are Coming Back". Jimmy Jenkins, March 3, 2017
► NPR. “Targeting and Healing Medi-Cal’s Most Expensive Patients — And Saving Money David Gorn, June 21, 2016.
► NPR. “People With Minor Injuries Are Increasingly Getting CT Scans” Nancy Shute, January 19, 2016.
► New York Times. “Getting Care to Those Who Need It, and Fast.” Tanya Mohn, March 7, 2018.
► New York Times. “Finding Good Pain Treatment Is Hard. If You’re Not White, It’s Even Harder.” Abby Goodnough, August 9, 2016.
► Physician’s Weekly. “A Look at Unrecognized Cardiovascular Emergencies” Andy Skean, January 23, 2019.
► Physician’s Weekly. “CME – Shared Decision Making: Perceptions of Emergency Physicians” Chris Cole, December 30, 2015.
► Physician’s Weekly. “CME: ED Physician Perceptions of Diagnostic Imaging” Chris Cole, November 13, 2015.
► PR Newswire. “Only 3.3 Percent of ER Visits are 'Avoidable'” August 31, 2017.
► PR Newswire. “Young People After Obamacare: Some ER Visits Down, Others Way Up” January 19, 2016.
► Reuters. “Ambulances Show Up Faster In Wealthier U.S. Neighborhoods.” Linda Carroll, December 4, 2018.
► Reuters. “Needed heart attack care is faster when EMS can bypass local hospital.” Lisa Rapaport, May 18, 2018.
► Reuters. “Crowded U.S. emergency depts tied to worse heart attack survival for blacks.” Lisa Rapaport, July 4, 2017.
► Reuters. “'Nonurgent' Patients Might Still End Up Being Hospitalized.” Kathryn Doyle, April 18, 2016.
► Reuters. “Emergency Room Symptoms May Not Predict Health Care Needs: Study.” Andrew M. Seaman, March 19, 2013.
► Reuters. “Stomach CT Scans can be Avoided in Some Kids - Study.” Genevra Pittman, February 7, 2013.
► San Francisco Chronicle. “Program Seeks to Help Gun Victims Break Cycle of Violence” Victoria Colliver, December 13, 2015.
► San Francisco Chronicle. “S.F. General Hospital Shows Off New Trauma Medical Center” Victoria Colliver, November 18, 2015.
► San Francisco Examiner. " UCSF study finds higher mortality rates for blacks near crowded hospitals than whites.” Michael Barba, June 7, 2017.
► San Jose Inside. "County Tries ‘Pay-for-Success’ Funding Model for Public Housing." Jennifer Wadsworth, April 6, 2015.
► Science Daily. "Study finds racial disparity in emergency department opioid prescriptions". August 8, 2016
► Science Daily. "Patients triaged as nonurgent in ED get diagnostics, procedures, admitted". April 18, 2016
► Science Daily. "How is the quality of care in a commercial virtual visit?". April 4, 2016
► Science Daily. "Care of patients prior to making a diagnosis rarely assessed by quality measures". February 3, 2015
► Science Daily. "Increase seen in use of emergency departments by children in California, regardless of insurance type". October 14, 2014.
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► Southern California Public Radio. "Does Defensive Medicine Mean Fewer Malpractice Suits?". Rebecca Plevin, November 18, 2015
► TIME. “Your Next Blood Test Could Cost $10,000.” Alice Park, August 15, 2014.
► Time. "Your Doctor Likely Orders More Tests Than You Actually Need". Alice Park, March 24, 2015.
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► UCSF. “Top Avoidable Emergency Room Visits: Alcohol, Dental Issues and Depression.” Elizabeth Fernandez, September 1, 2017.
► UCSF. “Gunshot Survivors in High-Crime Community Face Elevated Risk of Early Death, Study Shows.” Suzanne Leigh, November 18, 2015.
► UCSF. “Higher Chance of Hospital Death Found in Areas Where Emergency Departments Have Closed.” Elizabeth Fernandez, August 4, 2014.
► US News and World Report. “Psychiatric Patients Face Longer Waits in ER.” Robert Preidt, September 13, 2016.
► US News and World Report. “Data Deep Dive: GOP, Dems Both Wrong on Obamacare.” Lindsey Cook, October 27, 2014.
► US News and World Report. “More Kids Using ERs for Medical Care, Researchers Say.” Tara Haelle, October 14, 2014.
► US News and World Report. “ER Waiting Times Vary Significantly, Studies Find.” Alan Mozes, September 18, 2014.
► US News and World Report. “Trauma Center Closures Tied to Higher Death Risk for Injured Patients.”, Robert Preidt, March 13th, 2014.
► USA Today. “Ambulance Diversions Puts Heart Attack Patients at Risk.” Barbara Feder Ostrov, September 2, 2015.
► Vox. “A Baby was Treated with a Nap and a Bottle of Formula. His Parents Received an $18,000 Bill.” Jenny Gold and Sarah Kliff, July 20, 2018.
► Vox. “California's Ambitious Plan to Regulate Health Prices, Explained.” Sarah Kliff, April 11, 2018.
► Vox. “Toe Ointment, a $937 Bill, and a Hard Truth About American Health Care.” Sarah Kliff, April 10, 2018.
► Vox. “An ER visit, a $12,000 bill - and a health insurer that wouldn't pay.” Sarah Kliff, January 29, 2018.
► The Washington Post. “ Congressional Advisers Urge Medicare Payments To Many Stand-Alone ERs Be Cut. " Michelle Andrews, April 17, 2018.
► The Washington Post. “ Psychiatric patients wait the longest in emergency rooms, survey shows. Amy Ellis Nutt, October 18, 2016.
► The Washington Post. “Dental Care for Medicaid Patients is Expanding, but a Study Says That Won’t Reduce ER Visits.” Robert Gebelhoff, August 6, 2015.
► The Washington Post. “Study Finds ER Closures Affect Mortality Risks at Nearby Hospitals.” Roni Caryn Rabin, August 4, 2014.