Figure 1. Time to Ambulatory Follow-up Among Medicare Beneficiaries Aged 65 Years and Older Treated and Discharged From the Emergency Department From 2011 to 2016.
Median time to follow-up was approximately 10 days, with 40.4% of patients (3 822 133) having follow-up by 7 days, 70.8% (6 662 525) by 30 days, and 86.1% (8 059 974) by 90 days.