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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2024 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Ann Emerg Med. 2022 Oct 15;81(1):47–56. doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2022.08.010

Figure 1. Framework to guide development of novel measures to address racial and ethnic disparities in access to emergency department care.*.

Figure 1.

PT=Physical Therapy; OT=Occupational Therapy; SNF=Skilled Nursing Facility; LTCF=Long-term Care Facility

* This framework centers around patients experience receiving emergency care, starting with Access to care – including barriers or facilitators that lead one to present to the ED, as well as prehospital transport; Care delivery – the provision of care following presentation to the ED; and Transitions – the follow up care and support services that are initiated at the end of an ED visit. Structural racism and bias are acknowledged to influence patients experience across the care continuum. Patients also experience structural and environmental factors such as social needs and public health infrastructure that underlie their need and access to ED care