Hospital Admissions That Began in the Emergency Department, 2003

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This Statistical Brief presents data from the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) on utilization and costs for hospital admissions that originated in the ED in 2003 (excluding those related to pregnancy and childbirth). Variations in utilization and costs for these stays are illustrated according to geographic area and expected source of payment. All differences between estimates noted in the text are statistically significant at the 0.05 level or better.