Key result
Proper evaluation and appropriate use of risk stratification systems for syncope in urgent care settings can mitigate up to $2.4 billion in annual US healthcare costs.
Why the study?
Syncope is a common presentation costing up to $2.4 billion annually in the US, much of which can be mitigated with proper evaluation, management, and risk stratification in urgent care.
Proper evaluation and risk stratification of syncope in urgent care settings can mitigate significant healthcare costs.
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Hypothesis-generating for syncope risk stratification in urgent care; prospective validation needed before practice adoption.
Syncope is a common medical presentation that can cost the US healthcare system up to $2.4 billion dollars annually. Much of this cost can be mitigated with proper evaluation and management in the urgent care setting, as well as appropriate use of a risk stratification system.
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Brandon Geer (2021) studied this question. Proper evaluation and appropriate use of risk stratification systems for syncope in urgent care settings can mitigate up to $2.4 billion in annual US healthcare costs.
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