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Poison control centers decrease emergency healthcare utilization costs.

Frank LoVecchio¹, Steven Curry, Kathleen Waszolek

¹Department of Medical Toxicology, Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ 85006, USA. Frank.LoVecchio@bannerhealth.com

Journal of Medical Toxicology : Official Journal of the American College of Medical Toxicology

|November 26, 2008

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Regional poison control centers save millions in healthcare costs by managing patients at home. For every dollar received in state funding, the Banner Poison Control Center prevented approximately $36 in unnecessary emergency department charges.

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Area of Science:

Public Health
Health Economics
Toxicology

Background:

Regional poison control centers can reduce public healthcare expenditures by preventing unnecessary emergency department visits.
This study aimed to quantify cost savings from home management by a large regional poison center.

Purpose of the Study:

To conservatively estimate healthcare cost savings from home management by the Banner Poison Control Center (BPCC).
To compare these savings against the center's state funding.

Main Methods:

A telephone survey assessed the likelihood of unnecessary emergency department visits for patients managed at home by BPCC in February-March 2007.
Data on hospital and physician charges for conservative home management were obtained from 12 emergency departments and a state database.

Main Results:

BPCC managed 28,883 patients at home in 2007.
An estimated 70% of these patients would have sought unnecessary emergency care.
Median savings from prevented healthcare charges were $33 million (range $18-$45 million), with approximately $36 saved per dollar of state funding.

Conclusions:

Home management by BPCC generated substantial cost savings for residents.
The economic benefits of BPCC's home management significantly exceeded its state funding.