Why concussion patients without family doctors are more likely to end up in the emergency department

Patients experiencing higher levels of socioeconomic marginalization and without established family physicians were more likely to seek initial concussion care in hospital emergency departments (EDs) rather than outpatient settings, according to a new study from ICES, the CHEO Research Institute, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), and the Ontario Brain Institute (OBI). These patients, particularly those without family physicians, were also significantly less likely to receive follow-up care within 30 days of their first visit. The research is published in JAMA Network Open.