The purpose was to explore disparities in changes in pediatric ED visits during the COVID19 pandemic in one tertiary ED compared to the preceding year, and explore whether this changes differed by race and by insurance status. The uploaded data files (Stata v17, .dta files) include aggregated daily data, and individual data without PHI.
Scope of Project
Geographic Coverage: Alabama
Time Period: 1/2019 – 12/2020
Collection Date: 1/1/2019 – 12/31/2020 (Daily data from 1/2019 to 12/2020)
Universe: Children 0-18
Data Type: medical records
Collection Notes: Electronic medical records
Methodology
Sampling: All patient records within above dates
Data Source: EMR from Children's of Alabama Pediatric ED
Unit of Observation: Patients per day
Geographic Unit: ED level
