ISBN:
9780833080820
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0833080822
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9780833080806
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0833080792
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0833080806
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9780833080790
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (xi, 63 pages)
Edition:
Santa Monica, CA RAND Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Parallel Title:
Online version Morganti, Kristy Gonzalez Evolving role of emergency departments in the United States
Parallel Title:
Print version Evolving role of emergency departments in the United States
DDC:
362.18
Keywords:
Emergency medical services
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Hospitals Emergency services
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Emergency medicine
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Emergency medical services
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Hospitals
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Emergency medicine
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Emergency Service, Hospital trends
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Emergency Service, Hospital economics
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Electronic books
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Public Health
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Emergency medicine
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POLITICAL SCIENCE ; Public Policy ; Social Security
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Emergency medical services
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Hospitals ; Emergency services
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United States
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Health & Biological Sciences
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Hospitals & Medical Centers
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POLITICAL SCIENCE ; Public Policy ; Social Services & Welfare
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United States
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Electronic book
Abstract:
The research described in this report was performed to develop a more complete picture of how hospital emergency departments (EDs) contribute to the U.S. health care system, which is currently evolving in response to economic, clinical, and political pressures. Using a mix of quantitative and qualitative methods, it explores the evolving role that EDs and the personnel who staff them play in evaluating and managing complex and high-acuity patients, serving as the key decisionmaker for roughly half of all inpatient hospital admissions, and serving as "the safety net of the safety net" for patients who cannot get care elsewhere. The report also examines the role that EDs may soon play in either contributing to or helping to control the rising costs of health care
Abstract:
The research described in this report was performed to develop a more complete picture of how hospital emergency departments (EDs) contribute to the U.S. health care system, which is currently evolving in response to economic, clinical, and political pressures. Using a mix of quantitative and qualitative methods, it explores the evolving role that EDs and the personnel who staff them play in evaluating and managing complex and high-acuity patients, serving as the key decisionmaker for roughly half of all inpatient hospital admissions, and serving as "the safety net of the safety net" for patients who cannot get care elsewhere. The report also examines the role that EDs may soon play in either contributing to or helping to control the rising costs of health care
Note:
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 57-63)
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
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