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The evolving role of emergency departments in the United States /
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 qualit...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Autores Corporativos: | , , |
| Otros Autores: | , , , , , , , , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Santa Monica, CA :
RAND,
2013.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | 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 |
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| Notas: | "RAND Health." |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xi, 63 pages : color illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 57-63). |
| ISBN: | 0833080792 9780833080790 9780833080820 0833080822 9780833080806 0833080806 9780833080813 0833080814 |