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Appropriate Emergency Department Use

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Key lessons learned by regional alliances of providers, patients, and payers in AF4Q communities as they work to reduce inappropriate emergency department use.

Quality Field Notes: Reducing Inappropriate Emergency Department Use

September 24, 2013 | Issue Brief

Hospital emergency departments (EDs) are indispensable to the acute health care system. Yet, 70 percent of ED visits are not emergencies, or could be prevented with effective and timely outpatient care.

Quality Field Notes: Emergency Department Overuse Resource Guide

September 24, 2013 | Issue Brief

This resource guide provides information on campaigns, tools, case studies and other materials for providers and organizations looking for additional information about how to reduce inappropriate emergency department use in their communities.

Higher Hospital Costs Linked to Triage Decisions

September 10, 2013 | Story

Choices made by first responders impact care expenses.

The Cost Of Overtriage

September 9, 2013 | Journal Article

Researchers compare the adjusted total cost of acute injury care to hospital admission costs transported by EMS to acute care hospitals in the western U.S.

Quality Field Notes: Case Studies for Reducing Inappropriate Emergency Department Use

September 1, 2013 | Issue Brief

This set of case studies examines successful initiatives in three Aligning Forces for Quality communities that aim to reduce inappropriate emergency department.

Low-Tech Solutions for the High-Cost Problem of Emergency Department Overuse

September 1, 2013 | Issue Brief

The Greater Detroit Area Health Council (GDAHC) is heading a successful initiative to reduce avoidable emergency department (ED) visits as part of its work leading the Aligning Forces for Quality initiative (AF4Q) in Detroit.

Drawing a Line in the Sand: Where Do We Stand on Universal Health Care?

August 12, 2013 | Human Capital Blog Post

We all agree on the importance of universal access to basic stabilizing treatment, Kori Sauser says. The next step is to agree on the importance of universal access to basic preventive and primary care as well.

Emergency Department as Community Microcosm, Data Hub: Q&A with Jeremy Brown

August 8, 2013 | New Public Health Post

The NIH Office of Emergency Care Research will now be under the leadership of Jeremy Brown, MD. NewPublicHealth spoke with Dr. Brown on the potential for collaboration between emergency departments and efforts to improve public health.

Recommended Reading: 'Grassroots Change' Q&A on Paid Sick Leave and Preemption

August 1, 2013 | New Public Health Post

Vicki Shabo, Director of Work and Family Programs at the National Partnership for Women & Families, spoke with Grassroots Change about the on-the-ground efforts to improve paid sick leave at the local level.

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