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May 15, 2012 | Story
Recommended Reading From Comparative Effectiveness Research to Patient-Centered Outcomes Research It would seem to be conventional wisdom that providing high-quality emergency room care is a critical part of protecting the overall health of the publ ...
September 1, 2009 | Issue Brief
Survey shows users of emergency rooms have trouble accessing care in other settings, and frequent users of emergency rooms are a sicker, more disabled, and more chronically ill population than other adults in the state.
February 3, 2011 | Toolkit/Story
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital reduced turnaround time for low-acuity "fast track" patients to 90 minutes.
February 3, 2011 | Toolkit/Story
Hahnemann University Hospital attempted to replace a four-level triage with the five-level ESI triage.
January 26, 2011 | Program Result
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) Emergency Department Consistent Care Program was established under the Foundation's Access Initiative, which awarded grants to 18 sites participating in the Covering Kids & Families national program.
January 1, 2004 | Program Result
The National Association of Health Data Organizations, Salt Lake City, Utah, convened the Emergency Department Data Conference on April 22-23, 2002 in Washington as the first-ever national conference devoted solely to the collection and use of data in hospital emergency departments.
March 1, 2004 | Program Result
During 2001 and 2002, researchers at Mount Sinai School of Medicine of New York University, New York, examined how people use emergency rooms.
March 29, 2006 | News Release
Recommended Reading Why Do Parents Bring Children to the Emergency Department for Nonurgent Conditions? Does Lack of a Usual Source of Care or Health Insurance Increase the Likelihood of an Emergency Department Visit?: Results of a National Populati ...
July 6, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
This post is part of a series in which Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) leaders, scholars, grantees and alumni offer perspectives on the U.S. Supreme Court rulings on the Affordable Care Act. Julia Lynch, PhD, is an associate professor at the U ...
July 1, 2010 | Journal Article
During a period of drastic cuts in Medicare benefits, primary care providers in Oregon were able to refuse services to Medicare enrollees who could not make co-payments this article reports fluctuations in emergency department visits during that time.