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February 23, 2012 | Journal Article
By measuring increased driving time to the nearest emergency department (ED), this study examines ED access and adverse patient outcomes or changes in patient health profiles. Using acute myocardial infarction (AMI) patients, the study looks at whet ...
October 1, 2011 | Journal Article
Closures of hospital trauma centers have accelerated since 2001 and may disproportionately affect disadvantaged communities.
June 15, 2011 | Journal Article
Patients with time-sensitive conditions are adversely affected when the nearest emergency department is temporarily not available.
May 18, 2011 | Journal Article
This nationwide study analyzed market and hospital characteristics associated with the closure of emergency departments from 1990 to 2009. Emergency departments in safety-net and for-profit hospitals were less likely to remain open.
August 1, 2010 | Journal Article
Although geographic access to emergency departments has deteriorated in only a small number of communities, these communities tended to be poor, unemployed or Hispanic, suggesting an increasing disparity in access to emergency care.
May 1, 2003 | Program Result
Harbor-UCLA Medical Center Research and Education Institute implemented model systems of emergency medical services for children in rural and remote communities in northern California and developed curricular and training materials to support the systems.
September 1, 2006 | Toolkit
Related websites Urgent Matters Web site John Muir Medical Center made several changes to its triage process in order to accelerate ED intake. These changes focused on three initiatives: direct-to-bed, mini-triage and mini-registration. These initia ...
November 13, 2012 | Program Result
From November 2010 through March 2012, the California Quality Collaborative (CQC) conducted an evaluation of its regional improvement effort aimed at reducing unnecessary services and engaging physicians in improving efficiency of resource use.
October 17, 2011 | Story
Study by RWJF Scholar finds video-interpreting may reduce number of Spanish-speaking patients who leave emergency departments against medical advice.
January 23, 2013 | Journal Article
Improving care transitions after a hospital medical/surgical discharge should focus on emergency department use as well readmission rates.