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January 1, 2005 | Report
Prepared by the RWJF-supported Urgent Matters program,the report was published in May 2005 by the National Association of Public Hospitals. The report describes practical approaches to easing emergency department crowding as implemented in three mem ...
September 1, 2006 | Toolkit
Related websites Urgent Matters Web site Patients with specific diagnoses, including chest pain, heart failure, asthma, hyperglycemia, are admitted to a seven-bed Care Management Unit (CMU) directly from the emergency department (ED). Placing patien ...
June 4, 2008 | Story
To improve the efficiency and decrease the waiting time in the ED, Grady Health System implemented a "Fast Track" service to allow patients with acute but non-life-threatening conditions to be treated more quickly and then released.
June 4, 2008 | Story
In the first year, 1,200 patients were treated in the CMU. Of those patients, 85 percent went home following treatment and only 15 percent were admitted.
May 17, 2012 | Program Result
Researchers at Emory University Department of Emergency Medicine analyzed data from two Atlanta emergency departments to ascertain barriers to achieving standard metrics of performance for treatment of patients with pneumonia.
September 1, 2006 | Toolkit
Related websites Urgent Matters Web site The hospital created protocols for patients with common complaints so that tests could be started for these patients while they were waiting to see a physician. This strategy uses previously wasted time in th ...