The Power of Your Boarding Crisis Stories
For emergency physicians, boarding and crowding isn’t a new problem. But in the past several months, you’ve…
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The Power of Your Boarding Crisis Stories
For emergency physicians, boarding and crowding isn’t a new problem. But in the past several months, you’ve... -
The Big Recovery: Emergency Department Operations in 2021
The role of the emergency department (ED) and emergency physicians has been made dramatically more important due... -
Hospital-Wide Strategies for Reducing Inpatient Discharge Delays and Boarding
Many emergency departments got a brief reprieve from boarding during the COVID-19 pandemic, but most are seeing...
The Big Recovery: Emergency Department Operations in 2021
The role of the emergency department (ED) and emergency physicians has been made dramatically more important due…
Hospital-Wide Strategies for Reducing Inpatient Discharge Delays and Boarding
Many emergency departments got a brief reprieve from boarding during the COVID-19 pandemic, but most are seeing…
Keep Safe While Boarding Psychiatric Patients in the Emergency Department
Mental health complaints comprise a significant and growing portion of ED visits nationwide. A recent governmental report…
By the Numbers: Mental Health Visits Are Increasing
Of 139 Million U.S. ED visits in 2017 4.8 Million visits had a primary diagnosis of mental…
Pennsylvania ED Re-Engineers Patient Flow to Reduce Boarding Burden
The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (HUP) was the nation’s first teaching hospital at the nation’s…
Reader Feedback: EDs Can’t Fix Overcrowding Alone
[In response to “ED Overcrowding ” by Anton Helman, MD, CCFP(EM), FCFP (Nov. 2019)], the case of…
How Did University Hospital in San Antonio Reduce ED Boarding?
It is well-recognized that delays in inpatient discharges result in ED boarding of admitted patients. Boarding has…
The Contested Admission: Tips to Reduce Harmful Admission Delays
As emergency departments have struggled with inefficient admission processes, a new domain called the ED-inpatient interface (EDii)…
How to Tell Whether a Psychiatric Emergency is Due to Disease or Psychological Illness
The emergency department serves as both the lifeline and the gateway to psychiatric care for millions of…