There is no EMTALA issue in emergency medicine more difficult, more confusing, or more risk-prone than managing…
Eleanor (not her real name) talked to me at length about her experience as a patient who…
We know that many hospitals in the country operate at capacity, and many patients are boarded in…
There was an increase in the number and length of mental health evaluations at a California emergency…
The Washington State Supreme Court ruled Aug. 7, 2014, that boarding psychiatric patients temporarily in hospital emergency…
UPDATE: Psych Boarding Ruled Unlawful in Washington State Stephen Anderson, MD, fully felt the impact of emergency…
With fewer places left to turn, patients in need of mental health services are increasingly flocking to…
The availability of inpatient psychiatric care has worsened significantly and progressively over the past four years on…
