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NewsHospitals lose reimbursement for 'unnecessary' ER visits
Designed to curb the "overuse and abuse" of costly emergency care, Washington's hospitals will no longer receive Medicaid reimbursement for any "unnecessary" emergency room visits starting April 1, Read more...
ED visits reach 136M despite efforts to reduce crowding
Despite various efforts to reduce emergency department (ED) crowding--posting wait times, diverting patients--visits to the ED jumped 10 percent in one year to a new high of more than 136 million Read more...
After-hours clinic reduces hospital ER crowding
Hospitals have been trying different methods to reduce wait times and ease the overcrowding of strained emergency rooms (ERs). One hospital in Canada has found success with an after-hours medical Read more...
ER overcrowding doesn't influence heart patient care, study finds
Contrary to recent reports, a crowded emergency room may not slow down care for heart attack patients, concludes a new study in the Annals of Emergency Medicine. Researchers at Advocate Christ Read more...
Hospitals hope to save money by pre-screening ER patients
Halifax Health is implementing a new policy that it hopes will save the Florida hospital money: pre-screening patients before they enter the emergency room to make sure they have real medical Read more...
Hospitals offer freestanding EDs to remedy overcrowding
As emergency department closures are forcing urgent-care patients into overcrowded facilities, hospitals are offering emergency care outside hospital walls. Instead, many healthcare systems are using Read more...
Beth Israel Deaconess, Milton Hospital to merge
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Milton Hospital in Boston announced their intent to merge within the next six months, report the Boston Globe and the Boston Business Journal. The Milton Read more...
Hospitals take online reservations for ER appointments
Lakewood Regional Medical Center is offering patients emergency room reservations, KTLA reports. For $15, a patient can book an appointment online between 90 minutes and two hours ahead of time. It's Read more...
100 million ED visits could be handled elsewhere
An estimated 17 to 27 percent of all emergency department visits for non-emergency care--or, about 104 million visits--could have occurred elsewhere, according to an article recently published in Read more...
Better emergency care could have prevented 120,000 deaths, report finds
Nearly 120,000 deaths could have been prevented had all hospitals throughout the U.S. performed to the same standard as those hospitals in the top 5 percent of HealthGrades' new annual study Read more...
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