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NewsWhat hospitals can learn from the DMV about wait times
Waiting at the emergency room (ER) can be like waiting at the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV)--or it should be, according to Dr. John Maa of the University of California at San Francisco. After Read more...
To post or not to post ED wait times?
Recent reports that long wait times are linked to rampant hospital violence, as well as more patient deaths and hospital admissions, are just added motivation for hospitals to experiment with ways to Read more...
Hospitals reduce ED visits by redirecting non-urgent patients
The number of emergency rooms visits and the time it takes to get treated at the ED continue to climb. So some hospitals are redirecting people with less-urgent issues to alternate healthcare Read more...
Study: EDs not seeing patients quickly enough
Emergency departments usually aren't seeing patients in the recommended time frames, with only a small percentage meeting triage targets for patients needing to see a physician promptly, according to Read more...
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