Reducing preventable patient transfers from long-term care facilities to emergency departments: a scoping review.
Kiran L GrantDaniel Dongjoo LeeIvy ChengG Ross BakerPublished in: CJEM (2021)
There are several promising interventions that have successfully reduced the number of preventable transfers from long-term care facilities to EDs in a variety of health care settings. Widespread implementation of these interventions has the potential to reduce ED crowding in Canada.