The next step to reducing emergency department (ED) crowding: Engaging specialist physicians.

Jungyeon KimBrian J YunEmily L AaronsonHaytham M A KaafaraniPamela LinovSandhya K RaoJeffery B WeilburgJarone Lee

Published in: PloS one (2018)

Patients coming to the ED with specialty-related complaints are unique and require full engagement of the specialist and the specialty group. This study offers a new view of connections patients have with their specialists and engaging specialists both at department level and individual specialist level may be an important factor to reduce ED overcrowding.

Keyphrases

emergency department
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
palliative care
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
social media
drug induced
adverse drug
electronic health record