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Modulating patient output: rethinking the role of EM in the healthcare system.

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Abstract: Overcrowding has become a significant issue in Emergency departments (EDs) around the world. Overcrowding contributes to a chaotic, unsafe and disorganized environment, increasing the burden on healthcare teams, and has led to deteriorating working conditions, with subsequent higher rates of burnout. This review aims to discuss different solutions to improve the process of patient discharge from the ED, either to an inpatient unit, another hospital, or to an outpatient setting, and the impact this component of patient flow can have on physician well being. The solutions presented in this paper have been chosen for their translatability to any setting, regardless of their geographical location.

Source: Open Access CRIS of the University of Bern

DOI: 10.48620/75831

Authors: Lang-Hodge, Annmarie M, Monaghan, Melissa N, Lim, Rodrick, Heymann, Eric P, Lang, Eddy

Language: English

Topic: Emergency and Acute Care Studies

Subfield: Emergency Medicine

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W6929543412

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