Category: International EM
Keywords: boarding, ACEP, america, american, global (PubMed Search)
Posted: 2/12/2014 by Andrea Tenner, MD
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Bottom line
ED crowding remains a critical problem in the US and globally. It is frequently driven by the “boarding” of admitted patients. Improved patient flow is needed to be able to take care of patients presenting with acute care needs.
University of Maryland Section of Global Emergency Health
Author: Jon Mark Hirshon, MD, MPH, PhD
www.emreportcard.org; America's Emergency Care Environment, A State-by-State Report Card: 2014 Edition. Report Card Task Force Members; ACEP Staff. Ann Emerg Med. 2014. Feb;63(2):100-243