Study: Triage program reduces patient wait
Case Management Weekly, August 24, 2005
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Researchers at San Diego Medical Center have found employing the Emergency Department Rapid Entry and Accelerated Care at Triage (ED REACT) program can cut a patient's wait in an emergency room, reducing the number of patients who leave without treatment. The research was published in the Annals of Emergency Medicine, according to www.modernphysician.com. The program is designed to streamline the triage process by taking tests while the patient waits for a bed to open. That way, information required for treatment is available more quickly when a physician treats the patient. Patients leaving the emergency room before receiving treatment is a growing problem for hospitals. About 7% of hospitals have more than 5% of ED patients leave before seeing a physician, according to the article.
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Source: Patient Flow Weekly, HCPro, Inc.
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