Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3229652 | Annals of Emergency Medicine | 2012 | 11 Pages |
Abstract
Despite repeated calls for action, ED crowding is getting worse. Sociodemographic changes account for some of the increase, but practice intensity is the principal factor driving increasing occupancy levels. Although hospital admission generated longer ED stays than any other factor, it did not influence the steep trend in occupancy.
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Authors
Stephen R. MD, MPH, Jesse M. MD, MBA, Michael T. MD, Arthur L. MD, MPH,