The evolving role of emergency departments in the United States / Kristy Gonzalez Morganti, Sebastian Bauhoff, Janice C. Blanchard, Mahshid Abir, Neema Iyer, Alexandria C. Smith, Joseph V. Vesely, Edward N. Okeke, Arthur L. Kellermann.

This report explores the evolving role that hospital emergency departments play in the U.S. health care system. EDs evaluate and manage complex and high-acuity patients, are the major point of entry to inpatient care, and serve as ""the safety net of the safety net"" for patients...

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Online Access:	Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Authors:	Morganti, Kristy Gonzalez (Author), Bauhoff, Sebastian (Author), Blanchard, Janice C. (Author), Abir, Mahshid (Author), Iyer, Neema (Author)
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Santa Monica, CA : Rand, [2013]
Subjects:	Emergency medicine > United States. Hospitals > Emergency services > United States. Emergency medicine Hospitals > Emergency services United States