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4 Ways to Accelerate ED Triage, Boost Revenue
Innovations in emergency department triage methods not only have improved patient care, but they inevitably feed hospital revenue, hospital officials say.
Teletriage may be safely done actually before a patient even reachs the hospital adding front line intelligence to ED scheduling. Business models even have interaction with 911 which may hand nonemergent calls to an institution. A recent report by the Controller of the City of Philadelphia estimated $2.5 million in savings too. For a long list of reference materials see: http://www.lifebot.us.com/teletriage/ Roger Heath