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Soaring ED Visits Cause Hospital Overcrowding
Nine in 10 emergency department visits were for acute conditions in 2008 and overuse is cause for concern, according to a report released by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
In the UK and outside the U.S. the answer to this has been teletriage intelligently determining what is emergent or nonemergent and qualifying transports. It may also be used to safely and quickly assess patients in the ED, often times in just 6-8 minutes. For reference materials on this topic see http://www.lifebot.us.com/teletriage Roger Heath