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Hospital ED Wait Times Reveal Huge Variations
Responding to a Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services pilot program, 74 hospitals from around the country posted median wait times for their EDs. Part of a transparency push, the data shows enormous variation—yet this could be the tip of the iceberg.
The 2012 criteria from McKesson requires a 3hour stay for chf , reeval, then decide for admit/observation .go figure
The flip side is unnecessary and inappropriate admissions - in a bid to decrease ED WAIT TIMES the physicians start admitting everyone without waiting for an appropriate workup to see if the patient needs to be admitted
Ms. Clark, Thank you. This has been my clarion call for 30 years. Perhaps now the idea will gain some traction. It's good to hear that there is recognition that much (most) of the turnaround / process issue rests outside the ED proper and is in the hands of the rest of the hospital. Thank you. Regards, jay