Kristy Gonzalez Morganti
Sebastian Bauhoff
Janice C. Blanchard
Mahshid Abir
Neema Iyer
Alexandria C. Smith
Joseph V. Vesely
Edward N. Okeke
Arthur L. Kellermann
https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.7249/j.ctt3fh1ft
Book Description:
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 who cannot get care elsewhere. The report examines the role that EDs may come to play in either contributing to or reducing the rising costs of health care.
eISBN: 978-0-8330-8082-0
Subjects: Health Sciences