Emergency Room Overcrowding and Wait Times: The Direct Impact on Patient Care Joann Hobbs Spalding University Abstract Background. This study was done to determine if prolonged wait times in the emergency department (ED) effect overall care and treatment of patients. Methods. This project used questionnaires that were distributed to patients at 6 local emergency rooms‚ electronic data collected from said facilities‚ as well as interviews from the nursing staff on duty at the time of distribution
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between Emergency Rooms versus Urgent Care Centers who provides the best care from each other. The debate over receiving treatment at a hospital emergency room versus treatment from an urgent care center is worth having for anyone concerned about medical debt‚ especially families‚ who may have a lot of “emergency” and “urgent” needs facing them every year. There are many sides to the debate‚ but generally my understanding for deciding between an emergency room and urgent care center are based upon your
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Three Things to Know About an Urgent Care Facility Urgent care facilities have been growing in number across the nation‚ and they have become an important part of health care for many people. They are often more convenient than an emergency room for issues that are not life threatening. An urgent care facility does not require an appointment‚ so you don’t have to wait to see your primary care physician. However‚ there are a few things you should know about these clinics. The following are a few
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Two Baptist Hospital Urgent Care Regulations of Baptist Hospital urgent care Baptist hospital has many regulations in place for the patient being treated at the hospital and many documents that they make for easy access for patients. http://baptisthealth.net/en/search/pages/results.aspx?k=regulations Accreditation Requirements A medical center is eligible for an Accreditation survey by the Urgent Care Center Accreditation program when it: Has been providing health care services for at minimum
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markets for this service would be in an inner city community that has a concentrated amount of middle/high school consumers with multiple athletic programs. Being in the inner city‚ potential consumers would typically resort to the emergency room‚ urgent care clinic‚ or a pediatrician. Another potential target market could be a pediatric medical group with sub-specialties. The available specialties are endocrinology‚ psychology‚ and cardiology. Adolescent child tend to break bones frequently. Having
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of Michigan Insurance Company referred this file for medical case management. Instructions were given to meet with John Pero and assist with coordination of appropriate and related medical care‚ and identify needs to facilitate recovery. INTERVIEW SETTING On 2/20/17 I met Mr. Pero at the Mid Michigan Urgent care. Mr. Pero is unable to hear or speak. Communication is through writing and lip reading. Mr. Pero is alert and oriented. He is cooperative and willing to work with a nurse case manager. MEDICAL
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Hospital Emergency Room Overload As the name implies‚ the purpose of hospital emergency rooms is to provide quick and expert medical treatment for urgent and life threatening medical problems. The truth of the matter is that patients seek the ER for a variety of illnesses and injuries. They can range from catastrophic to as minor as a young child running his/her first fever. The downfall to this is that those patients who are truly not suffering from life threatening situations are taking
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Background : With increasing number of accidents and disease spectrum in today’s time ‚ emergency departments are frequently witnessing more patient’s visits . Increasing advent of health insurance has also directed increased utilisation of health care services . Yet under the surface ‚ there is a growing crisis brewing in the emergency departments . Emergency departments are frequently overloaded ‚ with patients sometimes lining the hallways and waiting hours and even days to be admitted to inpatient
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h8gK0CiINjoNWtSGXLmhQ&sig2=qNYNs1UrvGuz4SUZBILHOA&bvm=bv.47883778‚d.eWU OECD (2011)‚ Health at a Glance 2011: OECD Indicators‚ OECD Publishing. http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/health_glance-2011-en Steve‚ O. (2012). The rapid evolution of health care. The stand alone er‚ Retrieved from http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&frm=1&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CC0QFjAA&url=http://www.emcny.com/documents/whitepaperEMC2012-07_standAloneERs.pdf&ei=iEe7UYvFN43A9QS
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UNDERSTANDING THE IMPACT OF URGENT CARE CENTERS The Rise of Urgent Care Centers Fady Estany Tennessee State University Purposes of Urgent Care Settings Urgent care settings are structured to take care of patients with an illness or injury that does not necessarily require a trip to the emergency department‚ but also can not wait until the next day. Also‚ urgent care settings provide patients with better access than primary care settings. Usually‚ urgent care facilities offer services
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