Fast response is key to partnering with the Emergency Department

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 641-645

  Meier, Diane E ^a,b   Beresford, Larry ^c,d,e  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Lilian and Benjamin Hertzberg Palliative Care Institute   (United States)

^c National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization ^*

^d Center to Advance Palliative Care   (United States)

^e Center to Advance Palliative Care   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSULTATION; COOPERATION; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; REVIEW;

COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; OHIO; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; PALLIATIVE CARE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 34347406018     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2007.9959     Document Type: Review

References (3)

1. Institute of Medicine: Hospital-Based Emergency Care: At the Breaking Point. Washington, DC: Institute of Medicine, June 14, 2006.
2. McCaig LF, Ly N: National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey: 2000 Emergency Department Summary. Hyattsville: National Center for Health Statistics; 2002, p. 31.
3. Cited by: Chan GK: End-of-life and palliative care in the emergency department: A call for research, education, policy and improved practice in this frontier area. J Emerg Nurs 2006;32:101-103.