Pediatric Emergency Department Overcrowding: Electronic Medical Record for Identification of Frequent, Lower Acuity Visitors. Can We Effectively Identify Patients for Enhanced Resource Utilization?

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 311-316

  Simon, Harold K ^a,b   Hirsh, Daniel A ^a,b   Rogers, Alexander J ^c   Massey, Robert ^d   DeGuzman, Michael A ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Pediatric Emergency Medicine   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d Children's Healthcare of Atlanta   (United States)

Author keywords

ED overcrowding; electronic medical records (EMR); resource utilization

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CROWDING; DISLOCATION; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; EMERGENCY WARD; FEBRILE CONVULSION; FRACTURE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS ADMINISTRATION; LABORATORY TEST; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS;

CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFANT; MEDICAL RECORDS; PATIENT ADMISSION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 62949111311     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2007.10.090     Document Type: Article

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