Modulating patient output: rethinking the role of EM in the

Intern Emerg Med · Sep 2024

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Modulating patient output: rethinking the role of EM in the healthcare system.

Overcrowding has become a significant issue in Emergency departments (EDs) around the world. Overcrowding contributes to a chaotic, unsafe and disorganized environment, increasing the burden on healthcare teams, and has led to deteriorating working conditions, with subsequent higher rates of burnout. This review aims to discuss different solutions to improve the process of patient discharge from the ED, either to an inpatient unit, another hospital, or to an outpatient setting, and the impact this component of patient flow can have on physician well being. The solutions presented in this paper have been chosen for their translatability to any setting, regardless of their geographical location.

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- Annmarie M Lang-Hodge, Melissa N Monaghan, Rodrick Lim, Eric P Heymann, and Eddy Lang.
- Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada. annmarie.langhodge@ucalgary.ca.
- Intern Emerg Med. 2024 Sep 23.
AbstractOvercrowding has become a significant issue in Emergency departments (EDs) around the world. Overcrowding contributes to a chaotic, unsafe and disorganized environment, increasing the burden on healthcare teams, and has led to deteriorating working conditions, with subsequent higher rates of burnout. This review aims to discuss different solutions to improve the process of patient discharge from the ED, either to an inpatient unit, another hospital, or to an outpatient setting, and the impact this component of patient flow can have on physician well being. The solutions presented in this paper have been chosen for their translatability to any setting, regardless of their geographical location.© 2024. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Società Italiana di Medicina Interna (SIMI).

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