The Evolving Role of Emergency Departments in the United States

• Main Author: Gonzalez Morganti, Kristy (auth)
• Other Authors: Bauhoff, Sebastian (auth), Blanchard, Janice C. (auth), Abir, Mahshid (auth), Iyer, Neema (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: RAND Corporation 2013
• Subjects: Health systems & services; Medicolegal issues; Clinical & internal medicine; Health Sciences
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

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...