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Hospital-Based Emergency Care : At the Breaking Point, Hardback Book

Hospital-Based Emergency Care : At the Breaking Point Hardback

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Today our emergency care system faces an epidemic of crowded emergency departments, patients boarding in hallways waiting to be admitted, and daily ambulance diversions.

Hospital-Based Emergency Care addresses the difficulty of balancing the roles of hospital-based emergency and trauma care, not simply urgent and lifesaving care, but also safety net care for uninsured patients, public health surveillance, disaster preparation, and adjunct care in the face of increasing patient volume and limited resources.

This new book considers the multiple aspects to the emergency care system in the United States by exploring its strengths, limitations, and future challenges.

The wide range of issues covered includes:* The role and impact of the emergency department within the larger hospital and health care system. * Patient flow and information technology. * Workforce issues across multiple disciplines. * Patient safety and the quality and efficiency of emergency care services. * Basic, clinical, and health services research relevant to emergency care. * Special challenges of emergency care in rural settings. Hospital-Based Emergency Care is one of three books in the Future of Emergency Care series.

This book will be of particular interest to emergency care providers, professional organizations, and policy makers looking to address the deficiencies in emergency care systems. Table of ContentsFront MatterSummary1 Introduction2 The Evolving Role of Hospital-Based Emergency Care3 Building a 21st-Century Emergency Care System4 Improving the Efficiency of Hospital-Based Emergency Care5 Technology and Communications6 The Emergency Care Workforce7 Disaster Preparedness8 Enhancing the Emergency Care Research BaseAppendix A Committee and Subcommittee MembershipAppendix B Biographical Information for Main Committee andHospital- Based Emergency Care SubcommitteeAppendix C List of Presentations to the CommitteeAppendix D List of Commissioned PapersAppendix E Statistics on Emergency and Trauma Care UtilizationAppendix F Historical Development of Hospital-Based Emergency andTrauma CareAppendix G Recommendations and Responsible Entities from the Futureof Emergency Care SeriesIndex

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