Description
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 Contents
Front Matter i-xviii
Summary 1-12
1 Introduction 13-28
2 The Evolving Role of Hospital-Based Emergency Care 29-62
3 Building a 21st-Century Emergency Care System 63-100
4 Improving the Efficiency of Hospital-Based Emergency Care 101-128
5 Technology and Communications 129-162
6 The Emergency Care Workforce 163-200
7 Disaster Preparedness 201-224
8 Enhancing the Emergency Care Research Base 225-248
Appendix A Committee and Subcommittee Membership 249-250
Appendix B Biographical Information for Main Committee and Hospital- Based Emergency Care Subcommittee 251-262
Appendix C List of Presentations to the Committee 263-266
Appendix D List of Commissioned Papers 267-268
Appendix E Statistics on Emergency and Trauma Care Utilization 269-274
Appendix F Historical Development of Hospital-Based Emergency and Trauma Care 275-282
Appendix G Recommendations and Responsible Entities from the Future of Emergency Care Series 283-296
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Hospital-based Emergency Care: At the Breaking Point (Future of Emergency)
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