Hours and Miles: Patient and Health System Implications of Transfer for Psychiatric Bed Capacity
Introduction: An increasing number of behavioral health (BH) patients are presenting to the emergency department (ED) while BH resources continue to decline. This situation may lead to more external transfers to find care. Methods: This is a retrospective cohort study of consecutive patients pres...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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eScholarship Publishing, University of California
2016-11-01
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| Series: | Western Journal of Emergency Medicine |
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| Online Access: | http://escholarship.org/uc/item/8s75v7xj |