Reducing Emergency Department Transfers from Skilled Nursing Facilities Through an Emergency Physician Telemedicine Service
Introduction: Transfers of skilled nursing facility (SNF) residents to emergency departments (ED) are linked to morbidity, mortality and significant cost, especially when transfers result in hospital admissions. This study investigated an alternative approach for emergency care delivery comprised of...
Main Authors: | Joshua W. Joseph, Maura Kennedy, Larry A. Nathanson, Liane Wardlow, Christopher Crowley, Amy Stuck |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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eScholarship Publishing, University of California
2020-09-01
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Series: | Western Journal of Emergency Medicine |
Online Access: | https://escholarship.org/uc/item/8s40w6kn |
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