ED users with low-acuity ED visits in the post-expansion period were more likely to have 100% VA service connection (20.2% vs ...
More patients are choosing to treat low-acuity conditions in lower-cost urgent care centers and retail clinics, decreasing demand for emergency department services, according to a study published in ...
Telehealth use last year helped to cut down on the amount of low acuity emergency department visits, helping address a persistent problem that hospitals have faced for years, a new survey found. The ...
Vizient projects an 8% increase in emergent cases, defined as those needing immediate attention, across U.S. emergency departments from 2025 to 2035. Benjamin Abella, MD, system chair of the emergency ...