MedPage Today June 2, 2024
— The current system lacks both affordability and efficiency
Sunday, 7 a.m.: On any given Sunday morning, I expect to arrive for my emergency department (ED) shift to a department in disarray. There’s a certain colliding of worlds that happens — the wreckage of Saturday night debauchery gone awry; the well-meaning offspring who visited an elderly parent only to notice that something is a bit off; the recognition that the weekend is ending and a sore throat hasn’t improved. This has always been the modus operandi of EDs. ED staff take pride in their fly-by-the-seat-of-their-pants, MacGyver-esque ability to flex with whatever walks or rolls through the door.
Lately, however, something is different. Go to any ED and you will find...
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