Becker's Healthcare August 27, 2024
Becker’s has compiled a list of hospitals and health systems with the shortest emergency department visit times for psychiatric and mental health patients using CMS’ Timely and Effective Care-Hospital data.
The CDC tracks the median length of stay for ED patients as part of its “timely and effective care” measure set. The data was released July 31 and covers ED visits recorded from October 2022 through September 2023. Measures in this dataset apply to all adults and children treated in hospitals paid under either the inpatient or outpatient prospective payment systems. Learn more about the measures here.
Nationwide, the median ED visit time was 163 minutes, up from 162 minutes in the 12-month period ending Sept. 20, 2023, CMS...
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