Becker's Healthcare September 13, 2024
Becker’s recently compiled a list of the hospitals and health systems with the shortest emergency department visit times. Here are what the leaders of three said it took to get there.
CMS released its Timely and Effective Care-Hospital data July 31, which included ED visit data from October 2022 through September 2023. Many of the best-timed hospitals are small community or critical access hospitals that may not see as many patients as level 1 or 2 trauma centers.
Emily Whitson, COO of Hopedale (Ill.) Medical Complex, told Becker’s its physician practice model has been the most helpful element in speeding up emergency department visits. Because the majority of ED patients are previous Hopedale patients, the on-duty physician can often...
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