기사
Many Emergency Department Visits Could Be Managed At Urgent Care Centers And Retail Clinics /
- 개인저자
- Weinick, Robin M. ;, Burns, Rachel M. ;, Mehrotra, Ateev. ;
- 수록페이지
- 1630-1636 p.
- 발행일자
- 2010.09.24
- 출판사
- Project Hope
초록
[영문]Americans seek a large amount of nonemergency care in emergency departments, where they often encounter long waits to be seen. Urgent care centers and retail clinics have emerged as alternatives to the emergency department for nonemergency care. We estimate that 13.7?27.1 percent of all emergency department visits could take place at one of these alternative sites, with a potential cost savings of approximately