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I don't understand how this can't be standard operating procedure at an ER. Abdominal pain? Immediately go through a list of questions to determine whether it's
by mortenjorck 9y ago
I don't understand how this can't be standard operating procedure at an ER. Abdominal pain? Immediately go through a list of questions to determine whether it's an emergency or not. This is just as much in the interest of the hospital, which wants to keep the ER open for life-threatening emergencies, as it is for payors, as it is for patients.
- jpollock 9y agoThe problem is that in the USA the ER and urgent care can be two different organisations. The ER has no economic incentive to route customers to urgent care because that is lost revenue.
- cobookman 9y agoAnd then the triager messed up and that person died in route to the other hospital....lawsuit!