Introduction Increasing numbers of hospital emergency department (ED) visits pose a
challenge to health systems in many countries. This paper aims to examine emergency and …

Background Inappropriate attendances may account for up to 40% of presentations at
accident and emergency (A&E) departments. There is considerable interest from health …

Emergency departments are the front line of health care systems and play a critical role in
ensuring an efficient and high-quality response for patients in stress or crisis situations. A …

Background Emergency department (ED) utilization has dramatically increased in
developed countries over the last twenty years. Because it has been associated with …

Presenting complaints at an Emergency Department (ED) that could (and should) have been
seen in primary care is discussed in the literature as 'inappropriate use'of hospital-based …

Background Primary care focused unscheduled care centres (UCC) co-located with major
EDs have been proposed as a solution to the rise in ED attendances. They aim to reduce the …

Objectives Worldwide, emergency healthcare systems are under intense pressure from ever-
increasing demand and evidence is urgently needed to understand how this can be safely …

Methods Defining the practice changes to become a PCMH from an operational perspective
was an important early step in the Commonwealth Fund's Safety Net Medical Home Initiative …

Ziel der Studie: Die Anzahl der Patienten in den Notaufnahmen der Krankenhäuser steigt
stetig. Die Beweggründe der Patienten für die Inanspruchnahme von Notaufnahmen wurden …

Background The overutilization of hospital emergency departments by low-urgency patients
is seen as a growing problem in health-care delivery, and a variety of solutions are under …