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Seniors Medical Check-up

Going Vertical: A Smarter Approach to Emergency Department Crowding

If you’ve ever visited a hospital emergency department, chances are you’ve experienced one of its most persistent challenges: waiting. For hospitals, reducing those wait times can seem like a capacity problem. More patients require more beds, more staff or more space, right? But what if one of the solutions is simply making better decisions about how the resources already available are used? Joining me today is Agni Orfanoudaki, Oxford University, to share new research on a data-driven approach to determining which patients actually need a traditional emergency department bed and who can be treated in alternate locations. Ultimately, this reduced…

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asian chinese senior man in wheelchair with face shield , face mask under dialysis treatment in hospital

Ensuring “compassion” is at the core of compassionate dialysis screening

End-stage renal disease, or ESRD, is a serious medical condition caused by failure of the kidneys that also has significant social and economic implications. The only treatments for end-stage renal disease are regular courses of dialysis or a kidney transplant. For individuals with ESRD who do not have access to treatment, either because they are uninsured or they may not be a legal residents of the U.S., often their only option is to resort to going to the emergency room in order to receive dialysis. However, mandatory hospital and even county protocols structured to prevent emergency room congestion can result…

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