title: If you can't stem the tide, try diverting a trickle.
abstract: More hospitals are turning to strategies like fast-tracking, which redirects patients with minor illnesses to less intensive sources of care. Still, there's an art to applying triage techniques effectively and relieving the pressure on overburdened emergency departments, which are seeing patient loads steadily rise.
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Greene
mesh_terms: D003151:Community Health Centers / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006779:Hospitals, Public / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010044:Outpatient Clinics, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010360:Patient Transfer; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D014218:Triage; D014481:United States; D000078329:Workforce