title: Eyeing the ED's open door: how case managers can reduce unnecessary admissions.
abstract: More than one-third of all hospital admissions originate from the emergency department (ED). ED case managers maximize the quality of care and control ED admissions by verifying admission criteria, finding alternatives to inappropriate or social admissions, and identifying high-risk discharge factors.
authors.affiliation: Holmes Regional Medical Center, Health First Inc., Melbourne, Fla., USA.
authors.forename: A D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Conn
authors.forename: G V
authors.initials: GV
authors.lastname: Shimkus
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Inbornone
mesh_terms: D019090:Case Management / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006300:Health Services Misuse / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D010343:Patient Admission / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D012308:Risk Management / Q000458:organization & administration; D014600:Utilization Review / Q000458:organization & administration