Novel strategies to handle nonemergent ED visits.
Although a study reports that most emergency department (ED) visits are not emergencies, experts in ED management counter that caring for nonemergent patients is part of the ED's role. Patients will continue to rely on the ED for unscheduled care. Implement urgent care centers or fast tracks to handle less-acute patients. Physician triage allows patients to be rapidly discharged.
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