title: Rapid ED access reduces patients leaving without being seen.
abstract: Implementing a brief sign-in process for emergency department patients, and completing full registration later at the bedside, has allowed the University of California, San Diego Medical Center to eliminate a major patient flow bottleneck.
mesh_terms: D000046:Academic Medical Centers; D002140:California; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D019982:Organizational Case Studies