title: Will new e-facility help fight ED overcrowding?
abstract: The use of telemedicine to diagnose patients before they come to the ED may benefit the operation of your ED, as well as the emergency medicine system in general. Potential advantages include the following: By identifying nonemergent cases, it can help reduce overcrowding. Since nonemergent patients have the longest wait times, it may reduce rates for patients who leave without being seen and boost satisfaction. It can help avoid unnecessary transfers to and from the ED.
mesh_terms: D003441:Crowding; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005845:Georgia; D006300:Health Services Misuse; D006801:Humans; D019982:Organizational Case Studies; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D017216:Telemedicine / Q000458:organization & administration*