Using medical screening examinations to reduce emergency department overcrowding.
Nash
Kathleen
K
School of Nursing, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555-1029, USA. kanash@utmb.edu
Nguyen
Hoang
H
Tillman
Melinda
M
D001294:Attitude to Health; D003441:Crowding; D016529:Emergency Nursing / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006285:Health Planning / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010349:Patient Compliance; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011322:Primary Prevention / Q000458:organization & administration*; D016730:Program Development; D015397:Program Evaluation; D018570:Risk Assessment; D013997:Time Factors; D014481:United States; D016526:Workload