Administrative challenges to regionalization.
The ideal emergency care system delivers the right care to the right patient at the right time and yields appropriate patient outcomes at a sustainable overall cost. Transforming the current system of emergency care into the Institute of Medicine's vision of a coordinated, regionalized, and accountable emergency care system requires careful consideration of administrative challenges and barriers. Left unaddressed, certain processes, systems, and structures may prevent integration efforts or threaten long-term viability.
Emergency Department Practice Management Association (RP), McClean, VA, USA. randy_pilgrim@schumachergroup.com
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