title: Assuring Quality Health Care in the Emergency Department.
abstract: The provision of quality healthcare is an international mandate. The provision of quality healthcare for mental health patients poses unique challenges. Nowhere is this challenge greater than in the emergency department. The purpose of this manuscript is to describe evidence-based initiatives for improving the quality of care of mental health patients in the emergency department. Specifically, the use of telepsychiatry and reducing provider biases will be presented.
authors.affiliation: The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC 27402, USA. saletvak@uncg.edu.
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Letvak
authors.affiliation: Emergency Services, Cone Health, Greensboro, NC 27401, USA. Denise.Rhew@conehealth.com.
authors.forename: Denise
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Rhew
keywords: emergency department; mental health; quality of care