Protocol-Driven Emergency Department Observation Units Offer Savings, Shorter Stays, And Reduced Admissions

Contribution of Preventable Acute Care Spending to Total Spending for High-Cost Medicare Patients

(2013) Karen E. Joynt et al.   JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

National Trends in Emergency Department Occupancy, 2001 to 2008: Effect of Inpatient Admissions Versus Emergency Department Practice Intensity

(2012) Stephen R. Pitts et al.   ANNALS OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE

A Novel Approach to Identifying Targets for Cost Reduction in the Emergency Department

(2012) Peter B. Smulowitz et al.   ANNALS OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE

Making Greater Use Of Dedicated Hospital Observation Units For Many Short-Stay Patients Could Save $3.1 Billion A Year

(2012) Christopher W. Baugh et al.   HEALTH AFFAIRS

National Study of Emergency Department Observation Services

(2011) Jennifer L. Wiler et al.   ACADEMIC EMERGENCY MEDICINE

Use of Observation Care in US Emergency Departments, 2001 to 2008

(2011) Arjun K. Venkatesh et al.   PLoS One

Trends and Characteristics of US Emergency Department Visits, 1997-2007

(2010) Ning Tang et al.   JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION