Impact of Care Initiation Model on Emergency Department Orders and Operational Metrics: Cohort Study

The objective of this study was to quantify the impact of a Care Initiation model on resource utilization and operational metrics in the ED.Methods: We performed a retrospective analysis of ED visits at our institution during October 2021. Baseline characteristics were compared with Chi-square and quantile regression. We used t-tests to calculate unadjusted difference in outcome measures, including number of laboratory tests ordered and average time patients spent in the waiting room and the ED treatment room, and the time from arrival until ED disposition. We performed propensity score analysis using matching and inverse probability weighting to quantify the...
Source: Western Journal of Emergency Medicine - Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Source Type: research