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Article: Research and Markets: Emergency Room Utilization: Developing a Team Approach to Address Overcrowding Factors That Increase Wait Time.
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- February 18, 2009
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DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/9f1b2d/emergency_room_uti) has announced the addition of the "Emergency Room Utilization: Developing a Team Approach to Address Overcrowding Factors That Increase Wait Time" report to their offering.
A number of factors contribute to the overcrowding of emergency rooms, according to a new study by University of Michigan researchers that was funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Beyond emergency room use for non-emergent cases, other factors that are contributing to a rise in ER use and a decline in patient satisfaction include understaffed inpatient hospital wards, ER ...