1. There are gaps in pediatric emergency departments’ pandemic preparedness, according to a study in Academic Emergency Medicine.
2. Peer pressure in an emergency department increased the rate of discharge and decreased length of stay, according to a study in The American Journal of Emergency Medicine.
3. Free clinics may help reduce unnecessary emergency department visits, according to a study published in the Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved and reported by Penn State Live.
4. Changes in scheduling reduced the average wait time for a new pediatric endocrinology appointment by approximately 85 percent — from 11.4 weeks to 1.7 weeks — in little over a year, according to a study in Pediatrics.
5. Length of stay at nine Boston-area hospitals’ emergency departments did not increase after ambulance diversion was banned in 2009, according to a study in Annals of Emergency Medicine.
6. The National Institutes of Health announced research indicating that coordinated care can prevent unnecessary emergency department visits by adults with disabilities.
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