Impact of senior clinical review on patient disposition from the emergency department.

Alison L White; Peter A R Armstrong; Shobhan Thakore

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Impact of senior clinical review on patient disposition from the emergency department.

April 28, 2010

White AL, Armstrong PAR, Thakore S. Emerg Med J. 2010;27(4):262-5, 296.

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This study discovered that real-time review of cases by a senior physician led to fewer unnecessary admissions and inappropriate discharges, and greater appropriate use of outpatient facilities.

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