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Ethical Issues in Interhospital Transfers of Emergency Department Patients

ACEP Now

MARCH 13, 2024

Emergency departments (EDs) provide the essential service of evaluating patients with unscheduled, acute, undifferentiated, and decompensated conditions. 1 Hospital boarding is the main driver of ED crowding, with patients nearly always awaiting transfer to inpatient beds and now more commonly, to other hospitals.

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Tips for Real-Time Information Sharing with Patients

ACEP Now

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

In turn, concerns have arisen regarding when information blocking is appropriate and what ethical issues emergency department (ED) physicians must consider prior to information blocking. Dr. Bissmeyer is a senior resident at Orange Park Hospital in Jacksonville, Fla.

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Documentation/Coding Best Practices Ethical Issues Academics 52
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