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Sexual Assault Training in Emergency Medicine Residencies: A Survey of Program Directors

Author Affiliation Margaret K. Sande, MD, MS  Denver Health & Hospital Authority, Denver, Colorado University of Colorado, Aurora, Colorado Kerry B. Broderick, MD  Denver Health & Hospital Authority, Denver, Colorado University of Colorado, Aurora, Colorado Maria E. Moreira, MD  Denver Health & Hospital Authority, Denver, Colorado University of Colorado, Aurora, Colorado Brooke Bender, MPH  Denver […]

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Bedside Teaching on Time to Disposition Improves Length of Stay for Critically-ill Emergency Departments Patients

Introduction: We tested the effect of a brief disposition process intervention on residents’ time to disposition and emergency department (ED) length of stay (LOS) in high acuity ED patients.
Conclusion: Prompting residents to enter administrative disposition orders in high acuity patients is associated with significant reduction in both time to disposition and ED LOS.

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Emergency Medicine is a specialty which closely reflects societal challenges and consequences of public policy decisions. The emergency department specifically deals with social injustice, health and economic disparities, violence, substance abuse, and disaster preparedness and response. This journal focuses on how emergency care affects the health of the community and population, and conversely, how these societal challenges affect the composition of the patient population who seek care in the emergency department. The development of better systems to provide emergency care, including technology solutions, is critical to enhancing population health.