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Administrative Challenges to Regionalization
Author(s) -
Pilgrim Randy,
Martinez Ricardo,
Jouriles Nicholas,
Hufstetler Greg,
Wise Pat,
Wise Robert,
Acker Joe,
Soremekun Olan A.,
Carrier Emily
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
academic emergency medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.221
H-Index - 124
eISSN - 1553-2712
pISSN - 1069-6563
DOI - 10.1111/j.1553-2712.2010.00942.x
Subject(s) - medicine , medical emergency , ideal (ethics) , emergency department , patient care , nursing , political science , law
The ideal emergency care system delivers the right care to the right patient at the right time and yields appropriate patient outcomes at a sustainable overall cost. Transforming the current system of emergency care into the Institute of Medicine’s vision of a coordinated, regionalized, and accountable emergency care system requires careful consideration of administrative challenges and barriers. Left unaddressed, certain processes, systems, and structures may prevent integration efforts or threaten long‐term viability. ACADEMIC EMERGENCY MEDICINE 2010; 17:1359–1363 © 2010 by the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine