If you find yourself in the emergency department and the doctor says he wants to keep you at the hospital for "observation," take heed. Depending on the hospital, observation can mean very different ...

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There’s a growing recognition by clinicians that some patients who arrive at the emergency department can benefit if they’re kept under observation for up to a day so that staff can run more tests and ...

Emergency room type 1 observation units could reduce readmissions and healthcare costs by nearly $1 billion a year, according to a new study published in Health Affairs. The research team, led by ...

Cook County Health has opened an 11-bed observation unit at Provident Hospital to provide more appropriate care for patients who arrive at the South Side hospital's emergency department. Patients who ...

Emergency department observation units (EDOUs) have been shown to decrease length of stay and improve cost effectiveness. Yet, compared with noncancer patients, patients with cancer are placed in ...

Capitol Desk delivers the latest in health care policy and politics from Sacramento and around the state. Have an idea? Let us know. On the eve of a nurses’ strike at Sutter Health and three Los ...

For children with behavioral conditions, psychiatric co-management in the observation unit of a pediatric emergency department was associated with shorter stays and fewer inpatient admissions, an ...

If you find yourself in the emergency department and the doctor says he wants to keep you at the hospital for "observation," take heed. Depending on the hospital, observation can mean very different ...