Telehealth-Enabled Emergency Medical Services Program Reduces Ambulance Transport to Urban Emergency Departments

Telehealth-Enabled Emergency Medical Services Program Reduces Ambulance Transport to Urban Emergency Departments

Introduction Emergency medical services (EMS) agencies transport a significant majority of patients with low acuity and non-emergent conditions to local emergency departments (ED), affecting the entire emergency care system’s capacity and performance. Opportunities exist for alternative models th...

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Main Authors: James Robert Langabeer, Michael Gonzalez, Diaa Alqusairi, Tiffany Champagne-Langabeer, Adria Jackson, Jennifer Mikhail, David Persse
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eScholarship Publishing, University of California 2016-11-01
Series:Western Journal of Emergency Medicine
Subjects:
Emergency Medical Services
Telehealth
Comparative Effectiveness
Online Access:http://escholarship.org/uc/item/7gf7h9b6

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