Emergency department Modified Early Warning Score association with admission, admission disposition, mortality, and length of stay
Background: Geisinger Health System implemented the Modified Early Warning Score (MEWS) in 2011 and is fully integrated to the Electronic Medical Record (EMR). Our objective was to assess whether the emergency department (ED) MEWS (auto-calculated by EMR) is associated with admission to the hospital...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
2016-04-01
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Series: | Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives |
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Online Access: | http://www.jchimp.net/index.php/jchimp/article/view/31456/pdf_136 |