Barriers and enablers to a physician-delivered educational initiative to reduce low-acuity visits to the pediatric emergency department.

Barriers and enablers to a physician-delivered educational initiative to reduce low-acuity visits to the pediatric emergency department.

BACKGROUND:Use of the pediatric emergency department (PED) for low-acuity health issues is a growing problem, contributing to overcrowding, longer waits and higher health system costs. This study examines an educational initiative aimed at reducing low-acuity PED visits. The initiative, implemented...

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Main Authors: Gregory Huyer, Samia Chreim, Wojtek Michalowski, Ken J Farion
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5973597?pdf=render

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