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The Clinical and Bottom Line Case for Emergency Department Case Management

November 22, 2018

Hospital emergency departments sit at the crux of the most expensive decision in the healthcare system, to admit or not admit a patient. As the industry makes further inroads into value-based care, the decision about whether to admit an ED patient to the hospital is crucial to both containing costs and ensuring appropriate care.

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Alfred Health

Alfred Health is a leading metropolitan health service in Melbourne, Australia. We pride ourselves on giving our patients and our community the best possible health outcomes by integrating clinical practice with research and education. Alfred Health provides a comprehensive range of specialist medical and surgical services including Australia’s busiest trauma centre. We also operate one of the largest and most advanced intensive care units (ICU) in the southern hemisphere.

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The Clinical and Bottom Line Case for Emergency Department Case Management