Attending Physician

Abstract

What really happens to the patient who presents to the ED night after night? How can emergency medicine help the system coordinate care so as to prevent further ED visits and hospital admissions? The speaker will share innovative and proven strategies that will help you identify super-utilizers and create a coordinated discharge plan to prevent further recidivism. Objectives • Identify super-utilizers in your ED. • Develop strategies to prevent revisits to the ED. • Discuss the emergency department information exchange (EDIE) and its role to address this problem.