Discussion: Emergency Departments
Examine healthcare options for patients seeking nonemergency care, urgent care, and emergency care. Assess the potential misuse of healthcare services and relate the problem to accessing inappropriate levels of care and how it impacts the HCO. Identify and explain the benefit and burden of the ED in terms of reimbursement and nonreimbursable services. Identify a potential solution to the problem, the feasibility of your proposal, and the obstacles associated with your proposal.