Emergency healthcare of the future


Autoria(s): FitzGerald, Gerard; Toloo, Ghasem (Sam); Romeo, Michele
Data(s)

01/06/2014

Resumo

Emergency healthcare is a high profile component of modern healthcare systems, which over the past three decades has fundamentally transformed in many countries. However, despite this rapid development, and associated investments in service standards, there is a high level of concern with the performance of emergency health services relating principally to system wide congestion. The factors driving this problem are complex but relate largely to the combined impact of growing demand, expanded scope of care and blocked access to inpatient beds. These factors are unlikely to disappear in the medium term despite the National Emergency Access Target. The aim of this article is to stimulate a conversation about the future design and functioning of emergency healthcare systems; examining what we understand about the problem and proposing a rationale that may underpin future strategic approaches. This is also an invitation to join the conversation.

Formato

application/pdf

Identificador

http://eprints.qut.edu.au/72896/

Publicador

John Wiley & Sons Ltd

Relação

http://eprints.qut.edu.au/72896/3/72896.pdf

DOI:10.1111/1742-6723.12241

FitzGerald, Gerard, Toloo, Ghasem (Sam), & Romeo, Michele (2014) Emergency healthcare of the future. Emergency Medicine Australasia, 26(3), pp. 291-294.

Direitos

Copyright 2014 Australasian College for Emergency Medicine and Australasian Society for Emergency Medicine

Fonte

Centre for Emergency & Disaster Management; Faculty of Health; Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation; School of Public Health & Social Work

Palavras-Chave #111799 Public Health and Health Services not elsewhere classified #160508 Health Policy #Ambulance #Emergency departments #Emergency health services of the future #Input - Throughput - Output #Health policy
Tipo

Journal Article