Embedded crisis workers help to decompress ED, connect mental health and addiction medicine patients with needed resources.
To manage a big spike in demand from patients seeking emergency care for mental health (MH) and addiction medicine concerns, staff from the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center-Mercy and Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic of UPMC have devised a series of interventions aimed at quickly linki...
| Publicado en: | ED Management Vol. 26; no. 2; pp. 13 - 18 |
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| Formato: | Journal Article |
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Relias LLC
Feb2014
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