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...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:ED Management Vol. 26; no. 2; pp. 13 - 18
Main Authors: Medved, Ellie, Turturro, Michael
Format: Journal Article
Published: Relias LLC Feb2014
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost