Prehospital emergency services and health maintenance organizations

Described are the cases of three acute cardiac patients and their referral to the emergency department by two health maintenance organization triage systems. The HMOs' methods did not use existing emergency medical services systems, and by policy virtually discouraged free use of the emergency...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Annals of emergency medicine 1986-06, Vol.15 (6), p.727-729
1. Verfasser:	Kerr, Harry D
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Anesthesia. Intensive care medicine. Transfusions. Cell therapy and gene therapy Biological and medical sciences Emergencies Emergency and intensive care: techniques, logistics emergency medical services Health Maintenance Organizations health maintenance organizations health maintenance organizations Hospitalization Humans Intensive care medicine Lidocaine - therapeutic use Male Medical sciences Middle Aged Miscellaneous Myocardial Infarction - therapy Oxygen - therapeutic use Transportation of Patients Triage
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Zusammenfassung:	Described are the cases of three acute cardiac patients and their referral to the emergency department by two health maintenance organization triage systems. The HMOs' methods did not use existing emergency medical services systems, and by policy virtually discouraged free use of the emergency medical services system. The patients required hospitalization and extensive ED treatment.
ISSN:	0196-0644 1097-6760
DOI:	10.1016/S0196-0644(86)80435-8