Comparative Effectiveness of Direct Admission and Admission Through Emergency Departments for Children

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What was the research about?When admitted to the hospital, children usually go through the emergency room, or ER.But wait times in the ER can be long.Also, doctors in the ER don't know a child's health history as well as their primary care doctor.Another way to admit a child is by direct admission, or DA.With DA, a child's doctor contacts the hospital to admit the child.But many hospitals don't have a process to use DA.In this study, the research team compared hospital admission through DA versus admission through the ER for children with common infections.The team looked at how quickly children first received: WWW.

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