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Referral quality and system efficiencies were improved and wait times were reduced under a centralized intake system and managed triage of rheumatology referrals with trained nurses, according to ...

Tele-triage may offer an innovative strategy to help contain the increase in ED costs and volume for chest pain. Telehealth technologies (including telephone, email, video, and remote monitoring ...

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Hinduja Global Solutions (HGS) (listed in BSE & NSE) announced today that it is offering telephone nurse triage services, staffed with qualified Registered Nurses (RNs), to ...

A Seattle woman waited more than 10 hours for a nurse-ordered ambulance, raising concerns about the city’s 911 nurse triage system and response standards.

Four years into a D.C. program in which nurses answer some 911 calls, officials say it's making a difference and saving thousands of people unnecessary trips to the emergency room. News4 got an inside ...

When a workplace injury occurs, employers with no medical training often must determine the severity of the injury and direct an employee to appropriate medical care. They may have to make on-the-spot ...

Most people are familiar with some form of triage: When you go to an emergency room, you first sit down with a triage nurse who records your symptoms, takes your vital signs and assesses the urgency ...

A new program in Washington D.C. has triage nurses helping 911 dispatchers field calls in an effort to divert non-emergency calls to urgent care centers and outpatient clinics while stemming wait ...

Experts say differences in nurse line oversight, response-time standards and dispatch protocols across U.S. cities could affect how quickly patients receive care ...