What is a Freestanding Emergency Department? Definitions Differ Across Major United States Data Sources

Introduction: Despite the growing number of freestanding emergency departments (FSED) in the United States (US), FSED definitions differ across major US data sources of healthcare facilities and use. We compare these sources and propose a universal definition of FSED (and its two major types) to imp...

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Main Authors: Darya M. Herscovici, Krislyn M. Boggs, Ashley F. Sullivan, Carlos A. Camargo Jr.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eScholarship Publishing, University of California 2020-04-01
Series:Western Journal of Emergency Medicine
Online Access:https://escholarship.org/uc/item/37z00532

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