Hospital administrators, emergency department (ED) physicians and ED staff all agree thatboarding patients in the emergency departmentis an undesirable situation. A boarded patient is one who has been accepted for admission to an inpatient unit but hasn't been transferred, often because no inpatient bed is available. In addition to being an unpleasant experience for patients, boarding can also lead them to file medical malpractice claims. Read More.
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