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Emergency Department Observation Units: Has the Time Come?

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  • 1Partners Community Health Care, Inc., Section for Clinical Epidemiology, Division of General Medicine and the Cardiovascular Division, Boston, Massachusetts and Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.

Summary

Chest pain observation units can improve healthcare efficiency for low-risk patients with acute chest pain. Guidelines are key to ensuring these units increase efficiency without sacrificing quality of care.

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