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Originally Posted by droopydrew19
The Solution...
A patient walks into a facility that houses both an emergent and walk in clinic set up. They are assessed by a triage person. If it is necessary they are treated on an emergent basis. All other cases are seen in the clinical (more cost effective) area.
This alone would save a ton of heath care dollars that could go against the budget and give the general practitioners more to work with to do their jobs more effectively and efficiently.
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So... triage?
A better solution would be more general practitioners and a decreased emphasis placed on the emergency department as a form of primary health care, in conjunction with the creation of smaller urgent care centre type clinics in high risk neighbourhoods which act as a mediary between a walk in clinic and an emergency department.