Reduce emergency dept. over-utilization with nurse-first triaging
All too often, injuries and illnesses occur outside primary care providers’ office hours. Without a medical professional’s guidance, people often choose a higher level of care than necessary, resulting in poor healthcare utilization and higher costs.
An alternative, in a 24/7 nurse triage line, nurses use evidence-based protocols to assess symptoms by phone and direct to the right care level, preventing needless ER visits, enhancing health outcomes, and cutting costs.
Take Mark, who hurt his ankle playing softball. The triage nurse advised home care instead of an ER visit, saving Mark time and money.
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