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Consider the oft-quoted “statistic” that emergency-room care is the most expensive form of treatment.

How American Health Care Killed My Father 2009

The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services says there have been 618 emergency-room visits for heat-related illnesses this summer.

Dangerous heat wave forecast for half the country 2011

Dr. Weil, who died Friday at age 84, opened one of the nation's first intensive-care units, and developed the crash cart of emergency-room supplies, computerized vital-statistics monitors and the "stat" laboratory for quick diagnostics.

He Led Critical Care Into the Modern Age Stephen Miller 2011

A review of emergency-room treatments for more than 181,000 babies age 2 and under from 1990 to 2008 showed an average of 113 deaths per year from accidents associated with those three pieces of nursery equipment.

New data on crib injuries Jennifer LaRue Huget 2011

Nationwide, overall emergency-room visits have also been rising, growing 5% from 2007 to 127.3 million in 2009, according to the American Hospital Association.

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The July subpoena requested information on emergency-room management, including the use of "Pro-Med" software.

Hospital Firm Gets Subpoenas Jon Kamp 2011

Such projections are typically tied to improving the quality of care and paring some expensive needs, like hospital admissions and emergency-room visits.

New Way to Pay Doctors Anna Wilde Mathews 2012

Bayonne Medical Center on Tuesday unveiled two billboards in Jersey City that are updated with the emergency-room wait times several times a day.

Hospitals Duel Over Wait Times Lisa Fleisher 2011

For doctors, the goals might involve their rates of inpatient admissions and emergency-room use, the total cost of patients' care, and quality measures such as the share of patients getting recommended screenings.

New Way to Pay Doctors Anna Wilde Mathews 2012

Although his father was an emergency-room physician and his mother a registered nurse, neither could identify what was troubling their son.

Will Students Take a Mental Health Test? Laura Landro 2011