Annual emergency department (ED) visits in the US reached 145.6 million in 2016, a 20 percent increase in just ten years. By addressing utilization rates and optimizing workflows, emergency departments can increase throughput, improve efficiency, and avoid preventable visits and admissions—ultimately saving on care costs and increasing revenue while providing better quality care.

Learn how providers across the country are reducing ED utilization up to 81 percent by:

• Coordinating with behavioral health programs to reduce ED utilization by behavioral health patients
• Redirecting low-acuity 911 calls to more appropriate providers
• Collaborating care for patients with SUD and tracking opioid misuse

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