What if the most accurate diagnosis in the emergency room didn’t come from a doctor—but AI? A new study led by a team of researchers at Harvard Medical School suggests that moment may already be here.

Emergency departments across the country face a common challenge: how to reduce long wait times without adding more beds, ...

Surprise medical bills occur when a patient unexpectedly or involuntarily receives care from an out-of-network provider and is billed for the amount not covered by insurance. Past studies were unable ...

In a pair of new studies, Yale researchers document a widespread and increasing level of overcrowding in America’s emergency departments (EDs), a crisis that puts patient safety and access to care at ...

Emergency departments (EDs) in the US treat large numbers of people with opioid use disorder (OUD), but most health systems do not equip EDs to provide OUD care. CA Bridge has supported the ...

HBO's emergency-department drama "The Pitt" has become a smash hit in large part because it shows the deeply human toll that emergency medicine exacts on those who practice it. While researchers have ...

To inform intervention development, we assessed for medication changes and patient care needs following treat-and-release Veterans Affairs emergency department visits for chronic ambulatory ...

Challenging patient interactions can be an adverse influence on the emotions and stress level of emergency physicians.