Abstract
The incidence of and reasons for inappropriate use of hospital emergency rooms are discussed. Among the approaches considered for decreasing non-emergency use of emergency rooms are educating the public as to proper use, redesigning emergency facilities to accommodate non-emergency patients, instituting hospital-based group practices, and educating health care providers as to the reasons patients seek emergency care.
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