Embedded Low-Acuity Pathway in the Emergency Department: An Alternative to Stand-Alone Urgent Care Services.
OBJECTIVES To evaluate the impact of an embedded Ultra-Low Acuity Pathway (ULAP) on emergency department performance indicators for low-acuity patients in a rural referral hospital. METHODS This pragmatic, single-centre, quasi-experimental study included Australian Triage Scale Categories 4 and 5 patients presenting...