Friday, September 3, 2010

Headed to ER? Some Post Waits by Text, Billboard

Associated Press
August 24, 2010

Need an X-ray or stitches? Online, via text message or flashing on a billboard, some emergency rooms are advertising how long the dreaded wait for care will be, with estimates updated every few minutes.

It's a marketing move aimed at less urgent patients, not the true emergencies that automatically go to the front of the line anyway - and shouldn't waste precious minutes checking the wait.

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http://www.ahiphiwire.org/News/Print.aspx?channel=Clinical&doc_id=642603&utm_source=8%2f24%2f2010&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=HiWire_Newsletter&uid=TRACK_USER

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