@article{ref1,
title="Psychiatric boarding in emergency departments and the COVID-19 first wave: the New Hampshire response",
journal="Health security",
year="2023",
author="Heflin, Katherine and Rosen, Brian J. and Costanzo, Rosemary and Ballard, Jonathan and Fetter, Jeffrey C.",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="The COVID-19 pandemic forced unprecedented challenges for emergency department operations during the spring of 2020. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, psychiatric boarding in emergency departments required a substantial amount of staffing and administrative resources. This case study describes one state's efforts to rapidly decrease psychiatric boarding by 93% in 2 weeks with a multipronged approach, and simultaneously minimal effects observed on outcome measures of psychiatric hospital readmissions and suicide rates. Lessons learned are discussed regarding workflow adaptations and leadership implications.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2326-5094",
doi="10.1089/hs.2022.0127",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/hs.2022.0127"
}