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ER Doctor's Experience
- Ziat Obermeyer, an emergency physician, enjoys the variety of cases in the ER.
- He finds the decisions about patient hospitalization incredibly stressful.
Mortality Rate After Discharge
- A 2017 study revealed that 0.1% of Medicare patients deemed healthy died a week after ER discharge.
- This equates to 10,000 people annually, raising concerns about potential misdiagnosis.
Hospital Admission Rates and Mortality
- Hospitals with lower admission rates saw higher near-term mortality in discharged patients.
- This suggests potential issues with triage effectiveness in these hospitals.