In the ED with a Nonemergency? Pay to Stay, or Walk Away

In the ED with a Nonemergency? Pay to Stay, or Walk Away

We all know emergency room waiting areas are choked with patients who could be treated just as well—and in less time for less money—in an urgent care center. That makes it all the more difficult for patients who really need to be there to be seen in a reasonable amount of time. Now Thomas Health System in Charleston, WV, thinks it has found a way to make people think twice about heading to the ED …

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