E.R.'s Account For Half Of Hospital Admissions, Study Says by Reed Abelson. The New York Times. May 20, 2013.
(1) According to the study emergency rooms account for about _________ of hospital admissions.
(2) They account for ________ of the rise in admissions between 2003 and 2009.
(3) Physicians are increasingly relying on E.R.'s to ________________.
(4) Emergency departments haven't been just an ___________ and haven't been for _______ years.
(5) Between 2003-2009 there was a _________ in admissions from doctors' offices and similar settings.
(6) Patients frequently go to the E.R. because they feel that_________________.
(7) They are a ________ for patients without health insurance.
(8) True or False: From the report it is clear how emergency rooms contribute to the nation's healthcare bill.
(9) What is the key question for policy makers about emergency room usage?
(10) True or False: E.R.'s may be already preventing preventable hospital admissions.
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