Findings from the Fifth Emergency Department Benchmarking Alliance Summit.

ABSTRACT: Data and a shared vocabulary are essential for managing emergency department (ED) operations. This Fifth Emergency Department Benchmarking Alliance (EDBA) Summit brought together many of the nation's experts in the field to update key ED operations definitions and to discuss challenges facing the nation's EDs. Summit objectives were (1) to revise existing definitions and establish new measures and metrics for ED operations and (2) to discuss and characterize current issues in emergency care. Fifty-four ED operations, data management, and benchmarking experts participated in the EDBA Summit. Participants discussed several challenges with designated workgroups focusing on behavioral health, capacity and boarding, and financial impacts on emergency care. Each workgroup created consensus recom

SUBMITTER: Richey D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12159897 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature