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State launches ED Wait Time Reduction Commission; HSCRC and hospitals name capacity, post‑acute gaps and pilot fixes
Summary
A new Maryland ED wait time commission has been formed with subcommittees on access, data, hospital capacity and best practices. HSCRC, hospitals and CRISP said the problem is multi‑factorial and identified pilot interventions such as full‑capacity protocols, discharge lounges and expanded mobile crisis teams as immediate responses.
Maryland officials, hospital leaders and the state—s health information exchange briefed the House Health and Government Operations Committee on Jan. 31 about a newly formed ED Wait Time Reduction Commission and a range of operational pilots aimed at shortening how long patients wait in emergency departments.
"This is a challenge that we've faced for many, many years," John Crum, executive director of the Health Services Cost Review Commission, told the panel. Crum said the commission is focusing on hospital capacity, bed distribution, staffing and ED volume as the main in‑hospital drivers of prolonged emergency department stays. He added that non‑hospital factors such as skilled nursing facility capacity and behavioral health access also lengthen stays.
Commission structure and data work
- The commission, created by statute, has subcommittees on access to non‑hospital care (primary and post‑acute), hospital best practices, capacity operations and…
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