What approaches have you used to reduce boarding times for patients in the emergency department awaiting inpatient psychiatric admission?  

Every emergency room and health system has unique challenges that impact boarding times. One strategy that UCI implemented was to switch from a consultation model to a co-management model. We noted that patients would be boarding on average 70 hours even prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, and boarding ...

I'm in agreement with Dr. @Luo. The co-management model to care for patients awaiting inpatient psychiatric admission is quite helpful. The ongoing evaluation of the needs of these patients, including medication titration and the need for psychiatric admission, is essential.