General Assembly Hospital Throughput Work Group
Overview
MHA, with co-chair Dr. Ted Ted Delbridge, executive director of Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems (MIEMSS), are leading a multi-stakeholder work group, the Hospital Throughput Work Group, aimed at making recommendations to improve the patient journey in Maryland.
Members include hospital representatives, legislators, the Health Services Cost Review Commission (HSCRC), the Maryland Health Care Commission (MHCC), the state Department of Health, patient advocates and emergency department and behavioral health providers. The Work Group is charged with making legislative, regulatory and/or policy recommendations in a report due to the Maryland General Assembly committees.
Meeting Materials
January 19, 2024
December 5, 2023
November 16, 2023
October 18, 2023
Presentations
September 14, 2023
Presentations
- General Assembly Hospital Throughput Work Group Map
- Stakeholder Task Force – Equity Slides, September 2023
- Emergency Department Demographic Data
August 23, 2023
Presentations
July 27, 2023
Presentations
- 2021 WestJEM – Balancing Efficiency and Access
- 2021 NEJM Catalyst ED Crowding as Canary
- Michael Bond, ACEP, ED Throughput Work Group
- Ted Delbridge, MIEMSS, MHA
- Ben Kaufman, MoCo Fire and Rescue, EMS Update
- Lisa Tenney, MNA, MHA Long ED Wait Time Task Force
- MHA Throughput Thoughts
- Neel Vibhakar, UMMS, Hospital Throughput Workgroup, July 2023
- Peter Hill JHHS Capacity and ED Wait Time
- Lori Doyle, CBH, ED Utilization
- MHA Hospital Throughput Work Group