The purpose of this Special Emphasis Notice (SEN) is to inform the research community of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality’s (AHRQ) strong and continued interest in receiving health services research grant applications for addressing Emergency Department (ED) boarding and hospital crowding. We seek system-wide innovations to reduce or eliminate crowding and boarding so patients receive timely, condition-appropriate care without adverse events from delayed, omitted, harmful, or distracted care. We also seek research that addresses challenges and proposes care solutions that comply with Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) obligations, deliver effective and efficient system-wide Emergency Medical Services (EMS), and reduce diagnostic error, staff burnout, and turnover in ED and emergency care settings.

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