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<p>Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore has replaced a widely used triage system with a new decision-support tool that enables nurses at triage in the ED to better differentiate patients based on acuity level. The electronic tool, dubbed e-triage, is able to quickly factor in a patient&rsquo;s medical history, vital signs, and chief complaint, and compare this information to thousands of other patients.</p>

Electronic Tool, Clinical Judgment Replace Electronic Severity Index Triage System

Investigators note that the solution uses machine learning to adapt to the unique characteristics of individual EDs, patient populations