Hospital Strategies for Reducing Emergency Department Crowding: A Mixed‐Methods Study
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DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2017.07.022
Abstract: Study objective: Emergency department (ED) crowding and patient boarding are associated with increased mortality and decreased patient satisfaction. This study uses a positive deviance methodology to identify strategies among high‐performing, low‐performing, and high‐performance improving hospitals… read more here.
Keywords: mixed methods; study; emergency department; emergency ... See more keywords
Quantifying emergency department crowding: comparison between two scores
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DOI: 10.1080/17843286.2017.1410605
Abstract: Abstract Introduction: Emergency department (ED) crowding is a major international concern with a negative impact on both patient care and providers. Currently, there is no consensus regarding measure of crowding. Therefore, emergency physicians have to… read more here.
Keywords: quantifying emergency; emergency department; emergency; department crowding ... See more keywords
Multisite evaluation of prediction models for emergency department crowding before and during the COVID-19 pandemic
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DOI: 10.1093/jamia/ocac214
Abstract: Abstract Objective To develop a machine learning framework to forecast emergency department (ED) crowding and to evaluate model performance under spatial and temporal data drift. Materials and Methods We obtained 4 datasets, identified by the… read more here.
Keywords: location; emergency department; covid; department crowding ... See more keywords
Emergency department crowding and length of stay before and after an increased catchment area
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DOI: 10.1186/s12913-019-4342-4
Abstract: BackgroundEmergency department (ED) crowding and prolonged length of stay (LOS) are associated with delays in treatment, adverse outcomes and decreased patient satisfaction. Hospital restructuring and mergers are often associated with increased ED crowding. The aim… read more here.
Keywords: catchment area; area; increased catchment; length stay ... See more keywords
Modeling Emergency Department crowding: Restoring the balance between demand for and supply of emergency medicine
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0244097
Abstract: Emergency Departments (EDs) worldwide are confronted with rising patient volumes causing significant strains on both Emergency Medicine and entire healthcare systems. Consequently, many EDs are in a situation where the number of patients in the… read more here.
Keywords: medicine; emergency medicine; emergency department; emergency ... See more keywords