A priority queuing model to reduce waiting times in emergency care

International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 10-16

  Siddharthan, Kris ^a   Jones, Walter J ^b   Johnson, James A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; STATISTICAL MODEL; TIME MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MODELS, ECONOMIC; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 0029682154     PISSN: 09526862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09526869610124993     Document Type: Article

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