Time analysis of consult service emergency department admission process compared with emergency medicine service admission process

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 815-822

  Quick, Gary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

ED comparative admission process; ED patient flow

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSULTATION; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESIDENCY EDUCATION;

CONSULTANTS; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OKLAHOMA; PATIENT ADMISSION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME AND MOTION STUDIES; TRIAGE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033199716     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0736-4679(99)00088-8     Document Type: Article

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