Quality and operations of portable X-ray examination procedures in the emergency room: Queuing theory at work

Emergency Radiology

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 262-266

  Abujudeh, Hani ^a,b   Vuong, Bill ^a   Baker, Stephen R ^a  

^a RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Emergency room; Operations; PACS; Quality; Queuing theory; X rays

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; COMPUTER NETWORK; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; EMERGENCY WARD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; THEORETICAL STUDY; X RAY FILM;

COMPUTER COMMUNICATION NETWORKS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RADIOGRAPHY; RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; RADIOLOGY INFORMATION SYSTEMS; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS; SYSTEMS THEORY; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS; WORKLOAD;

EID: 23044477787     PISSN: 10703004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10140-005-0405-4     Document Type: Article

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