Internet-accessible emergency department workload information reduces ambulance diversion

Prehospital Emergency Care

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 285-291

  Sprivulis, Peter ^a,b,d   Gerrard, Brett ^c  

^a DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (Australia)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c CHRISTCHURCH HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^d INSTITUTE FOR HEALTHCARE IMPROVEMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambulance diversion; Emergency department; Internet; Workload

Indexed keywords

AMBULANCE; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH CARE DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; INTERNET; WORKLOAD;

AMBULANCES; BED OCCUPANCY; COMMUNITY HEALTH PLANNING; CROWDING; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HUMANS; INTERNET; PATIENT TRANSFER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRIAGE; URBAN HEALTH SERVICES; WESTERN AUSTRALIA; WORKLOAD;

EID: 32144436619     PISSN: 10903127     EISSN: 15450066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10903120590962094     Document Type: Article

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