Timeliness and efficiency: Mapping the 24-hour emergency department cycle to improve patient flow

Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 247-255

  Welch, Shari J ^a   Jones, Spencer S ^b   Allen, Todd ^a  

^a LDS Hospital   (Canada)

^b Department of Informatics ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HOSPITAL LABORATORY; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; TASK PERFORMANCE; TIME; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULES; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; LABORATORIES, HOSPITAL; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SYSTEMS INTEGRATION; TIME AND MOTION STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TRAUMA CENTERS; UTAH;

EID: 34247521823     PISSN: 15537250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1553-7250(07)33029-8     Document Type: Article

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