Trends in boarding of admitted patients in US Emergency Departments 2003-2005

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 506-511

  Carr, Brendan G ^a,b   Hollander, Judd E ^a   Baxt, William G ^a   Datner, Elizabeth M ^a   Pines, Jesse M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

ED boarding; emergency medicine; health policy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BED OCCUPANCY; CROWDING; DEMOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; PATIENT ADMISSION; PATIENT TRANSFER; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77957284637     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2008.04.035     Document Type: Article

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