The impact of inpatient boarding on ED efficiency: A discrete-event simulation study

Journal of Medical Systems

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 919-929

  Bair, Aaron E ^a   Song, Wheyming T ^b   Chen, Yi Chun ^b   Morris, Beth A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Discrete event simulation (DES); Emergency department overcrowding; Leaving without being seen (LWBS); National Emergency Department Crowding Scale (NEDOCS)

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CROWDING; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY WARD; HOSPITAL PATIENT; PATIENT CARE; SIMULATION;

ADULT; APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULES; CALIFORNIA; CHILD; CROWDING; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; FORECASTING; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT ADMISSION; PATIENT DROPOUTS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TRAUMA CENTERS;

EID: 77957604108     PISSN: 01485598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10916-009-9307-4     Document Type: Article

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