Implementation of crowding solutions from the American College of Emergency Physicians Task Force report on boarding

International Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 279-286

  Handel, Daniel A ^a   Ginde, Adit A ^b   Raja, Ali S ^c   Rogers, John ^d   Sullivan, Ashley F ^e   Espinola, Janice A ^e   Camargo Jr , Carlos A ^e  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d Monroe County Hospital   (United States)

^e MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

ACEP; Crowding solutions; Emergency department crowding

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CROWDING; EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA;

EID: 79952740299     PISSN: 18651372     EISSN: 18651380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12245-010-0216-6     Document Type: Article

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