Practical implications of implementing emergency department crowding interventions: Summary of a moderated panel

Academic Emergency Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1278-1282

  Pines, Jesse M ^a   Pilgrim, Randy L ^b   Schneider, Sandra M ^c   Siegel, Bruce ^d   Viccellio, Peter ^e  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Schumacher Group   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^d National Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems   (United States)

^e STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CROWDING; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT CROWDING; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PANEL STUDY; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

CROWDING; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HEALTH PLAN IMPLEMENTATION; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; PATIENT CARE TEAM; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; TIME MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES; WORKFLOW;

EID: 83655182352     PISSN: 10696563     EISSN: 15532712     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.2011.01227.x     Document Type: Article

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