Interventions to safeguard system effectiveness during periods of emergency department crowding

Academic Emergency Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1313-1317

  Kocher, Keith E ^a   Shane, Steven A ^b   Venkatesh, Arjun K ^c   Aronsky, Dominik ^d   Asplin, Brent R ^e   Rathlev, Niels K ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b St Rose Dominican Hospitals   (United States)

^c BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e Fairview Medical Group   (United States)

^f TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CROWDING; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFEGUARD SYSTEM; SYSTEM ANALYSIS;

CROWDING; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; MALE; PATIENT CARE TEAM; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; TIME MANAGEMENT; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES; WORKFLOW;

EID: 83655182359     PISSN: 10696563     EISSN: 15532712     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.2011.01219.x     Document Type: Article

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