Mathematical modeling: The case of emergency department waiting times

International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 93-109

  Lim, Morgan E ^a   Nye, Tim ^a   Bowen, James M ^a   Hurley, Jerry ^a   Goeree, Ron ^a   Tarride, Jean Eric ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNERS; DECISION-ANALYTIC MODELS; EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS; HEALTH TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENTS; HOSPITAL SETTINGS; MATHEMATICAL MODELING; PATIENT CARE; WAITING TIME;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY;

HOSPITALS;

ARTICLE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MORTALITY; PATIENT CARE; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; TIME;

DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS; TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT, BIOMEDICAL; UNITED STATES; WAITING LISTS; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 84860741912     PISSN: 02664623     EISSN: 14716348     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266462312000013     Document Type: Article

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