Emergency department crowding 2.0: Coping with a dysfunctional system

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 60, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 687-691

  Kocher, Keith E ^a   Asplin, Brent R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b Fairview Medical Group   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CROWDING; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL BED UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; LENGTH OF STAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 84870193618     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: 10976760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2012.09.017     Document Type: Editorial

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