Decreased length of stay after addition of healthcare provider in emergency department triage: A comparison between computer-simulated and real-world interventions

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 134-138

  Day, Theodore Eugene ^a   Al Roubaie, Abdul Rahim ^a   Goldlust, Eric Jonathan ^b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VALIDATION PROCESS; WORKFLOW;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; TRIAGE;

EID: 84874645441     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: 14720213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emermed-2012-201113     Document Type: Article

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