Time series modelling and forecasting of emergency department overcrowding

Journal of Medical Systems

Volumn 38, Issue 9, 2014, Pages

  Kadri, Farid ^a,b   Harrou, Fouzi ^c   Chaabane, Sondès ^a,b   Tahon, Christian ^a,b  

^a UNIV LILLE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE VALENCIENNES   (France)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY AT QATAR   (Qatar)

Author keywords

ARMA; Emergency department; Forecasting; Overcrowding; Time series

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD CARE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROWDING (AREA); EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY WARD; FORECASTING; FRANCE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PEDIATRIC WARD; RESUSCITATION; STATISTICAL MODEL; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROCEDURES; TIME; UTILIZATION;

CROWDING; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FRANCE; HEALTH PLANNING; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84904532144     PISSN: 01485598     EISSN: 1573689X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10916-014-0107-0     Document Type: Article

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