Quantifying Dynamic Flow of Emergency Department (ED) Patient Managements: A Multistate Model Approach
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Improving emergency department patient flow
Emergency departments (ED) face significant challenges in delivering high quality and timely patient care on an ever-present background of increasing patient numbers and limited hospital resources. A mismatch between patient demand and the ED's capacity to deliver care often leads to poor patient flow and departmental crowding. These are associated with reduction in the quality of the care deli...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Emergency Medicine International
سال: 2020
ISSN: 2090-2859,2090-2840
DOI: 10.1155/2020/2059379