Sustainable Mechanism to Reduce Emergency Department (ED) Length of Stay: The Use of ED Holding (ED Transition) Orders to Reduce ED Length of Stay

New Zealand’s emergency department target – did it reduce ED length of stay, and if so, how and when?

BACKGROUND In 2009, the New Zealand government introduced a hospital emergency department (ED) target - 95% of patients seen, treated or discharged within 6 h - in order to alleviate crowding in public hospital EDs. While these targets were largely met by 2012, research suggests that such targets can be met without corresponding overall reductions in ED length-of-stay (LOS). Our research explor...

Characterising non-urgent users of the emergency department (ED): A retrospective analysis of routine ED data

BACKGROUND The pressures of patient demand on emergency departments (EDs) continue to be reported worldwide, with an associated negative impact on ED crowding and waiting times. It has also been reported that a proportion of attendances to EDs in different international systems could be managed in settings such as primary care. This study used routine ED data to define, measure and profile non-...

Wait time in emergency department (ED) processes.

INTRODUCTION Emergency Department (ED) provides urgency clinical and Para clinical care for patients who injured in accidents and incidents. Simulation is one of the decision supporting techniques that analyze risk factors and strategies in decision-making. GOAL The aim of this study was to determine the waiting time in emergency department services at Ayatolahkashani Hospital to propose scen...

TUTORIAL: How to Code an Emergency Department (ED) Record

Evaluation of an Emergency Department Lean Process Improvement Program to reduce length of stay

STUDY OBJECTIVE In recent years, lean principles have been applied to improve wait times in the emergency department (ED). In 2009, an ED process improvement program based on lean methods was introduced in Ontario as part of a broad strategy to reduce ED length of stay and improve patient flow. This study seeks to determine the effect of this program on ED wait times and quality of care. METH...