VISZAPP - a tool for rapid patient urgency assessment, admission, and care monitoring and evaluation in emergency departments
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Background In 2010 the Danish emergency departments will be fewer, but larger which leads to an increase of patients within the units. This induces logistic challenges and demands considerable resources. For instance the phenomenon of “over-crowding” in the emergency room may occur, where a large number of patients blur the clinician’s overview and increases the risk of overlooking patients requiring immediate attention. In cooperation with the regional hospitals in Viborg, Silkeborg and Skive Logica has developed and implemented VISZAPP(Visitation Zap Application). VISZAPP is a tool for assessing the need for care and prioritizing patients even before actually arriving to the emergency departments.
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