Improving patient flow
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Patient Flow Analysis in General Hospitals: How Clinical Disciplines Affect Outpatient Wait Times
Background: Overcrowding is an important problem for outpatient services in healthcare facilities. Patient flow analysis (PFA) is a useful method for identifying inefficiencies in and facilitating patient flow. Objective: PFA was used to estimate patient wait time and determine how different clinical disciplines impact wait times in the studied hospital.<...
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