Improving patient flow in a hospital emergency department

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Hospital emergency departments in the US are facing increasing challenges due to growth in patient demand for their services, and inability to increase capacity to match demand. We report on a new approach to patient flow in emergency departments, and a simulation model of the approach. Initial results from the model show that the approach is feasible, and a pilot study demonstrates substantial improvements in patient care.

Deborah J. Medeiros, Eric Swenson, Christopher DeF

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Emergency Departments | Hospital Emergency Departments | Modeling And Simulation | Patient Demand | WSC 2008 |

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Added	02 Oct 2010
Updated	02 Oct 2010
Type	Conference
Year	2008
Where	WSC
Authors	Deborah J. Medeiros, Eric Swenson, Christopher DeFlitch

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