Addressing overcrowding in an emergency department: an approach for identifying and treating influential factors and a real-life application
Abstract Background Overcrowding in hospital emergency departments that arises from long length-of-stay is an unfortunate common occurrence. While some factors affecting length-of-stay are well known, there may be additional factors that have not yet been properly addressed. This research offers a m...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2020-09-01
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Series: | Israel Journal of Health Policy Research |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13584-020-00390-5 |