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A dynamic nonlinear flow algorithm to model patient flow [PDF]
Scientific ReportsHospitals are complex systems, and the flow of patients is dynamic and nonlinear in such systems. Network representation allows flow algorithms to observe bottlenecks as candidates for optimisation.
Arsineh Boodaghian Asl +3 more
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Kaizen: Improving Patient flow
Journal of the Georgia Public Health Association, 2017 Background: Since Cobb and Douglas Public Health (CDPH) achieved accreditation in May 2015, efforts to mature a culture of quality have been emphasized. In addition, the Adult Health Clinic moved to a new facility in Spring 2016.
Gurleen Roberts +4 more
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Improving emergency department patient flow [PDF]
Clinical and Experimental Emergency Medicine, 2016 Emergency departments (ED) face significant challenges in delivering high quality and timely patient care on an ever-present background of increasing patient numbers and limited hospital resources.
Paul Richard Edwin Jarvis
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Clinical handover within the emergency care pathway and the potential risks of clinical handover failure (ECHO): primary research [PDF]
Health Services and Delivery Research, 2014 Background and objectives: Handover and communication failures are a recognised threat to patient safety. Handover in emergency care is a particularly vulnerable activity owing to the high-risk context and overcrowded conditions.
Mark Sujan +8 more
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Fractional Flow Reserve-Based Patient Risk Classification
Diagnostics, 2023 Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are a leading cause of death. If not treated in a timely manner, cardiovascular diseases can cause a plethora of major life complications that can include disability and a loss of the ability to work.
Marijana Stanojević Pirković +6 more
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An agent-based model of patient flow to improve operating room efficiency [PDF]
تصمیم گیری و تحقیق در عملیات, 2023 Purpose: High efficiency in the operating room may significantly improve the overall performance of the hospital and the service quality provided to patients.
Seyedeh Raahil Mousavi +2 more
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Journal of Public Health Research, 2021 Background: The diagnosis of breast cancer requires a complicated series of diagnostic exams. The present study addressed the delay of patients who used publicly and privately financed diagnostic services.
Lorena Sofia dos Santos Andrade +6 more
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Management Strategies for Overcrowding in Emergency Medicine Department: A Narrative Review [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2023 Emergency Medicine Departments (EMDs) are one of the busiest hospital departments in the world, as they are typically the first point of contact for health emergencies and are designed and resourced to manage them.
Rajiv Ratan Singh +2 more
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Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2021 Aims: To describe the care patterns of patients with repeated referrals to both mental and somatic specialist healthcare, and to study their diagnostic processes.Methods: In a previous register study patients aged 6–12 years referred to Haukeland ...
Irene Elgen +6 more
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Systems, 2023 We detail a case study using a participatory modeling approach in the development and use of discrete-event simulations to identify intervention strategies aimed at reducing emergency department (ED) wait times in a Canadian health policy setting. A four-
Yuan Tian +6 more
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