Using Queue Theory and Load-Leveling Principles to Identify a Simple Metric for Resource Planning in a Pediatric Emergency Department

• Váldodahkkit: Jennifer M. Loso BS (Dahkki), Stephanie L. Filipp MPH (Dahkki), Matthew J. Gurka PhD (Dahkki), Michael K. Davis MD (Dahkki)
• Materiálatiipa: Girji
• Almmustuhtton: SAGE Publishing, 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Fáttát: article
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Increased waiting time in pediatric emergency departments is a well-recognized and complex problem in a resource-limited US health care system. Efforts to reduce emergency department wait times include modeling arrival rates, acuity, process flow, and human resource requirements. The aim of this stu...