"Working Against Gravity": The Uphill Task of Overcapacity Management

• Main Authors: Sara A Kreindler (Author), Noah Star (Author), Stephanie Hastings (Author), Shannon Winters (Author), Keir Johnson (Author), Sara Mallinson (Author), Meaghan Brierley (Author), Leah Nicholson Goertzen (Author), Mohammed Rashidul Anwar (Author), Zaid Aboud (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2020-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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While most health systems have implemented interventions to manage situations in which patient demand exceeds capacity, little is known about the long-term sustainability or effectiveness of such interventions. A large multi-jurisdictional study on patient flow in Western Canada provided the opportu...