Impact of the 24-hour time target policy for emergency departments in South Korea: a mixed method study in a single medical center

• Main Authors: Sookyung Park (Author), Hansol Chang (Author), Weon Jung (Author), Se Uk Lee (Author), Sung Yeon Hwang (Author), Hee Yoon (Author), Won Chul Cha (Author), Tae Gun Shin (Author), Min Seob Sim (Author), Ik Joon Jo (Author), Taerim Kim (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background In South Korea, after the spread of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome epidemic was aggravated by long stays in crowded emergency departments (EDs), a 24-hour target policy for EDs was introduced to prevent crowding and reduce patients' length of stay (LOS). The policy req...