Introduction One of the factors contributing to ED crowding is the lengthy delay in
transferring an admitted patient from the ED to an inpatient department (ie, boarding time) …

Background Crowding in the emergency department (ED) is associated with increased
mortality, increased treatment cost, and reduced quality of care. Crowding arises when …

Background ED crowding has potential detrimental consequences for both patient care and
staff. Advancing disposition can reduce crowding. This may be achieved by using prediction …

Background: Emergency department (ED) crowding has been identified as a major threat to
public health. Objectives: We assessed patient transit times and ED system crowding …

STUDY: objective: We apply a previously described tool to forecast emergency department
(ED) crowding at multiple institutions and assess its generalizability for predicting the near …

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To develop a discrete event simulation of emergency department (ED)
patient flow for the purpose of forecasting near-future operating conditions and to validate …

Background Crowding in emergency departments (EDs) is a challenge globally. To
counteract crowding in day-to-day operations, better tools to improve monitoring of the …

Background Emergency department (ED) overcrowding is a growing international patient
safety issue. A major contributor to overcrowding is long wait times for inpatient hospital …

Background Emergency department (ED) crowding continues to be an important health care
issue in modern countries. Among the many crucial quality indicators for monitoring the …

STUDY OBJECTIVE: We evaluate a computer simulation model designed to assess the
effect on emergency department (ED) length of stay of varying the number of ED beds or …