Having an increasing number of patients in the emergency department constitutes an
obstacle to the admissions process and hinders the emergency department (ED)'s ability to …

Crowding within emergency departments (EDs) can have significant negative
consequences for patients. EDs therefore need to explore the use of innovative methods to …

OBJECTIVE: The main objective of this study is to utilize health analytics methods in
designing an evidence based decision algorithm to support healthcare professionals in …

Artificial intelligence is a field of computer science containing machine learning, which uses
algorithms to decipher patterns in data. Specifically, given input data, machine learning can …

Introduction: The progressive growth of aging, increased life expectancy and greater number
of chronic diseases contributes significantly on the growing demand of emergency medical …

Abstract According to American College of Emergency Physicians, emergency department
(ED) crowding occurs when the identified need for emergency services exceeds available …

Background Overcrowding in hospital emergency departments that arises from long length-
of-stay is an unfortunate common occurrence. While some factors affecting length-of-stay are …

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) …

Efficient management of patient flow (demand) in emergency departments (EDs) has
become an urgent issue for many hospital administrations. Today, more and more attention …

Objectives Emergency department (ED) crowding is a growing problem across the world.
Hospitals need to identify the situation using emergency department crowding scoring …