The most commonly used techniques for addressing each Emergency Department (ED)
problem (overcrowding, prolonged waiting time, extended length of stay, excessive patient …

Background Resource allocation in patient care relies heavily on individual judgements of
healthcare professionals. Such professionals perform coordinating functions by managing …

The Emergency Department (ED) is one of the main points of hospital access. Within the ED,
where it is not possible to predict accurately the demand, the timeliness and …

This chapter introduces the healthcare environment and the need for data analytics and
business intelligence in healthcare. It overviews the difference between data and …

Hospital overcrowding is a major problem for healthcare systems around the globe. In order
to better estimate future demands and adequate resources for coping with such demands …

Objective. This study analyzed the influencing factors of acute medication poisoning in
adults in the emergency department of our hospital from January 2016 to December 2019 …

Background: Fast-track models decrease patient crowding in emergency departments (EDs)
by redirecting low-acuity patients to an expedited care pathway. In 2016, this institution's …

In recent years, health care organizations, in particular emergency department (ED), have
come under increasing pressure to provide quality care. In this context, human resources …

BACKGROUND: Optimal throughput times in emergency departments can be adjudicated by
emergency physicians. Emergency physicians can also define causes of delays during work …

To provide good and fast care with the available resources, it gets more important to
optimize healthcare processes. The brachytherapy treatment process (internal radiotherapy) …