Patient Assignment Models in the Emergency Department - 09/06/20
, Stephen J. Traub, MDRésumé |
Early assignment of patients to specific treatment teams improves length of stay, rate of patients leaving without being seen, patient satisfaction, and resident education. Multiple variations of patient assignment systems exist, including provider-in-triage/team triage, fast-tracks/vertical pathways, and rotational patient assignment. The authors discuss the theory behind patient assignment systems and review potential benefits of specific models of patient assignment found in the current literature.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Keywords : Rotational patient assignment, Provider in triage, Fast track, Emergency department operations, Physician assignment
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