Throughput interventions to reduce emergency department crowding: A systematic review.
Kiran L GrantConrad J BayleyZahra PremjiEddy LangGrant InnesPublished in: CJEM (2021)
Introducing a fast track and optimizing processes for important case-mix groups will likely enhance throughput efficiency. Expediting diagnostic and treatment decisions by shifting physician-patient contact to the earliest possible process point (e.g., triage) is an effective cost-neutral strategy to increase flow. Focusing ED staff on operational improvement is likely to improve performance, regardless of the intervention type.