Emergency overcrowding and access block: A smaller problem than we think.

Grant D InnesMarco L A SivilottiHoward OvensKirstie McLellandAdam DukelowEdmund KwokAnil ChopraIvy ChengDan KallaDavid MackinnonChad Kim SingNeil BarclayTerry RossAlecs Chochinov

Published in: CJEM (2018)

ED access gaps are large and jeopardize care for high acuity patients, but they are small relative to hospital operating capacity. If access block were viewed as a "whole hospital" problem, capacity or efficiency improvements in the range of 1% to 3% could profoundly mitigate emergency care delays.

Keyphrases

healthcare
emergency department
end stage renal disease
public health
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
quality improvement
prognostic factors
acute care
pain management