The Flex Track: Flexible Partitioning between Low- and High-Acuity Areas of an Emergency Department

"Using discrete-event simulation, we have shown that adding some flexibility into bed allocation between low- and high-acuity can provide substantial reductions in overall patient waiting and a more efficient ED [Emergency Department]."

The Flex Track: Flexible Partitioning between Low- and High-Acuity Areas of an Emergency Department
LF Laker, CM Froehle, CJ Lindsell, MJ Ward
Annals of Emergency Medicine. 2014; 64(6): 591–603. doi:  10.1016/j.annemergmed.2014.05.031

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