Improving emergency department flow through Rapid Medical Evaluation unit

"By specifically re-purposing a fraction of existing staff, resources, and infrastructure for patients with lower acuity presentations, we were able to streamline their care and decrease wait times in the ED"

Improving emergency department flow through Rapid Medical Evaluation unit
L Chartier, T Josephson, K Bates, M Kuipers
BMJ Quality Improvement Reports 2015;4: doi:10.1136/bmjquality.u206156.w2663

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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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Improving patient waiting times: obesity care

"The main focus of this study was to help prioritise planned investments in new capacity allowing the service to improve patient experience and meet future anticipated demand."

Improving patient waiting times: a simulation study of an obesity care service
AA Tako, K Kotiadis, C Vasilakis, A Miras, C le Roux
BMJ Quality and Safety, 2014; 23: 373-381

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Understanding determinants of wait-time management success

"The main common factors influencing success at the contextual level were stakeholder engagement and strong funding, and at the organizational level, physician involvement, human resources capacity, and information management systems."

Toward systematic reviews to understand the determinants of wait time management success to help decision-makers and managers better manage wait times
MP Pomey, PG Forest, C Sanmartin, C DeCoster, N Clavel, E Warren, M Drew, T Noseworthy
Implementation Science, 2013, 8:61

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