Background Overcrowding in emergency departments is a worldwide problem. A systematic
literature review was undertaken to scientifically explore which interventions improve patient …

In recent years, Operations Research/Management (OR/OM) has had a significant impact on
improving the performance of hospital Emergency Departments (EDs). This includes …

Public relative performance feedback (RPF) on an individual worker's productivity metrics is
used in various organizations with the hopes of improving worker productivity, but its effects …

Study question To determine if placing a senior doctor at triage versus standard single nurse
in a hospital emergency department (ED) improves ED performance by reviewing evidence …

We conducted a pre‐and postintervention analysis to assess the impact of a process
improvement project at the Cambridge Hospital ED. Through a comprehensive and …

Objectives Prolonged admit wait times in the emergency department (ED) for patients who
require hospitalization lead to increased boarding time in the ED, a significant cause of ED …

Introduction Efficient communication between emergency medical services (EMS) and ED
providers using a common triage system may enable more effective transfers when EMS …

Background Management of adults with atrial fibrillation (AF) or atrial flutter in the
emergency department (ED) includes rate reduction, cardioversion, and stroke prevention …

Objective To determine the impact on emergency department (ED) throughput times and
proportion of patients who leave without being seen by a physician (LWBS) of two triage …

Background: Interprofessional teamwork is considered as the key to improve the quality of
patient management in critical settings such as trauma emergency departments, but it is not …