Understanding emergency department wait times [electronic resource] : access to inpatient beds and patient flow.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781554651580
- Physical Description: xii, 43 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
- Publisher: Ottawa : Canadian Institute for Health Information = Institut canadien d'information sur la santé, c2007.
Content descriptions
General Note: | Issued also in French under title: Comprendre les temps d'attente dans les services d'urgence. Multi-User. Distributed by the Government of Canada Depository Services Program. Title from title screen (viewed Jan. 3, 2008). |
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references: p. 41-43. |
Formatted Contents Note: | About the Canadian Institute for Health Information -- Acknowledgements -- Highlights -- About this report -- Data source and interpretive cautions -- Emergency departments as part of the health care system -- Waiting for inpatient care in the ED -- How does patient volume relate to patient flow from the ED -- Conclusion -- For more information - Appendix A: Technical notes -- Appendix B: Charlson index -- Appendix C: Patient service groups -- References. |
Additional Physical Form available Note: | Also issued in a print edition. |
System Details Note: | Mode of access: Internet. System requirement: Adobe Acrobat Reader. |