Visualizing temporal patterns of demand, throughput and crowding in an emergency department

Emergency department (ED) operational data were calculated at 10-minute intervals throughout 2006 (n = 52561) in the adult ED of an academic medical center. Several operational parameters per observation were measured to better understand temporal patterns of input, throughput, and output of medical...

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Published in:AMIA ... Annual Symposium proceedings 2007-10, p.888-888
Main Authors: Calvitti, Alan, Hoot, Nathan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bed Occupancy
Crowding
Emergency Service, Hospital - organization & administration
Humans
Models, Organizational
Task Performance and Analysis
Time
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Summary:Emergency department (ED) operational data were calculated at 10-minute intervals throughout 2006 (n = 52561) in the adult ED of an academic medical center. Several operational parameters per observation were measured to better understand temporal patterns of input, throughput, and output of medical services. This may allow for improvement of predictive models of overcrowding. Visualization of this dataset is structured by a calendar template, facilitating discovery of cyclic patterns at diurnal, weekly, and monthly scales.
ISSN:1559-4076