• Healthc Financ Manage · Dec 2012

    Resuscitate ED metrics with split-flow design.

    • Mark Harris and Jeff Wood.
    • TeamHealth Northwest, Seattle, USA. mark_harris@teamhealth.com
    • Healthc Financ Manage. 2012 Dec 1;66(12):76-9.

    AbstractSplit-flow models used in conjunction with demand-to-capacity staffing and Lean strategies can resuscitate emergency department (ED) metrics by: Expediting front-end triage and intake processes, Segregating patient flow into two categories, with different care processes for each, Establishing a process of resource pooling in which physicians and nurses conduct joint assessments, Opening ED beds through the strategic use of results-pending waiting areas.

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