Project NEED: New Efficiency in an Emergency Department

Little, Barry; Johnson, Denise; Tingle, Jennifer; Stanfill, Mary H; Roy, Michael J.

doi:10.1007/978-1-4419-0269-6_15

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“…Belated medical imaging can postpone and prolong patient treatment (Forero et al, ; Towbin et al, ) and contribute to ED congestion (Forero et al, ). To resolve this bottleneck, some researchers have suggested standardized diagnostic testing common presentations (Hubbell, Greenfield, Tyler, Chetty, & Wyle, ); reducing patient transport times (Little, Johnson, Tingle, Stanfill, & Roy, ); and enabling nurses to order basic diagnostic radiography (Tambimuttu et al, ). Despite the apparent value of these suggestions, they do little to alleviate bottlenecks within diagnostic radiography.…”

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Development of a cost‐optimization model to reduce bottlenecks: A health service case study

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Nakandala

Evans³

et al. 2018

Expert Systems

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With the increasing use of emergency departments, many public hospitals experience bottlenecks that hinder patient flow within the health system. Mitigating bottlenecks can enhance workflow efficiency and reduce patient wait‐time. Yet given the complexity of health services, current techniques have a limited capacity to address this issue. This article introduces an innovative generic cost‐optimization model based on genetic algorithm to alleviate bottlenecks without the need for complex mathematical analysis. A case study is presented to validate its feasibility, demonstrating an evidence‐based, pragmatic way to alleviate bottlenecks that practitioners can readily implement.

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