Implementation and validation of a new method to model voluntary departures from emergency departments Running Title: Modeling Voluntary departures from emergency departments

In the literature, several organizational solutions have been proposed for determining the probability of voluntary patient discharge from the emergency department. Here, the issue of self-discharge is analyzed by Markov theory-based modeling, an innovative approach diffusely applied in the healthca...

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Main Authors: Carlo Ricciardi, Alfonso Maria Ponsiglione, Giuseppe Converso, Ida Santalucia, Maria Triassi, Giovanni Improta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AIMS Press 2021-04-01
Series:Mathematical Biosciences and Engineering
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Online Access:http://www.aimspress.com/article/doi/10.3934/mbe.2021013?viewType=HTML