New Zealand’s emergency department target – did it reduce ED length of stay, and if so, how and when?

New Zealand’s emergency department target – did it reduce ED length of stay, and if so, how and when?

Abstract Background In 2009, the New Zealand government introduced a hospital emergency department (ED) target – 95% of patients seen, treated or discharged within 6 h - in order to alleviate crowding in public hospital EDs. While these targets were largely met by 2012, research suggests that such t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Tim Tenbensel, Linda Chalmers, Peter Jones, Sarah Appleton-Dyer, Lisa Walton, Shanthi Ameratunga
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-09-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
Subjects:
Hospital emergency departments
Crowding
New Zealand
Targets
Short-stay units
Patient flow
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12913-017-2617-1

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