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Ortíz-Barrios, MA.; Alfaro Saiz, JJ. (2020). Methodological approaches to support process improvement in emergency departments: a systematic review. International Journal of Environmental research and Public Health (Online). 17(8):1-41. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17082664

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Title: Methodological approaches to support process improvement in emergency departments: a systematic review
Author: Ortíz-Barrios, Miguel Angel Alfaro Saiz, Juan José
UPV Unit: Universitat Politècnica de València. Departamento de Organización de Empresas - Departament d'Organització d'Empreses
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[EN] The most commonly used techniques for addressing each Emergency Department (ED) problem (overcrowding, prolonged waiting time, extended length of stay, excessive patient flow time, and high left-without-being-seen ...[+]
Subjects: Healthcare , Emergency department , Process improvement , Systematic review
Copyrigths: Reconocimiento (by)
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International Journal of Environmental research and Public Health (Online). (eissn: 1660-4601 )
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17082664
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MDPI AG
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17082664
Type: Artículo

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