... – Data showed that patient mortality increases at times when accident and emergency (A&E) department staff were struggling to admit patients. Four delays influenced mortality: first, volume increase and mixed admissions; second, process delays; third, unplanned hospital capacity adjustments...

.... Portugal Hospitals Patients Accident and emergency Public hospitals Healthcare quality Patient satisfaction Latent segment model Utilising health research for policy‐making is important and the need to understand its mechanisms is increasingly recognised. Recent reports calling for more...

... (Bevill et al., 2007). Trauma centres Hospital emergency department Hospital emergency services Accident and emergency Emergency treatment United States of America Table II presents US hospitals that operate trauma centers. We found that trauma centers were operating...

... cheaper than manual form processing, although in this instance a different software package, Formic™, was used. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2008 Data analysis Auditing Accident and emergency Australia Steven Doherty can be contacted at: Steven.Doherty@hnehealth.nsw.gov.au...

... at: sgranado.hgugm@salud.madrid.org © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2008 Accident and emergency Quality indicators Sampling methods Spain Improving emergency department (ED) service quality is considered a fundamental task for health system efficiency and effectiveness since EDs represent...

... support system. Details a descriptive, qualitative study, with semi‐structured individual interviews of 21 physicians in the Accident and Emergency Department of South Stockholm General Hospital. Identifies four descriptive categories for possibilities and obstacles. Concludes that gaining access...