00000nam##2200000za#4500 9.650997 CaOODSP 20210705115227 ta 150407|2007||||xxc||||| f|0| 0 eng|d 978-1-55465-156-6 CaOODSP eng n-cn--- H118-31/3-2007E Canada. Canadian Institute for Health Information. Understanding emergency department wait times : access to inpatient beds and patient flow Ottawa - Ontario : Canadian Institute for Health Information 2007. xii, 43p. : graphs, map, references, tables ; 28 cm. + An errata. Third of CIHI's three-part report series on Understanding emergency department wait times. This third report examines factors associated with the flow of patients from the emergency department (ED) to the inpatient setting. Using data from a sample of hospitals from across Canada, the time from the physician’s decision to admit to the time the patient leaves the ED (referred to as .bed wait time.) is examined. The distribution of this wait time is explored with respect to patient characteristics, hospital type and volume of alternate level of care (ALC) patients. The report highlights some initiatives under way across Canada to improve patient flow and wait times in EDs, and points to “what we know” and “what we don’t know” about initiatives targeted toward patient flow from the ED to inpatient beds. Softcover 07-48 2007-11-30 Health care gcpds Emergency services gcpds Comprendre les temps d'attente dans les services d'urgence : (CaOODSP)9.684059 Understanding emergency department wait times : (CaOODSP)9.690461