The effect of batched patient–physician assignment on patient length of stay in the emergency department

Abstract Objectives Queuing theory suggests that signing up for multiple patients at once (batching) can negatively affect patients’ length of stay (LOS). At academic centers, resident assignment adds a second layer to this effect. In this study, we measured the rate of batched patient assignment by...

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Main Authors: Bryan Imhoff, Kenneth D. Marshall, Joshua W. Joseph, Nima Sarani, Julie Kelman, Niaman Nazir
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2022-08-01
Series:Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/emp2.12784