Provider Discretion and Variation in Resource Allocation: The Case of Triage Decisions

<jats:p>One of the most challenging environments in health care is the emergency department (ED) A key decision-maker in that context is triage nurses, who assess patient illness severity and influence wait times for medical attention. We gather novel data on the triage process across 108 EDs,...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Chan, David C., Gruber, Jonathan
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Economics
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Economic Association 2021
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/137290.2