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Article: Time studies in A&E departments--a useful tool for management.
Title | Time studies in A&E departments--a useful tool for management. |
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Issue Date | 1996 |
Publisher | Emerald Group Publishing Limited. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.emeraldinsight.com/info/journals/jhom/jhom.jsp |
Citation | Journal Of Management In Medicine, 1996, v. 10 n. 3, p. 15-22 How to Cite? |
Abstract | A time and motion study was conducted in an accident and emergency (A&E) department in a Hong Kong Government hospital in order to suggest solutions for severe queuing problems found in A&E. The study provided useful information about the patterns of arrival and service; the throughput; and the factors that influence the length of the queue at the A&E department. Plans for building a computerized simulation model were dropped as new intelligence generated by the study enabled problem solving using simple statistical analysis and common sense. Demonstrates some potential benefits for management in applying operations research methods in busy clinical working environments. The implementation of the recommendations made by this study successfully eliminated queues in A&E. |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/151529 |
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DC Field | Value | Language |
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dc.contributor.author | AharonsonDaniel, L | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Fung, H | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Hedley, AJ | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2012-06-26T06:24:17Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2012-06-26T06:24:17Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 1996 | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | Journal Of Management In Medicine, 1996, v. 10 n. 3, p. 15-22 | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 0268-9235 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/151529 | - |
dc.description.abstract | A time and motion study was conducted in an accident and emergency (A&E) department in a Hong Kong Government hospital in order to suggest solutions for severe queuing problems found in A&E. The study provided useful information about the patterns of arrival and service; the throughput; and the factors that influence the length of the queue at the A&E department. Plans for building a computerized simulation model were dropped as new intelligence generated by the study enabled problem solving using simple statistical analysis and common sense. Demonstrates some potential benefits for management in applying operations research methods in busy clinical working environments. The implementation of the recommendations made by this study successfully eliminated queues in A&E. | en_US |
dc.language | eng | en_US |
dc.publisher | Emerald Group Publishing Limited. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.emeraldinsight.com/info/journals/jhom/jhom.jsp | en_US |
dc.relation.ispartof | Journal of management in medicine | en_US |
dc.subject.mesh | Appointments And Schedules | en_US |
dc.subject.mesh | Emergency Service, Hospital - Organization & Administration - Utilization | en_US |
dc.subject.mesh | Health Services Research | en_US |
dc.subject.mesh | Hong Kong | en_US |
dc.subject.mesh | Hospitals, Public - Utilization | en_US |
dc.subject.mesh | Humans | en_US |
dc.subject.mesh | Time Management | en_US |
dc.subject.mesh | Time And Motion Studies | en_US |
dc.subject.mesh | Waiting Lists | en_US |
dc.title | Time studies in A&E departments--a useful tool for management. | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
dc.identifier.email | Hedley, AJ:hrmrajh@hkucc.hku.hk | en_US |
dc.identifier.authority | Hedley, AJ=rp00357 | en_US |
dc.description.nature | link_to_subscribed_fulltext | en_US |
dc.identifier.pmid | 10162930 | - |
dc.identifier.scopus | eid_2-s2.0-0030346335 | en_US |
dc.identifier.hkuros | 15012 | - |
dc.identifier.volume | 10 | en_US |
dc.identifier.issue | 3 | en_US |
dc.identifier.spage | 15 | en_US |
dc.identifier.epage | 22 | en_US |
dc.publisher.place | United Kingdom | en_US |
dc.identifier.scopusauthorid | AharonsonDaniel, L=6603640538 | en_US |
dc.identifier.scopusauthorid | Fung, H=17934464800 | en_US |
dc.identifier.scopusauthorid | Hedley, AJ=7102584095 | en_US |
dc.identifier.issnl | 0268-9235 | - |