Discovering the underlying typology of emergency departments.

ABSTRACT:

Background

We hypothesized that monitoring the volume of activity and overall performance indicators is not sufficient to understand the underlying differences between emergency departments. We aimed to understand the underlying common characteristics of emergency departments and map their typology in order to propose adaptive solutions, that would take into account territorial specificities and manage existing resources.

Methods

We applied a multifactorial analysis based on input data at three levels; 1) the health care available in the area surrounding the emergency departments, 2) the level of medical technicality of the hospitals and 3) the profile of emergency department visits.

Results

We included 73 emergency departments in this study, representing 93.6% of the

SUBMITTER: Demarquet M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8180120 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature