Article Document Academic Article Information Content Entity Continuant Continuant Journal Article Entity Entity Generically Dependent Continuant 2025-06-25T22:34:23 RDF description of A conceptual model of emergency department crowding - http://repository.healthpartners.com/individual/document-rn18481 public Emergency Service, Hospital/*organization & administration Efficiency, Organizational Annals of Emergency Medicine 15742 Triage/organization & administration *Crowding A conceptual model of emergency department crowding Acute Disease/therapy Bed Occupancy/statistics & numerical data *Models, Organizational Patient Discharge/statistics & numerical data 2 Outcome and Process Assessment (Health Care)/organization & administration 10.1067/mem.2003.302 Total Quality Management/organization & administration <p>Emergency department (ED) crowding has become a major barrier to receiving timely emergency care in the United States. Despite widespread recognition of the problem, the research and policy agendas needed to understand and address ED crowding are just beginning to unfold. We present a conceptual model of ED crowding to help researchers, administrators, and policymakers understand its causes and develop potential solutions. The conceptual model partitions ED crowding into 3 interdependent components: input, throughput, and output. These components exist within an acute care system that is characterized by the delivery of unscheduled care. The goal of the conceptual model is to provide a practical framework on which an organized research, policy, and operations management agenda can be based to alleviate ED crowding.<p> document-rn18481 Patient Admission/statistics & numerical data Health Policy 26064 Health Services Research Health Planning/organization & administration Research Design Operations Research 2022-02-21T22:48:57.408-06:00 Needs Assessment/organization & administration Health Services Accessibility/organization & administration Length of Stay/statistics & numerical data 42