New research from the UBC Sauder School of Business reveals that Metro Vancouver emergency patient acuity levels sometimes come second to wait time targets, largely due to doctors being unclear around existing emergency room prioritization guidelines. The study found that patient acuity levels are ...
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Early in the study, we learned the importance of avoiding the unintentional recording of hospital staff in the patient’s room to protect their privacy. To address this, our research assistants received extensive training not only on how to operate the recording devices but also on minimizing ...
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times for more than a few hours and all I had to do was run an extension cord in to the living room. I have my house lit up with LED bulbs, my internet and wifi broadcasting and I am watching TV. My neighbors would call me and ask how I had power when the whole town had none...
(The Vancouver Sun) featured a story about a new program at the Urban ED providing people who have experienced an overdose with a three-day Suboxone prescription. This story was publicized 20 times across different media outlets. To capture the context and content of the story, this article ...
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When it is considered within the context of the chain, patients have to wait for nurses for triage, and for doctors for all other processes. This study recommends that the waiting times of the patients are reduced, and the authority of nurses is increased to reduce the number of patients ...