Deconstructing the 4-h rule for access to emergency care and putting patients first.

Evidence suggests improved outcomes for patients requiring emergency admission to hospital are associated with improved emergency department (ED) efficiency and lower transit times. Factors preventing timely transfers of emergency patients to in-patient beds across the ED–in-patient interface are ma...

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Published in:Australian Health Review Vol. 42; no. 6; pp. 698 - 703
Main Authors: Scott, Ian, Sullivan, Clair, Staib, Andrew, Bell, Anthony
Format: review Journal Article
Published: CSIRO Publishing 2018
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost