Qiu, Shanshan; Chinnam, Ratna; Murat, Alper; Batarse, Bassam - In: Health Care Management Science 18 (2015) 1, pp. 67-85
Emergency departments (ED) in hospitals are experiencing severe crowding and prolonged patient waiting times. A significant contributing factor is boarding delays where admitted patients are held in ED (occupying critical resources) until an inpatient bed is identified and readied in the admit...