Open Journal of Emergency Medicine
Vol.6 No.3(2018), Paper ID 87647, 19
pages
DOI:10.4236/ojem.2018.63008
Using Poisson Modeling and Queuing Theory to Optimize Staffing and Decrease Patient Wait Time in the Emergency Department
Geralda Xavier, Joseph Crane, Michele Follen, Wendy Wilcox, Steven Pulitzer, Chuck Noon
Kings County Hospital, Brooklyn, NY, USA
Haslam College of Business, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA
Kings County Hospital, Brooklyn, NY, USA
Kings County Hospital, Brooklyn, NY, USA
Kings County Hospital, Brooklyn, NY, USA
Haslam College of Business, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA
Teamhealth Inc., Knoxville, TN, USA
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How to Cite this Article
Xavier, G. , Crane, J. , Follen, M. , Wilcox, W. , Pulitzer, S. and Noon, C. (2018) Using Poisson Modeling and Queuing Theory to Optimize Staffing and Decrease Patient Wait Time in the Emergency Department.
Open Journal of Emergency Medicine,
6, 54-72. doi:
10.4236/ojem.2018.63008.