Patient flow analysis in resource-limited settings: a practical tutorial and case study.
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Dixon, CA; Punguyire, D; Mahabee-Gittens, M; Ho, M; Lindsell, CJ
Published in: Glob Health Sci Pract
March 2015
Patient flow analysis (PFA), a simple quality improvement tool to identify patient flow patterns, can be used in resource-limited settings to inform service delivery improvements. A PFA at a Ghanaian hospital found that personnel constraints and a mismatch between staffing and patient arrival surges led to long wait and total attendance times. The median time from arrival to first-provider contact was 4.6 hours.
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Glob Health Sci Pract
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2169-575X
Publication Date
March 2015
Volume
3
Issue
1
Start / End Page
126 / 134
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Time Factors
- Quality of Health Care
- Patients
- Humans
- Hospitals
- Health Services
- Health Resources
- Ghana
- Efficiency
- Developing Countries
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Dixon, C. A., Punguyire, D., Mahabee-Gittens, M., Ho, M., & Lindsell, C. J. (2015). Patient flow analysis in resource-limited settings: a practical tutorial and case study. Glob Health Sci Pract, 3(1), 126–134. https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-14-00121
Dixon, Cinnamon A., Damien Punguyire, Melinda Mahabee-Gittens, Mona Ho, and Christopher J. Lindsell. “Patient flow analysis in resource-limited settings: a practical tutorial and case study.” Glob Health Sci Pract 3, no. 1 (March 2015): 126–34. https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-14-00121.
Dixon CA, Punguyire D, Mahabee-Gittens M, Ho M, Lindsell CJ. Patient flow analysis in resource-limited settings: a practical tutorial and case study. Glob Health Sci Pract. 2015 Mar;3(1):126–34.
Dixon, Cinnamon A., et al. “Patient flow analysis in resource-limited settings: a practical tutorial and case study.” Glob Health Sci Pract, vol. 3, no. 1, Mar. 2015, pp. 126–34. Pubmed, doi:10.9745/GHSP-D-14-00121.
Dixon CA, Punguyire D, Mahabee-Gittens M, Ho M, Lindsell CJ. Patient flow analysis in resource-limited settings: a practical tutorial and case study. Glob Health Sci Pract. 2015 Mar;3(1):126–134.
Published In
Glob Health Sci Pract
DOI
EISSN
2169-575X
Publication Date
March 2015
Volume
3
Issue
1
Start / End Page
126 / 134
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Time Factors
- Quality of Health Care
- Patients
- Humans
- Hospitals
- Health Services
- Health Resources
- Ghana
- Efficiency
- Developing Countries