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Title
Directors of emergency medicine's beliefs about, barriers to, and enablers of solutions to emergency department crowding and access block.
Publication Date
2020-08
Author(s)
Rixon, Andrew
Wilson, Samuel
Judkins, Simon
White, Peter
Subject
directors of emergency medicine
leadership
overcrowding and access block
Type of document
Journal Article
OrcId
0000-0001-7397-1631
DOI
10.1111/1742-6723.13523
Abstract
To identify opportunities for directors of emergency medicine (DEMs) to lead change efforts to address ED crowding and access block. DEMs were surveyed about their beliefs about, barriers to, and enablers of solutions to ED crowding and access block. Key barriers were insufficient resources, entrenched hospital culture, and lack of political will to address ED crowding and access block. Key enablers were developing hospital-wide understanding of the problems, developing a supportive hospital culture, and improved engagement by hospital executive. Addressing the political and cultural forces that sustain ED crowding and access block are key adaptive challenges requiring DEM leadership.
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Citation
Emergency Medicine Australasia : EMA 2020; 32(4): 679-682
Jornal Title
Emergency Medicine Australasia : EMA

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